Thankful Turkey Hands

Growing up we would always make a thankful turkey, artfully crafted out of the shaping of our hands (man, our moms were geniuses) and would then write things we were thankful for. Back then, a good majority of what I was thankful for encompassed things such as my favorite blanket, my books (nerd alert), candy, Beauty and the Beast, etc. Although I’m still extremely thankful for all of those things, they’ve moved their way down on my list…slightly. This year, my thankful list is hard to include just 5 things, but I’ll see if I can prioritize.

1. Kallie. This has been hands down the greatest year and so fun to see each new thing that she does. She has such a funny personality that is also sweet and sincere at the same time. She has such a light about her that she literally is the sunshine in every room. I know I am so biased in my opinion of her, but she really is such a perfect little baby.
2. Josh. I guess I could have combined 1 & 2 in “family”, but I think this year Josh deserves his own bullet point. This past year I’ve had to get a few different surgeries and Josh has been so helpful and supportive through it all and helped me do things and has seen things that I’m sure he never thought he would have when I was his blushing bride on our wedding day. He is always supportive of me with every new, crazy idea I have and will back me up, even if he doesn’t fully agree with me. As much as he tries to hide it, he’s a genuine softy and is always looking for ways to help other people. And he’s loyal as I’ll get out. Something I know I can rely greatly on.
3. Work. As silly as it is, work this year is in my top things to be grateful for. I not only love what I do, but I love whom I work with. It’s like I get to go and hang out with my bff’s everyday and get paid to do it. I keep on waiting for it to be a big surprise that I’ll wake up from, but I actually am able to do something that I enjoy with people that I love, that also allows me to work a flexible schedule so I can still be present with Kallie. My job definitely makes the cut this year.
4. Modern Medicine. I’m extremely thankful for modern medicine this year. As previously mentioned, after I had Kallie I had to go in for 2 D&C’s because I started to hemorrhage 2 different times. Without the great doctors, I could have easily bled out and would not even be here today to be writing a thankful list. With Kallie’s bouts of RSV, multiple colds, coughs, eczema, allergies (I swear this kid has been sick for 3 months straight) I’m glad there is medicine that can help her to feel better and allow her to be the sweetheart she is. Now just knock on wood that Josh isn’t next…
5. Support System. I wouldn’t be able to function everyday without my wonderful support system. This goes so beyond just friends and family (but they are included too). From the people that bring me a Diet Coke or Rice Krispie treat when I’m having a bad day, to my mom and Paige and the people that help me with Kallie every day, to the person who will make a comment on something they enjoyed reading on here (you don’t know how happy that makes me – it’s like my 2^nd baby with my thoughts vulnerably out in the open), to my people I can just vent to and be fully myself to, to just the overall awesome group of people that are in my life; I am thankful for you.

It’s interesting that as I get older, my turkey-hand thankful list is comprised less of actual things and more of the people that are in my life and make my life happy. Thank you for being you.

 

What are you thankful for this year? What made it on your thankful turkey hand??