And in the end…there is love.

Thanksgiving…

Posted on Monday 19 November 2007

I had a rant, all ready to go off on, but I decided to hold off and take a cue from my beautiful friend Mandy, and post a Thanksgiving Thankful list. Here goes:

  • My family. Seriously, I have a great family. Y’all, we put the “fun” in dysfunction! I’m kidding. Kind of. In all seriousness, we’re far from perfect, but we love each other. And I know, without a doubt, that if I needed ANYTHING, I would have a mom, a brother, aunts, uncles and cousins out here as fast as humanly possible. And I love that.
  • My friends. I’ve moved around quite a bit since college. A year in Nashville. Three years in Missouri. And as of now, around a year and a half in Colorado. So I love that I have friends all over the place. I have a friend in Alaska, several in Tennessee, a bunch in Virginia, a passel in Missouri, some in North Carolina, a few in California and a growing number here in Colorado. My friends are those people who get me through the day-to-day…through the bad days at work as well as the celebrations of success. I love my friends. I wouldn’t trade them for anything.
  • Food. Good grief, I love food. At work, I’m known as the cookie lady. I love to bake. I love to create. I love to plop a bunch of ingredients in a crock pot and miraculously come home to a meal. Most of all, I love to eat. There is nothing like chick peas, tomatoes and cucumbers wrapped up in a warm piece of injera. Or a peanut butter chocolate chip cookie fresh from the oven. Or a bowl of oatmeal with the perfect blend of cinnamon, brown sugar and raisins. Mmmmmmm, now I’m hungry.
  • Books. Since childhood, books have been a constant companion.  Reading Rainbow was my guilty pleasure. I love used book stores, breathing in that smell of dusty pages and book glue. I love it when a book falls open to where I was reading, seeing that bookmark peeking out like a little flag. I love escaping into a new world, meeting characters, imagining if we were friends. Okay, I’m a little weird. But I’m still thankful for books.
  • My job. I know that I’m very blessed to have a job that I love. It’s thrilling to come to work every day, believing that my job impacts others. That because of what I write, people are learning about the plight of children in poverty–and maybe even deciding to rescue those children.

Okay, I’ve waxed poetic long enough. Here’s the real stuff I’m thankful for:

  • Lemon cake
  • Lotion
  • Chapstick
  • Hooker boots
  • Hot chocolate
  • Clearance racks
  • Gift cards
  • Candles
  • Fancy pens

5 Comments for 'Thanksgiving…'

  1.  
    November 19, 2007 | 12:43 pm
     

    I’m thankful for a wonderful friend like you - great listener, fun to be around, and truthful when I need it.

  2.  
    Aaron
    November 19, 2007 | 3:26 pm
     

    I’m thankful for hooker boots too. Not so much for me, but for others.

  3.  
    Jan
    November 21, 2007 | 2:45 pm
     

    Hey Brandy,
    What exactly are “Hooker boots”?
    Happy Thanksgiving and love ya!
    Jan

  4.  
    Krissy
    November 24, 2007 | 12:06 pm
     

    i’m thankful for you! glad hooker boots made it to your list…definitely one of my top 10!

  5.  
    mom
    November 24, 2007 | 3:30 pm
     

    SHOULD I BE WORRIED ABOUT YOU. HOOKER BOOTS

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