November 8- Today I am thankful for making new friends and BYOB sushi places two blocks from my apartment. And Advil to get me through the next day.
November 9- As much as I didn’t want to come to work today, I am thankful that I have a job to be annoyed with. I moved here with no job and lived off my savings and federal loans until I found an internship that paid $10 an hour. I’ve come a long way (at least my bank account has!) since then and I wouldn’t trade the financial lessons I learned during that time for anything. It definitely makes me appreciate my grown-up paycheck that much more.
November 10- Today I am thankful that I was able to go on a 4.6 mile run. Someday when I’m older and my knees are bad or whatever happens to my body, I won’t look back and say “I should have run more while I could” (well, I’m actively working on making sure this doesn’t happen). When I see people who struggle to walk or who are confined to a wheelchair, it makes me feel guilty for plopping my perfectly able legs on the couch after work. I wonder what they would do if they had my legs. Sometimes it’s enough to get me off the couch and to the gym.
November 11- Today I would be remiss if I did not remember how thankful I am—and how thankful we should all be— for people like my grandfathers and father who were/are brave enough to sacrifice their time and even lives for our country.
November 12- Thankful that I have awesome family and friends to come home to in just four days… some people are lucky if they can find one place to call home—I’m double-lucky that I have two places where I fit in, even though they’re separated by 1,000 miles. But only one has my adorable nephew and future New England Patriots tight end, Dominic! I can't wait to teach him all about football next Sunday when we're watching the game together!
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