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Last week I went for mostly the big things I’m thankful for. Today, it’s the little things.

* happy hour tonight with my college sorority sisters. Happy hour scheduled today for next Wed with my coworkers.
*speaking of happy hours, I’m thankful for beer/wine/cocktails! Some nights they just make it all better!
*books! I love getting new ones even if they’re used from PBS or the library. My TBR stack is piling up with The Hunger Games, The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes, & The Friday night Knitting Club up next after I finish South of Broad.
*Tastefully Simple stuff. I received a box full of the goodies I’d purchased from two weeks ago. I made a little of the Fiesta Dip last night (3 tsp Fiesta mix, 2 tbsp mayo, 6 tbsp plain yogurt (I subbed that for sour cream). It was so good on my sandwich & with veggies!
*Laura Mercier mascara. I forgot to put it on this morning until I went to the bathroom at 10. I look so weird {to me} without it. My coworkers at Amy’s birthday break didn’t even notice though.

So I’ve always wanted & usually mean to jump on The Outdoor Wife‘s Thankful on a Thursday bandwagon. I love reading others posts on Thursdays. They are so inspiring & humbling. I feel like it’s something I need to remember~ that I do have things really well & I need to be more thankful. So on that note, here’s my first ever Thankful on a Thursday.

*I’m thankful for the beginning of fall & all that entails: cooler temperatures, enjoying candy pumpkins, fall decorating, 3/4 length sleeve sweaters, & most exciting to me, College Football begins! I love that our weekends get packed with either attending NCSU home games or spending the Saturday at home watching all the games. I’m even going to throw out a Go Cocks tonight since they are the first game! (That’s for you Mrs Sara!)

*I’m thankful for the mail because it delivered my new Gussy headband & clutch today! I’m wearing the headband to work tomorrow & will be proudly carrying the clutch with that awesome red ruffle to the game Saturday.

*I’m thankful for friends. My awesome online buddies, even ones I’ve never met but look forward to reading their blog posts & tweets daily. A group of college friends that are now lifetime friends. I’ll be tailgating with them Sat {can you tell I’m excited about it!} and we’ve planned a girls happy hour for next Thurs to celebrate engagements! I’m so thankful for my work friends~ the ladies I look forward to seeing every morning. The same ones that make crazy days not so bad at all. *And* I found out today that one of my favorites from when I worked in claims got a position in my current department! I’m so looking forward to seeing a lot more of her soon!

*I’m also thankful for my family. My first thought of family being Jason & Moekitty. Jason’s been awesome through the ups & downs of us TTC. It’s been stressful for us both recently but that’s its own blog post {saved in draft for now}. My extended family has been in my thoughts a lot recently as my 4 grandparents are aging & facing health issues. That’s its own blog post also. But for now, I’d love it if you keep my mom’s parents in your prayers. I know I’ll be there a lot more soon & I’m sure I’ll be posting about it later.

I think I’ll leave off with that for now. What are you thankful for this Thursday?!

Much thanks to Girl with the Curlz for giving me the Honest Scrap award. I was very happily suprised when I was reading her blog on reader earlier this week and (1) she reads my blog & (2) even better~ she thinks its cool enough to give me an award!So ten things about me:
1- I’ve always been a dog lover growing up & still love dogs, but now that we have a cat & see how easy they are, I don’t ever see us owning a dog.
2- I love the beach. I’m the most relaxed there with a book in hand listening to friends/family catching up & the sounds of the waves.
3- I’ve recently become a fan of the show Trueblood. Jason & I are catching up with it on netflix & we’re both addicted. I’m now reading the books too.
4- I love wearing bright colors. This week I’ve worn pink, red, yellow, coral tops. I threw in one black top but wore it with black & white searsucker dress pants.
5- Husband & I are TTC. We just started cycle 6 this week. That will be its own post later though.
6- I love to bake. I wish I loved to cook, but that can get me a little frazzled where as baking relaxes me.
7- My DVR is filled right now with random reality shows Husband doesn’t wanna watch like Big Brother, Real World, The Little Couple & I Didn’t Know I was Pregnant. I hope I get a chance this weekend while he’s working or doing yard work to clear them off.
8- I could eat pizza or Italian food everyday. I don’t but we do usually have something pizza like weekly.
9- I can’t wait for the holidays! I saw a Christmas in July sales sign and got excited just thinking about Christmas shopping & decorating.
10- I love deals! I was thisclose to buying a few things on vineyard vines yesterday because they were 60% off. They were cute, but I didn’t really need them so I passed.

I’m passing on this award to…
Emily at If I Can’t Wear Heels…
Annie Beth at Classic Annie
Alena at Charmingly Chandler
Lauren & her mom at Through the Eyes of Lauren
Jenny at Jennandtonica

I’m so behind on this! The super sweet Emily from If I Can’t Wear Heels… gave me this award a couple of weeks ago. I love all her pink & green, her big grey cat Poe & that she lives in VA. Thank you Emily!