I Am Thankful!

When I knelt down to say my nightly prayers on Thursday night, I was excited to pray and tell God all of the things I am thankful for. I love to have a prayer where I ask God for nothing and can express my gratitude for all of the wonderful blessings that are already in my life. Here are just a few:

I Am Thankful for........
My wonderful family, who lets me know that I am loved and missed, every time I talk to them.
My Family on Dustin's side who show me unconditional love, no matter how long its been since I last saw them.
My adorable nieces and nephews, their innocence remind me of why we're here and where we are going.
My crazy kitty who keeps me company on the nights Dustin work. (and keeps the monsters away!)
My friends that will wake up at 2:30 am to go to the black Friday Sears sale for a new washer and dryer.
Both Dustin's and my job, and that we get to work for wonderful, honest, and personable people.
Belonging to a wonderful church, that brings, and will bring me an eternity of happiness.
Facebook (I know that's weird!) and how it helps me keep in touch with family and friends.
My co-workers, who help keep me sane through those hard work days, and keep me laughing.
My mom, I know she's making a big effort to call me more often, even if I complain the whole time I'm on the phone.

And most of all I am thankful for my loving husband. His patience and understanding are such an example to me. I know he loves me unconditionally no matter how crazy and irrational I can be. I love being married to my best friend and I am thankful everyday that I was blessed with such a special person in my life.

I hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving!

The Beast

I've been meaning to post for a while, not because a whole lot of interesting things have happened, but enough to tell about, I guess.

This contraption is what I call "The Beast". Is slices, it dices, it grinds wheat, and anything else I tell it to do. Anyone may know that my work life lately has been crazy! A girl got fired at work, and the next day a girl quit, and the next day a girl went into the hospital. After a few weeks of stress, my boss has hired a stellar new team, he also decided to get me an early Christmas present, a Vita-mix. I have been talking about how badly I wanted one of these appliances since I saw the demonstration video that my boss's wife let me borrow, but knew that there was no way that I was going to talk the hubby into letting me get one. Hasn't Dustin learned that when I set my mind to something that I want, eventually I will find a way to get it? Since then I have made yummy smoothies, salad dressings, and even soup in this blender. I am equally excited every morning when I get to make a protein shake, because I know every seed will be crushed into oblivion. It's amazing and worth blogging about!