1) I am thankful for neighbors who randomly snowblow my driveway anonymously, not looking for any sort of thanks. I finally figured out who it was, thanked him (promising him banana bread as a thank you) and I come home tonight to see that he had done it again. Bless him, especially since this has been the temperature here lately! Coupled with me being sick, I did not want to be out shoveling.
From February 2007When I finally did shovel some of the ice on Sunday, these are just a few of the chunks I chipped away at and had to pick up with both hands because they were SO heavy!
From February 20072. I am thankful for heat, since it has been so cold here lately. As you can see, Snowflake likes it too.
From February 20073. I am thankful (my biggest thankfulness of the weekend) for friends who come and bail me out of a crappy situation. I somehow managed to lock my keys in my car while I was looking at laptops at the mall. Anthony and Kim went to my house, got the spare car key, and came and brought it to me. Of course, I had to sheepishly show up at their house an hour later for the superbowl party. I definitely owe them dinner for their help! The superbowl party was fun though, with lots of yummy food! I gave homemade guacamole a try for the first time, and it was a huge hit.
From February 2007
From February 20074. I am thankful for sun, even if it is followed by the scariest, snowiest driving that night that I have ever been in. It's hard to see from the picture, but the road wasn't visible at all, and the lights you see are right in front of me, even though you can barely see them.
From February 2007
From February 20075. I am thankful for some free time and some extra money for a nice manicure :)
From February 20076. I am thankful for cookie making fun with some of my favorite people in the entire world! Lani and Cassie keep me constantly laughing and I have such a great time with them. They helped me make these cookies for Bryan (sorry to ruin the surprise!), all the while threating that they were going to "tell him Tia made the messy ones." I think you can judge by yourself that they all came out really well. We had so much fun. I was also hilariously informed by Elena (who said it in total seriousness) that "Unicorns are from Russia." When asked how she know this, I was told, "I just do. Knights are from Russia too." Keep in mind that she is 6. I was laughing so hard I could barely breathe!
From February 2007
From February 2007
From February 2007
From February 20077. Last, but certainly not least, I am thankful for a fabulous new job. I absolutely love it! The people are great, the work is interesting, I'm learning new things, and I am busy! I think I am really going to be happy at Harris, and I fit in well with the team. I am already working on projects, so it is clear that the boss has high expectations for me.
In the final piece of news, I made the decision today to quit school for now. It turns out that education is just something that I am not interested in at all. My program is 95% teachers and administrators, so the things that are taught in class just aren't relevant to me. I am completely bored and disinterested, and I was dreading going to class. After much thought, I decided to quit and just focus on the new job for now. I'll pay down my debts and think about school in the not-so-distant future. I really need to do a health focused program, as that is where my interests continue to lie. UR has one at the medical center, but it is a day program...totally incompatible with work. I'm going to keep my eyes open though and see what programs around the country might interest me. For now, I'm just happy to have some "me" time back. I was thrilled tonight to be able to clean without guilt that I should have been studying.
Hugs to everyone at home. I miss you all!
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