Give Thanks!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my lovely blog readers. This is by far my favorite day of the year...

This years Caldwell Family menu includes:

~2 20lb Turkeys

~ Mashed Potatoes

~ Homemade giblet gravy

~ Stuffing

~ Corn Casserole

~ Dennis' Green Beans

~ Deviled Eggs

~ Olives

~ Cranberry Sauce

~ Cranberry Salad

~ Pumpkin Pie

~ Peach Pie

~ Lemon Meringue Pie

~ Wine, Wine, and more Wine

I absolutely love Thanksgiving. Not only does it celebrate this country's past time, but it brings friends and families together to reflect upon the year, to be thankful and grateful for all the wonderful opportunities that we are afforded. Family. Friends. Food. Wine. Laughter. Not much else we need in life. This year I have a lot to be thankful for, and below are some of the many reasons I have to praise God for being so good to me.

1. I have the most wonderful family who is always there for me.

2. Health

3. Happiness

4. Friendships that will last a lifetime.

5. I got to experience the happiest day of my life, celebrating the biggest moment in my best friends life. And it was magical.

6. There are only 37 days left in 2010 (sorry, I'm hoping 2011 will be better to me).

7. The hardest ending turned out to be the best thing thats happened to me in a long time. God surely works in mysterious ways.

8. New friends

9. I am ALMOST done with my MBA (16 classes down, 8 more classes and 6 months to go :) )

10. By the end of the year I will be a home owner, and the house is pretty darn cute if I do say so myself.

11. SAC WP DC... Exploring Northern California one meal and one glass of wine at a time. You guys have finally made this city feel like a home for me.

12. The Dream Team... riding the A+ train

13. Kate Gaskins, Delia Perez, Chandara Phanachone .... because "Girls' Nights" just wouldn't be the same without you.

14. Enchanted new beginnings

15. I successfully completed my first marathon (and it won't be my last) in 1:54:71

16. Soccer World FC

17. My Second Family: Mom & Dad 2, Danielle and Mark, and Gma & Gpa - I love you guys!

18. Keeping in touch with best friends

19. Visiting with Doug after 7 years, so good to see your face!

20. Finally getting my car back after 100 days in the shop (thanks GMC).

21. Having the patience to live out all of life's uncertainties and trusting in God's plan.

22. Laughter

23. Adventure

24. Having the strength to embrace the mystery and craziness of my life, learn from it, and most importantly grow from it.

25. My super, awesome, wonderful, crazy, chaotic, successful, vibrant, adventurous, sweet, beautiful life.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Love you lots!

T