The Little Things
April 4, 2013

Oh boy. The day is closer to being over and I’m just now typing up this post. It’s been a busy week. You see, last week I was actually on spring break (yes- I’m a lucky adult who gets a “spring break” at my job!) in Florida, so I’ve been a bit behind since arriving home later on the day on Monday. I will mention that gave a lecture while down there, so I fit a bit of work in while down there too. It’s 58 degrees right now, and the sun is shining in my windows, and I’m ready to get thankful, so let’s go:

I’m thankful for long walks on the beach. Oh how cliche is this? One of the things I love most about Florida is getting to go on 3-4 mile walks with the waves hitting my feet each day. It’s so relaxing, and I love being able to stay active while getting to enjoy warm weather!

I’m thankful for sunshine. March was gray a lot of the time. Oh, and it was sleeting and raining and snowing a lot too. It was an abnormal and gross March. But being in Florida was great because it was sunny, and every day since I’ve been back has also been sunny. Does anyone else feel an instant mood lift when it’s sunny outside? For me it’s practically like drinking coffee!

I’m thankful for beautiful sunsets. Almost every night we were treated to some variation of a beautiful sunset. Here’s an example. Pretty, right?

photoPlease sign me up for this view every night!

I’m thankful for the snowstorm that I missed. One morning I was up with the sunrise, and went to sit out on the dock (in a pair of shorts!) to watch the sun over the water. As I was sitting there, I got a text from a friend back home showing the ELEVEN inches of snow that they had just gotten. Yeah… it  looks like I got out of town just in time. By the time I got home, all the snow was gone and it was starting to warm up already!

I’m thankful that I don’t have to dread coming back from vacation. I recognize how blessed I am. I know far too many people who hate coming back from vacation because they don’t like their jobs. But I have a job I love, and so while I love being on vacation and loving having days off, I also love going to work. I’m pretty thankful for that.

Now it’s your turn to share! Tell me what you’re feeling thankful for today! 

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2 responses to “Thankful Thursday”

  1. Kelsey @ SoMuchLifeToLive says:
    April 4, 2013 at 10:33 pm

    YES! The sunshine instantly lifts my mood!

    Today I’m thankful for deep dish pizza:) I don’t eat it very often, but I have a visitor in town, so we went out for some good, old-fashioned, chicago deep dish. It was divine:)

  2. Amber @ Busy, Bold, Blessed says:
    April 5, 2013 at 1:59 pm

    I want a spring break! So jealous. I’m thankful for the awesome weather we’re getting this weekend 🙂