Pleasing By Reason of Comfort

Today I am grateful that, two years ago today, Noel showed up to Neighbors in Atlanta to get me back. I had recently chopped off all of my hair, and I was wearing spandex and cat ears, and had whiskers drawn on my face. I was dressed for Halloween. Although it would take 6 more months, I gave in. I am so grateful for that night and every day I've spent with him since.

Today, I am grateful that Noel got his first paycheck! So, to celebrate. I baked cookies. As you can see by the title of this post, I ate more dough than I did baked cookies. But, here's the finished product: And now...we celebrate! Off to Truckaroo . Halloween style. And yes. I am wearing sweater leggings. In preparation for the snow we're apparently going to get!!

It has been forever since I updated, I realize. I won't even say that I've been too busy to write. I just haven't made the time. But, I am back, for at least one night, to update and be grateful. Tonight, I am grateful for... Noel and I in Georgetown the first weekend he got here First and foremost Noel Cruse is back in my life. For the first time since 2007, we live in the same city again. I can't express to the people I know up here how incredible that is. Everyone back home understands because they had to deal with the side effects of me not having him around all of the time. Right now he is staying at me and Stef's apartment while he looks for his own apartment. Stef has been wonderful to let him crash here while he looks. What is crazy is that, when he finally got a job, he was hired by ValueOptions. When I was in 7th grade, my parents told us that we were moving to Alexandria, VA. Dad had a job that he was taking and he was flying back and forth fr...

Today, I am grateful for my mother. 12 years ago, July 11, 1999, my mother, Laura Jean Snitzer went to what many of us would call a better place. I am grateful for the 13 years that I had her in my life and the 12 years after that I have had continued support from family and friends. I spent this (warm) day with Noel at the beginning, which is always comforting. I then went to dinner with Stephanie at Brett's Casual American . I absolutely have to recommend 1. their chips and salsa and 2. their tomato soup. It doesn't matter if it's 110 degrees outside...I lap that stuff up. We then spent two fun hours doing one of my mother's favorite activities: Painting! If no one has ever done Sips n Strokes or Pints and Paints , I recommend trying it! *Stephanie recommends more strongly Pints and Paints now having done both. I realize that it's been a while since I posted. I can't say that there's been any reason for that. I'm just as busy as I was when I ...

It's been too long since I posted, I know. That doesn't mean I haven't been grateful for the many things in my life, just that I haven't made the time to seek and point them out. I apologize to myself for that. Tonight I am grateful, again, for many things. First, I am grateful to still have this computer. Ollie, the little rascal tried to break it last week when, in the middle of the night, she knocked it off of my side table. I still love her...but only because it's not broken. I'm only kidding. She's feeling much better these days: She's down to 1/2 a pill every other day. She started at one twice a day...so we have come a long way! And only in 3 months... I am also grateful for my oven and knives and ability to take leftover ingredients and create one of my most favorite dishes at a local restaurant. Big City Bread Cafe here in Athens serves one of THE BEST tomato soups around. It comes with these croutons which have soaked up some of the s...

These past few weeks I have definitely had my fare share of things to focus on. And most of them were negative. But, in the spirit of a gratefulness blog...I will only focus on the positive here in this post. First and foremost...my Ollie cat is feeling better. I woke up to her throwing everything around her kennel...which normally wouldve upset me. But I am so grateful she is feeling back to her normal self. The rest of the things I am grateful for off the top of my head: -I found a dime on the ground today. That's 10 cents less that I have to come up with for the 2500 in vet bills. - I have amazing coworkers who tell me things like, "you're everyone's favorite." - the top button on my iPhone started miraculously working again. - Stephanie made me chocolate covered pretzels. Possible the best treat for a person who really doesn't like sweets. - I have a warm bed and two sweet girls to share it with. Goodnight all. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

This week, I am grateful for many things. First and foremost, my family. My sister: Saturday afternoon she spent 5 hours of her free time (which she never gets) back that the hospital helping my poor Ollie cat when she was sick. Throughout this week, even after her 13 hour days that begin at 5 a.m. and don't end until 7 or 8 p.m. that night, she has helped me feed and fluid and poke and scoop and everything else so that I might save some money and time with Ollie being sick. Her husband, my brother-in-law, Will: He has helped me in so many ways, namely by keeping Lindsay sane, but also through coming to my work or going by and checking on Ollie. I'm so grateful that my big sister decided to take his name and be with him. He's such a great person. My aunts and grandparents: For letting me bring Ollie with me to Mama Liz and Papa Joe's house last weekend while she was sick. Even though Cricket, the dachshund was not happy about that. Grateful, also, to have a job that...