Thankful Thursday

“Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.”  Oprah

Well tonight is my last night in Scranton. It just happens to be a Thursday.  What are the chances.  This last week has a been an interesting one to say the least. But I have tried my best to focus on the good things.

This week I am thankful for...

Surprise Appearances - Although I hate surprises, I really do love when people show up unexpectedly. It happened twice in the last five days.  It's great to see people that you haven't seen in a very long time but it is even way better when it happens and you have little or no clue that they are on their way.  This week one person said they weren't coming and then there he was and the other said he was coming (but never shows) and then he did show up!  A splendid time indeed.

Christa Got Her Job Back - My sister was having a hard time at work because of the restrictions that her doctor advised for the rest of her pregnancy. By hard time I mean pretty much making her quit.  But she got the phone call today that she is "allowed" to go back to work tomorrow.  We are all very excited about this.

Mark David Chapman was Denied Parole - MCD is the man that murdered John Lennon.  He goes up for parole every two years and every two years he gets denied.  Good.  He shouldn't be out in the streets.  It's not like Mr. Lennon gets to have a chance to come back to life every two years.  The only issue I can't help but ignore is that if this case wasn't as "famous" as it was/is,  MCD might have been let off on parole for good behavior.  I am having such a hard time with it because no one should get out on good behavior after they killed someone.  It is no one's right to take another life so my issue isn't with MCD (even thought I have many issues with him) it's that there are people that do get away with murder.  But I am happy this yonko is still locked up.  He'd probably just end up getting hurt by some other crazy Lennon fan.

Ice Cream Cake -  I am not that big on desserts. However, I dig ice cream and I dig those chocolate bits of goodness that are in between the chocolate and vanilla of ice cream cake. Just delicious and I am glad that I know that they exist in the world.

Amanda Metro -  It occurred to me last week that the one person that should have made in this blog in its beginning was not even on it almost a year to its anniversary.  Amanda is who I got this idea from.  Not only that, she is a very honest friend who is patient and listens, even if it is something she has heard me say countless times.Since she has been hearing me gripe about the same thing for like six years, she gets a medal for that.  She is excellent at getting something through my head in a way that other people cannot, although I cannot pinpoint how.  And her children are freaking adorable.

What are you thankful for??