What Do Tacos, Wedding Vows, and Ringing Phones Have In Common?

Let's see here.

Today I am grateful for Breyman having a snow day. (yes, it was 50 degrees here 48 hours ago, and now my child had a snow day) I didn't want to venture out into the snow and thankfully because school was cancelled we didn't have too.

I'm grateful i worked out this afternoon. because i really didn't want to. but we had tacos tonight so i'm glad i did.

I'm also grateful for the tacos we had tonight. i know you're totally shocked at my being grateful for tacos aren't you?

I'm grateful that the training The Marsh was suppose to have tonight didn't happen, meaning he was home an hour earlier than planned.

I'm grateful my mother in law came and picked up her phone she forgot here last night because the thing seriously rang all day today.

I'm grateful that i helped my sister figure out her wedding vows.

I'm grateful that i didn't end up buying a super cute dress today that was on sale. i was really tempted too, but the guilt of buying something before paying for my plane ticket for my upcoming vacation would probably have eaten me alive.

and i'm grateful that i got my ass out of bed and helped The Marsh by making him some toast and coffee to take on the road with him to work this morning. normally i don't get out of bed when he's getting ready in the mornings, and while i don't really plan on making it a habit, i was grateful for the little look of pleasure that came across The Marsh's face when he realized what i did.

Now I'm going to cuddle up with a blanket and watch some more Robin Hood, because as stated yesterday,  I'm am now completely grateful for Richard Armitage.

OH! and there is at least one glass of wine left in the bottle of table wine that The Marsh got for me, so we'll end this grateful round up with that too!

Thanks for reading!
Lana

Armitage.

Today I am grateful for Richard Armitage.

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yee gods, is it hot in here or is it just me?

where has this man been my whole life? how has this perfection been walking around on this Earth without me knowing he existed? I shall not stand for it any longer. it is my new mission in life to start watching whatever this man is in because not only is he beautiful, he is a marvelous actor.

I knew he was wonderful when I saw him as this..



Thorin, The Dwarf King in the new Hobbit movie,

but i'm currently falling in love with him as Guy of Gisbourne in BBC's Robin Hood.



damn.

i am grateful for this man.

Thanks for reading!
Lana

January Thaw.

Today I am grateful for the January Thaw.

I don't know about the rest of New England, but i know around these parts come mid-janauary, we usually have what's called a January thaw. and that's when suddenly in the middle of freaking winter you wake up one morning and it's 50 degrees outside.

that morning was today my friends.

50 degrees, the sun was shining, the snow was melting. it was beautiful. and it definitely felt like April and not January. when The Marsh and I went to the grocery store this afternoon he actually had the window rolled down. and he had to stop himself from buying meat to cook on the grill.

I took advantage of the beautiful weather by heading out for a four mile run this afternoon while The Marsh was home with the babes. it was wonderful because 1. it was light outside. and 2. because it was 50 freaking degrees. oh and also because i got to bust out my new running jacket that I told you all The Marsh bought me as a belated Christmas present. it's a pretty light weight jacket, definitely for spring or early fall. so i was grateful for the opportunity to rock it today on my run.

Isn't it lovely? I'm just loving the orange

I guess the one thing I'm not grateful for is how temporary this is all going to be. 

like just today temporary. 

unless the weatherman is wrong, which i guess could be a real possibility, the forecast for the rest of the week is maybe high 30s tomorrow and then back to the 20s for the rest of the week.

le sigh.

at least we had today right? i'll stick to being grateful for that.

Thanks for reading!

Lana

Pajama Party.

Today I am grateful for lounging around in my jammies.

is there really anything better than a lazy day where you don't get out of your pajamas?

actually, there is.

it's when you wear one pair of jammies for awhile, take a shower, then put on clean pjs and wear those for the rest of the day.

which is exactly what i did today.

i just felt deep down in my soul that today was a pajama kind of day. i felt no need to venture out in the rainy weather for errands and i had no desire to play with the kids in slushy snow. there was just no reason good enough to get dressed.

and i'm grateful for that because life's about to get busy over the next couple weeks.

you see my older sister's birthday is coming up on friday. and my younger sister's birthday is on saturday. and my mom's birthday is on next tuesday. oh and somewhere in between all that my sister is going to marry her fiance. (long story, i'll explain it soon.)  also in between all that it's life as usual, finding time to run and finding time to actually spend five seconds with The Marsh because he worked 7 shifts this week and i've missed him terribly.

it's going to be busy. happy but busy.

and because of that i'm happy for today in my jammies.

you should all be so lucky sometime soon too.

Thanks for reading!
Lana

There's A Possibility.

Today I am grateful for a possibility.

