Being Thankful

Finding happiness is easier for some people than it is others. As I try to find moments of happiness in my daily actions, I think that I sometimes forget that maybe I don't always have to go looking for them- maybe happiness is right in front of me everyday. I do have a lot to be thankful for, and maybe if I took more than Thanksgiving or the holiday season to reflect upon the things in my life that I'm thankful for, I can find happiness within that.

Deep, I know.

This Thanksgiving, in my first year of being a grownup, I am most thankful for my job. I'm thankful to have a 9-5(ish) work day to look forward to with great co-workers. I'm thankful that I'm doing something that I went to school for. I'm thankful that when someone asks me what I'm doing, I can say more than that I'm with the rest of my graduating class in the awful job hunt.

I'm thankful for the few family members and friends that I keep close to me. There are only a handful of people, both family and friends, that I let into my life or like, and these few people are very special to me. I'm thankful to have them for their support, their antics, their ridiculousness and the fact that they're the only people who read this.

I'm also thankful for Boyfriend for putting up with me. I would also say buying me flowers, but we all know that doesn't happen.

I'm also thankful that I have a warm-weather friend, who I got to spend the past four days with in Florida. It was nice to take a break from the cold and enjoy a few too many cocktails. More of that to come later. Lots more.

As Thanksgiving passes and the true holiday season is finally upon us, (yay, my Christmas music and movie marathon starts tomorrow!) let's be thankful for friends, family (ha), health, happiness, humor, the House Hunters International Marathon, running into people from home who I never wanted to see again and new engagements that make me cringe.