Thankful Thursday! The Last UK Edition!

And here we are at the end of the road   The last week of TT from the UK.  Who would have ever thought that this day would come so quickly and with so many surprises along the way! 

While I've been busy packing and unpacking, donating and keeping, griping and complaining, I've also been thinking of all I should be thankful for in my life.

The Beatles -  I don't think I've ever actually expressed my gratitude for the group's existence.  But I am grateful.  If it weren't for them I would have no reason to travel to Liverpool in the first place. When I consider everything that has happened as a result of my desire to come to Liverpool because of the Beatles it sort of takes my breath way (but not in a cheesy 80's song way). So, yeah, Universe thanks for forming that little band from Liverpool.  It did me a world of difference.

My Acceptance into Liverpool Hope - My professor handpicks his students.  The year I started he accepted 14, this year 12 and if it was up to him he would only accept 7.  I actually know of one person who applied and didn't get in.  I don't know what in the heck made him pick me. We all know I am the worst student in the world but that essay I wrote was pretty stellar.  You know the saying "if you can't blind them will brilliance baffle them with bullshoot?"  I suppose that's what I did!

Dann's Father - He is kind enough to take us to the airport to pick up Lolly and then to bring us back to Liverpool to take some of my crap and then take us to the airport when I leave.   That's a lot of hassle.  However, I do have his grandkid in my belly so I guess that gives me a bit of an advantage!

The Ability to Email - Sometimes you can run up a phone bill pretty stinkin' high when you're calling doctors all of the time.   My doctor in Baltimore corresponds by email for most things and that makes things much easier than calling the office a million times trying to arrange appointments.   I'm happy that the email function of life has come into existence.

The Pilot and Co-Pilot of my Mom's Flight -  They are going to be super aware and pay 150% attention while transporting my mother from Philadelphia to Manchester.  I am quite glad for this and I'd like to thank them in advance for their complete cooperation!


What are you thankful for?

Thankful Thursday!

Hello there, friends.  It's that time of the week again! I hope that you have found many things to be grateful for this week.  I am in a rather good mood at the moment so let's type away! The video is from the CMAs 2009, it's Kenny Chensey featuring Dave Matthews "I'm Alive."  I don't care if you don't like country (I don care if you don't like Dave), you need to listen to it and embrace this song.  Now.

The things I am thankful for this week are...

A Few Hours Free of Pain - As I believed I mentioned last week I've been having terrible pain in my leg from my sciatic nerve. I've been dealing with it on both sides for at least ten years but lately it's been a terrible, every motion occurrence. On Sunday night at about eleven o'clock, after an absolute day of agony it just stopped hurting.  I did not even know what to do with myself!  I was afraid that any move I made would trigger it again but that didn't happen for a good 12+ hours!  I am so thankful for the little relief I had.  Of course, I'd like it to go away entirely but beggars cannot be choosers, my friends!

We Have Decided on a Girl's Name (We Think) - I know that this might be a silly reason to be thankful but to me it isn't.  In order to stop bad thoughts from crawling into my head at night, I try to picture Dann (and my mom) in the room with me when I meet the baby for the first time. However, I couldn't settle on a girl's name when I pictured a girl.  For some reason I have terrible anxiety when I pictured a girl. Given my past you'd have to understand the fears I have of creating a human that will be absolutely healthy.   When I pictured a girl (whose name didn't sit right) I just saw oxygen tubes and IVs and it just got worse.  But then this name came to my head and there wasn't any of that nonsense going through my head.  So I am incredibly thankful that I found some peace there.

That the Second Trimester Fairy Will Arrive Promptly  in Three Hours -  This is just a thank you in advance for her cooperation :)

The Good Day that Dann and I Had on Tuesday  -  As some of you may know I haven't been feeling the best in the last few weeks and Tuesday was an okay day.  There was sunny sunny sunshine all day.  Dann and I went to town and pranced about looking at baby clothes etc.  We used our points earned in the last year to go to the movies for free (Wreck-It Ralph) and it was just n-i-c-e. He's a good guy :-)

I Slept for Ten Hours Straight at a Normal Time -  OhMyLanta!  How excited was I to fall asleep at 12:30 and wake up at 10:14?!  I didn't even know what to do with myself! The daylight and the sunshine!  Woot!  I mean, it hasn't happened since but whateves. :)  You take what you can get, know what I mean?

An extra special TT-

     Today is my "little" sister's birthday!  I am very thankful that she has had a healthy and happy (albeit full of surprises) year!  Happy Birthday, Christa!





What are you thankful for?




Listen to that song!