Fri - Cushion. Because of the fall I took on Wed, the doctor wanted to do a quick ultrasound and ensure no issues. For once, i can be happy I have plenty of cushion. Because everything was a-ok. Sat - spin class. I felt good when it was done, but I don't think the alien liked all the noise as there was a ton of weirdness I was feeling down there. Sun - picnics. Oh how I love picnics. Mon - shopping for new appliances. Reminiscent of this:
Tues - 4 day work weeks! Wed - a couch that we can finally all fit on (because the cat seems to be the boss of it) Thur - Craigs List. I finally put a bunch of wedding stuff up for sale and there's a lot of interest. It's a beautiful thing.
Fri - Pork buns Sat - Enjoying all the sights and sounds of Manhattan Sun - Macaroni and cheese Mon - The Voice. I might have already written about this before, but I just LOVE this show. And, Blake Shelton! I especially love that I can watch 6 hours worth of episodes in about 90 minutes. Tues - my stepsister. We didn't talk for many years simply because we just had very different lives. But a few years ago she moved to Phoenix, so I talk to her pretty often now and get to see her a couple times a year. Wed - On-site medical staff. I had a fall at work and landed straight on my belly. Thankfully, EMT and the fire department are on site. As much as I was ok and embarrassed by all the attention, I was grateful to be taken to medical. They couldn't do an actual exam on my belly, but they did take my vitals and asked me various questions to reaffirm, the baby was most likely not harmed. Thur - Never once getting frustrated despite some terrible travel conditions. This included: torrential downpour and I was soaked all the way through to my undergarments, a bathroom change to dry clothes, shut down runways, serious delays, a small airport that only had a convenience store for food (no restaurants at all), sharing the gate with hundreds of other people and having to hang out with TSA because there was no room to be anywhere, a 58 minute wait for a callback from the airline, a 46 minute call with the airline to find a new flight, another torrential downpour getting on to the plane (no jetway), freezing on an airplane with 40 other soaked people, landing in Detroit after 10pm and the restaurants are shut down, trying to find a hotel, but with all the other stranded travelers having to go pretty far out for the night, making a makeshift clothesline in my room next to a fan to dry two sets of wet clothes, and getting a flight first thing the following morning. Seeing sunshine and a plane sitting at the gate that morning was a beautiful sight because it meant I was getting home!
Fri - Eye glasses - they sure make computer work less taxing. Sat - Birthday celebrations Sun - Spending time with momma Mon - Maternity pants - they make a 6 hour flight much more pleasant Tue - Welcome to Sapphire! It's probably my 5th or 6th time attending this conference over the years. And every year I am just as amazed as the year before at how they manage to organize 20,000 people so effectively and efficiently. Wed - Asparagus Fries! downright delicious Thur - Got to see Bonnie Raitt, Martina McBride, and Alan Jackson in concert tonight! Every year Sapphire hosts a concert for the attendees. Last year I had no interest in Van Halen so I flew home. But there was no way I was leaving early this year! They were all great, but I absolutely loved seeing Alan Jackson perform!
Fri - Ultrasounds Sat - Impromptu dinner plans and Thai food Sun - Friends that reaffirm I shouldn't have to justify putting myself before work. Mon - Getting things done! Tues - Credit unions - it's always such a positive banking experience Wed - Hubby is back in the US after almost a month! Thur - The excitement of prepping for Sapphire - annual SAP conference. I love catching up with friends and co-workers from all the clients I've worked with over the years.
Part of my reason why I wanted to start writing Thankful Thursdays is I was hoping an "attitude of gratitude" would change my outlook. My client is sucking my happy quotient away and remembering the little things to be grateful for is a way to remind me that life is good and that 'this too shall pass.' I skipped a week and realize that defeats the purpose of my objective. I'll have to remind myself not to do that again, so long as I am on this project! Fri - I got to meet my cousin's daughter, take the train to Manhattan, and got a two mile walk in to/from the infamous Shake Shack. The reputation precedes the quality, but it was good anyway. Sat - A beautiful day in the NYC, a long walk to Chelsea Market and along Highline Tower, randomly getting to meet another cousin for the afternoon, a delicious Vietnamese dinner in Brooklyn, and trying "cereal yogurt" from Momofuku's Milk Bar. My first words of "Oh that's really weird" seem to be a fairly common theme for any first-time triers of cereal flavored frozen yogurt. Sun - Took the train back to my cousin's house and got to see my other cousin (her sister). That makes 3 cousins in 3 days! Mon - The Voice Tues - fresh baked bread Wed - First non-cafeteria lunch in 5 weeks Thur - Good travel karma - the 70 mile drive to JFK took an hour less than normal, an emergency exit row all to myself (whoa!), and landed 40 minutes early! I suppose it made up for having a middle seat with armrest hoggers on both sides on my flight out the week before.
