TGIF...

Thanks for calling me out Brandi...I hadn't forgotten, but the reminder is always appreciated...especially when there are other things going on...

grateful for:

**grateful lists themselves and how they remind me of everything that's good in my world...

**anonymous...oh i'm going to have fun with you--you have no idea.

**a love so amazing that it brings out the very worst in the haters...doesn't sound fancy but think about it...

**my friend Jessica getting married this Sunday to the man of her dreams...I know you two will have a great life together!

**unlimited text messages (and the crowd goes wild!!!)

**people...they sure are interesting...can't even get that mad at 'em...issues, issues, issues...

**home-cooked meals...delicious...seriously.

**another week...

**beach trip in one week--can't wait to see you brandi...and can't wait for the "all of us time"--it's party time kiddos! lol

**your baby turning 15...the way he loves his mama is amazing...

**the browns and greens in the deep forests of her eyes...can i swing from your branches?

**tito's, sky, seagram's, and that sexy black cat...nice one.

**getting to attend meditation last Sunday...it was great

**baseball game this Sunday--going to be fun

**so many "firsts" and important shared experiences already...

**a full life...i am deeply sad for those who don't have enough going on in their own existence--the world/life they've created for themselves--to stay focused on it and enjoy it...but instead lead such empty lives that they have the time to give so much time, thought, and energy to other people's...so blessed and grateful not to be a part of THAT club...

**zicam...i might possibly be becoming a bit TOO fond of it, and that's not good...but these days it's the only way i can breathe--this sinus infection is for the birds!

**people showing their true colors...whoever "anonymous" is, i assume you are no longer a major part of my/her/our life (if you ever were)...and for that, i am SO grateful, and clearly you never deserved to be there...

**her laugh/giggle...the reason i would be devastated if i lost my ability to hear...

**my sister in Miami for the Junior Olympics for the next week...i am so proud of her!

**for the way that YOU love ME...it's amazing to me...

**my brother and i talking/texting, etc more...i love that boy.

**treetop love and butterfly kisses...never can get enough...

**so much time spent "just being"...

**the popeye face...seriously makes me crack up every single time...

**the fact that those who really know us and love us can easily see it in our eyes...BOTH of ours.

**for a saturday off to do nothing but be with you and do what we want, when we want...

**for my life...i am truly blessed.

**for you, Michelle. i love you so much--no need to be metaphorical about that one.

don't forget to smile...doesn't always come as mindlessly as breathing, but is potentially just as important...--bRandy