Twas the Day before Thanksgiving.....

So I just have to share cause I'm so excited that I can hardly sit still in my chair....Yesterday late afternoon I sent the reports over to my boss (the head of the dept) for review...after some modifications, revisions etc the first one was set to go....then the second one was sent for review and joy of all joy there was only a MINOR modification to be made....let me tell you I was over the moon and still am obviously. :) So today I'm cleaning up files, listening to some music, and putting some things together for the Miami trip...generally enjoying the quiet morning. Then at noon (or thereabouts) I'm taking off for SA!!

There are so many thoughts rushing about my head but most of all is the thought of just how thankful I am for so many things in my life. I have a wonderful family in MN and WI who love me and whom I love dearly. I have parents who have spent the last 32 years together and who know that a night in with movies and popcorn is the best way to spend a Nov, Dec, Jan or Feb night and who tho quirky still love each other through thick and thin. I have a wonderful sister and two nieces and a nephew who are simply the most fun people with which to have a marathon cookie baking session. I have a brother that although we can go for months without talking to each other the second we see each other its like we are both kids again and I'm getting beat up on again (some things never change).

I have amazing friends who are family and who always know exactly what is going on in my life and who are ever ready to offer a listening ear or some sage advice "sushi, chocolate and alcohol will make everything better". Without my friends both old and new I wouldn't be where I am now. I wouldn't be the slightly paranoid control freak type A personality that I am....I would be 100 times worse! :) So from the bottom of my heart....Thanks for being there and always being supportive....A comment I once read stated that a friend is someone who would pay the bail to get you out of jail....a true friend is one who would be sitting there next to you saying "Wasn't that fun!"....each of you know who you are and I know that each of you would more than likely be sitting in that cell next to me (I wonder if jail is co-ed?)

And I have a job many people would love to have and which I am becoming more and more fond of as I adjust to the changes of the new position. I am also thankful for my health...sounds silly but nonetheless true...I have been healthly all year long aside from a minor cold or two, haven't had any serious hangovers, no major surgery, no illnesses to speak of and am just that healthy, sturdy Swede who can go all day and then keep on going. I have enough to make ends meet, food on the table and a roof over my head. Honestly do we need anything more?

All in all life has been good this year. And I just wanted to take a moment and say THANK YOU to all my friends and family out there who are reading this, and to those who don't have a clue what a blog is I'll be seeing you at Christmas so don't worry about it.