{Day 9}

Thankful for Harry Potter :)

(Note: this isn't the same as being thankful for ALL books, or at least I'm claiming a difference :)

I ADORE the Harry Potter books, and enjoy the movies enough to watch them and appreciate them for their adaptations, while respecting that they can't do justice to such involved and delightful stories. (Note: I am, of course, referring especially to movies 3 & 4 which were, in my humble opinion, disastrously off the mark, yet still entertaining enough to watch, as long as I try to close my brain off to what I've read.)

Here's an interesting article that I enjoyed about the comparisons between the books and the movies up to book 6: "A look back at the Harry Potter movies." Sometimes I agree completely, and a few places I disagree, but I like the way the author approached the discussion.



When we bought our MacBook late this past summer, Apple included a 10% discount off of the price of the computer and a $100 iTunes gift card because I'm an educator. (Sweet!) I just put about half of that gift card to good use last night with Bryan when we purchased movies 1-6 on *SALE* for $6.99 a piece :) HOORAY! I didn't even have to twist Bryan's arm. We've been listening to the books on tape when we go on long car rides so that Bryan can hear the book version as well as see the films. I think we will be putting these to excellent use during our 18 hour ride to Denver in December. (We may even have to add the Hobbit & Lord of the Rings book to our stash next :)

{Day 8}

Thankful for 50% off Christmas!!!

I really enjoyed today :) Took the pups to do the dog park thing for an hour and a half, exercised, and then spent the afternoon with Marissa.

We may have spent quite a bit of time in Hobby Lobby before enjoying lunch at Olive Garden :)
And all of their Christmas decorations were still 50% off! Hooray!

I was there recently and made some candle wreaths out of the supplies I found (I'll do a how-to post for that later), and today I got some tinsel with lights to wrap around our stair railing, and two little stockings to hang for Maverick & Goose.

I'm also thankful for a husband that lets me decorate starting in the second week of November :)

{Day 7}

Thankful for time spent with family.



Today not only did I get to have dinner with Bryan,

but also my parents!!

AND Grady & Marissa!!

Grady is in town for another class, Marissa got to come along, and they get to spend the week in Houston! It's really perfect timing because Marissa's sister and her husband just bought a house and G&M can see it and help move them in, and it's also our cousin, Caleb's, wedding weekend next weekend! They'll get to see lots of family during their week long trip in town.

I have been blessed with such great parents, a wonderful brother, a very sweet new sister-in-law, and one heckuva husband. (2 lovable puppies as well, although they weren't at dinner for obvious reasons :)

We can sit around a dinner table and just laugh, share, and laugh some more.
I love my family, and I especially love some quality time with them.
Thank you!

{Day 6}

Thankful for a CLEAN HOUSE!! :)



Today Bryan left me unsupervised while he slept in .... which means he couldn't intervene soon enough to stop me from going on a huge clean-the-entire house kick (which of course he was able to participate in once he was up :) AND a pull-out-all-of-the-Christmas-decorations kick (for which we have surprisingly little of - ohhh chances to Christmas shop :)

{Day 5}

So thankful for my education.







And thankful for some of the most wonderful people I know that graduated with me!



If you've been following A&M football recently, it has probably hurts you to watch like it's hurt me, BUT our diploma's respect isn't reflected by the scoreboard, thank goodness :)

{Day 4}

Thankful for BOOKS!!

Last year my parents gave me a Kindle for Christmas, and that delightful piece of technology mixed with all my other delightful paper and hard back books make my world go 'round. Also, the community library knows me by name ... and by the monster bag I take with me every time :)



I don't know everything, so I borrow ideas from others.
Reading is good for the mind!! And it's HAPPY!

{Day 3}

Thankful for tears.

Happy tears.



Proud tears.



Hopeful tears.



Scared and excited tears at the same time.



Even hormone induced tears :)

So thankful for this way of expressing so many emotions, sometimes all at once.