As I've previously stated, I venture out of my cave twice a week to the land of grown ups and work at a dental office. we're a good size office and have lots of patients, and because we're one of the few offices actually accepting new patients around here, we get lots of calls or the occasional walk in by people who are looking to establish with us. today at work two people walked in the office for this very purpose.

and let me tell you, they had to be the cutest older couple i have seen in a long time.

that alone is a big deal for me. to admit to thinking an older couple is cute. i'm not a huge fan of old people to begin with. i know, i know. that's awful, right? well i just can't help it. i have pretty strawberry blonde hair (and a ton of modesty, obviously) and every old person within a ten mile radius used to touch my hair and tell my mother how pretty it was when i was little. i'm traumatized, people. post traumatic old people disorder. it's a thing.

anyway.

they walked in together to get scheduled for their appointments and i could just tell right away that they were going to be a pleasure to have in the office. they were adorable with each other. the husband was funny and had a hard time remembering things, and when the wife started to forget something she told him to get away from her because he was contagious. too funny. and even though they happened to walk in while we were kind of busy and there was a lot going on, i was still totally fine taking all the time i needed to in order to schedule them.

and after helping them with their appointment times and then wishing them a good weekend and watching them head out the door, all i could think was "I hope that's The Marsh and I someday." and i really do. i want us to be that old couple who goes to their dental appointments together and can still laugh and make fun when we're in our 70s. I want to be with him for the next 50 years and still look at him the way these two looked at each other.

and you know what? we may very well have that. there is a very real possibility that The Marsh and I will be that adorable couple. we have an incredibly strong marriage. and even though i think my husband is the most handsome man on the planet, it's the fact that he makes me laugh the way he does that is why i really fell in love with him. and he's the kind of funny that i don't see stopping anytime in the next 50 years. that'll be us standing somewhere trying to make an appointment for something and he'll be cracking jokes and i'll be laughing. and the receptionists will either think we're completely ridiculous or will be like me now, and hope that she has something as special as that someday too.

either way, i'm grateful for the possibility.

Thanks for reading!
Lana

She Hulk.

Today I am grateful that I can manage to move things around on my own.

now, lets be realistic.

I'm a five foot three female and i'm certainly not a body builder. but i like to think i do okay when i'm really determined to move something.

you see i'm the type of person who has to do things when the mood strikes. or else it will never get done. feeling the need to clean? it has to happen in that exact moment, because lord knows when that feeling will ever come back. it's just how i operate. when i want something done, i want it done right then. no if, ands, or buts about it.

the problem? sometimes this happens when The Marsh is at work.

okay so this generally almost always happens when The Marsh is at work.

but like i said when i feel motivated i have to do something about it. this was the direct result of my completely emptying a room in my basement, moving a pool table by myself that i had watched both my brother and The Marsh struggle to move in together and then painting said room and turning it into my kids current playroom. all before The Marsh got home from work at four. that was about a year ago or so now, but my behavior is still the same. today when The Marsh was at work I wanted to finish rearranging the furniture in the kids bedroom, so I moved their giant ass clothes dresser and Breyman's bed. by myself.

now i realize that lifting things that are way too heavy for you can be dangerous. my dad had double hernia surgery when i was in the 3rd grade. i remember the staples in his stomach. i don't exactly want that to happen to me. and i do try to be smart about moving things. but you know what? I'm grateful that i don't have to rely on someone else to help me if i need to move something in my house. there are a lot of women out there who are incapable of moving heavy things on their own, and i have no intention of being one of them. i'm grateful that i have a body with enough strength to accomplish what i need to accomplish. it's like my body was made to accommodate the whims of my "it needs to happen now" moods.

also i'm grateful for it because even though i have a wonderful husband who can move heavy stuff for me, i think it's always good to be a little bit independent. just in case something ever happens. hopefully it's a non-issue, but i don't ever want to be stranded in a situation where i can't take care of myself. even with something as simple as moving a dresser.

and even though i don't consider myself super strong, it always make me laugh a little bit when The Marsh calls me his she hulk. although i'm not sure why. that doesn't exactly seem flattering now, does it?

Thanks for reading!
Lana

Jinx.

Today I am grateful that I am not sick.

I'm actually a little frightened to post this.

on the off chance my my immune system decides to go all "challenged accepted"

but seriously. it seems like people are dropping like flies. you know if flies only temporarily dropped in a sickly type way instead of a more permanent dead sort of way.

anyway.

everyone is sick.

i've rescheduled more patients in the last 2 days that i have worked for being sick then anytime i can remember.

it's a little scary. and frankly down right disgusting.

so much nose blowing.



ewwwww.

that's neither here nor there, i suppose. the point is that i'm grateful i don't seem to have whatever it is that this plague is that's running around town. and so far my kids don't seem to have it either. or my husband.

i suppose the chances of it actually staying this way are pretty slim, especially with Breyman in school with a bunch of other four and five year olds. but we'll take what we can get for now.

also, i'll be grateful this this post doesn't turn into a jinx. because then I would have to flip my shit.

Thanks for reading!
Lana