Its been a long, long time since I did Thankful Thursdays.  But it is a Thursday, and I caught myself being particularly thankful this morning and thought I should write about it.

#1  I sleep.  Every night.  I’m not sure when my sleeping streak actually started but I feel like its been about 2 months of sleeping through the night.  And it makes a huge difference!

#2 I breathe—deeply and without wheezing.  I had been having a really hard time with my breathing earlier and now with a dehumidifier, allergy medicine and an inhaler that my friend gave me I breathe much better at home and even when I don’t, its easy to fix.

#3 I care about issues and people I never used to care about.  I remember arriving in Boston completely confused and frustrated with liberal Christians obsessed with social justice.  In hindsight I’m glad that I have been a part of the faith communities that I have that have helped me to see so many things that seem obvious to me now.  I don’t find the word “progressive” dirty anymore.

#4 (I know this always makes the list but) I love my job! I love the people I work with and I’m so happy I decided to start my career here.

#5 I dance.  My friend let me teach her the follow part in swing dancing so I can try learning the lead.  We only danced for an hour and it was just the basics but it was so nice to dance again, even if I was tripping over my feet trying to lead.

#6 I eat.  I have found food here that I really like that doesn’t upset my stomach and is cheap.  I have my special noodle lady, fruitshake lady, Papaya salad lady, Bubble tea ladies, chicken/fish stall couple, pepper dip lady, etc.

#7 I laugh with friends.  Although I’d say my social circle is still relatively small it is nice to have a few people that I can sit with and laugh and really enjoy.

#8 My younger sister passed the Virginia State Bar and got a new job as magistrate!  So happy for her!

#9 I live in the most beautiful place in the world.  If you know me at all you know I am not a hot weather person, or a beach person (LP isn’t beach-y at all though).  So, that I am literally delighted every time I have to be outside by the scenery here says a lot.  Even when its still 80 degrees in November.

#10 Virginia went blue!!!!!!!

#11 Successful Bible study Google+ Hangout with the sisters last weekend…well, mostly successful with technical difficulties.

#12  Grace.  My friend, Grace, haha, not grace (although, I am always very very thankful for that).  She has provided me with every kind of support imaginable here and talked me out of my craziness and struggling on many many occasions.

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