The thing to do today, apart from consume turkey/tofurkey and sweet pickles, is to somehow acknowledge the things you’re thankful for as well as be with people you love.

This is me doing the acknowledge thing.

I’m thankful for my beautiful daughter.  Every day she surprises and delights me. I love the relationship we have, and I’m eternally grateful she isn’t a thing like I was as a teen 🙂 Instead, she’s got a sensible head on her shoulders  and she’s waaaaay better at math. I love you kid. You are stunning.

I’m incredible lucky – and fully acknowledge this fact – to have such a cool family. From my dad and his awesome “sweetie” and newly acquired sisters, to my Aunty Jo and Uncle Tom and their amazing kids, Gunter and Hannah and their respective SO’s to my wonderful grandparents, sister and brother-in-law, and of course the cool cousins. It wasn’t so long ago when I was losing my family, and we were so few. It hurt so much.

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Very grateful to have a job I love that gives me room to learn and experiment and grow. And I’m extremely grateful to still have this job in these rough times. And I’m lucky to be surrounded with a lot of amazing coworkers. Oh yes, also thankful for Jeans day on Fridays 🙂

The roof over the head and food in bellies, also quite glad to have.

My friends, old and very new, you mean the world to me and I love you all.

And I’d be silly if I didn’t mention the intertubes. Without it, I wouldn’t have some of the stuff mentioned above 🙂

Happy Thanksgiving.