Thankful Thursday!

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. – Charles Dickens

Well hello there, happy readers! I apologize for missing TT last week.  Dann and I didn't find internet in Greece until Sunday.  I highly doubt that you are going to hold it against me as I was on vacation. It was wonderful in case you are wondering.  Naturally, I have things to be thankful for! 

Positive Facebook Pages -  I've realized in the last week that I really benefit from these types of pages on Facebook. You know the ones like  Positively Positive  or The Sunshine Page  which fill your news feed with good thoughts.  As I stated earlier, there was no internet access in Greece and I was really missing that part of Facebook.  I know I probably seem like a nut but there is no better place to think of everything that could go wrong in life than an beautiful beach in the Greek Islands. I am thankful for the people who take time to spread a little sunshine across Facebook. 

Dave Matthews Band - I don't know if I have expressed my gratitude for DMB on here before but I suppose it is okay to do it again.  I absolutely love this band.  Whatever I am feeling at any moment there is a song that I can relate to somewhere in DMB's catalogue, quite similar to those Beatles you might have heard of before. The concerts are amazing.  I will admit that they aren't for everyone.  DMB is definitely a jam band and if you are crazy about words (which I am, so it shocks me that I love them like I do) then you may not like to go to a concert of theirs but if you can just give yourself some patience to listen to the music and wait for the words, they will make you smile. Or make you feel.  That's the thing I spent years disliking DMB because it was so sad to listen to them. Although their radio singles were really happy, I really didn't hear them that way. The way I see it is that some people (like myself) had to be broken in order to appreciate them and I am glad that I met them when I did because they helped to pull me out of some pretty dark and twisty moments. The new album came out on Sept. 11th.  It was the first new album in three years and I downloaded it right before I went to Greece. It is quite amazing.  You should download it. They released it just in time as I had a case of the dark and twisties in Greece. 

That Dann Has Something Resembling a Flaw! - You may wonder why I would be grateful for such a thing but let me tell you something, this man is practically flawless. It has been an observation of mine that he has a bit of a jealous side (not even close to the size of my jealous side though). I am so crazy happy about this because it's hard to  be the one that isn't patient, the one that is jealous, the one that yells (that's all me guys) so now that he has a flaw, I am thrilled for I know that he isn't the perfect person that I claim he is.  Still perfect for me though! :) 

The Fall - I absolutely love the fall season.  I always knew I did but since I leave PA in the end of August in recent years I've missed it and grew to appreciate it more and more.   I love the leaves changing colors.  I love pumpkins and the smell in the air that lets us know that Halloween is on the way.  I adore warm days and cool evenings. Of course the constant use of my name is also quite exciting because you can find signs everywhere that say "Welcome Autumn"  pft I never knew I was so loved :) Liverpool does acknowledge the change of seasons, but the weather doesn't really change. It's still rainy and cold.  Also because it's a city there are hardly any trees that I can notice color changing. Yeah, this adventure of mine definitely has made me more grateful for the fall as each year passes.  I hope you enjoy your pumpkin coffees, folks. 

Harry Potter -  Now this I am still surprised about.  I didn't really get interested in HP when it came out.  I was still sort of a kid but more of a kid that was way more interested in the Backstreet Boys than reading.  J. K. Rowling's imagination has always fascinated me and I often thought *and still think* "why can't I think of something like this?"  I started watching HP for/with Dann and I must say they are entertaining. There was no television (worth watching) in the hotel so we popped HP in Dann's laptop and watched that at night.  I am happy it exists. :) 

What are you thankful for?