Thankful Thursday!

Since I missed "What I'm Loving Wednesdays" this week (bad, bad blogger), I decided to link up with Black Tag Diaries this week and share with you some of the things I'm very thankful for:

1.  Weekends -- Man, am I in desperate need of a weekend.  Even though I am working fewer hours now that tax season is over, I am STILL so stressed and busy when I am AT work.  I love the job security, don't get me wrong, but I would love, love, love the opportunity to just take a breather for a week or 2.

2.  DSLR Cameras -- I just got my fabulous new camera and I have been having such a great time testing it out.  I have to say...I love it!  It's so easy to use, and it takes wonderful pics!  Can't wait to use it this weekend!

3.  Wedding Showers -- My first wedding shower is this weekend, and I honestly can't put into words how excited I am.  I am also thankful for friends who throw wedding showers...this one is my Knoxville BFF (and someone who I feel grateful to call my friend), Andi!

Hope you all had a wonderful Thursday!

Thankful Thursday!

This Thursday I am thankful for...

MY JOB!!!!!

Okay, so I know that there is absolutely NOTHING glamorous about being a CPA.  I also know that most people find this profession dull and boring.  However, for me it's just always been something that clicked and made sense.  Also, in this economy, I know how grateful I am to have the job that I do.  The company that I work for (which shall remain nameless in the blog world...I'm sure my bosses wouldn't appreciate being brought into this little blog of mine), is really good to its employees.  They offer lots of perks like tickets to Nashville Predators and Tennessee Titans games, dinners and breakfasts during tax season, an awesome after busy season party, and the occasional Jeans Friday.  =)  All-in-all, I think I have it pretty good!  I have to remember this when I get close to deadlines...like the one I have next week.  Although I'm not working TONS of overtime right now, work has still been kinda stressful during the day.  Oh, well, it will all be over next Wednesday!

Thankful Thursday!

This Thursday I am thankful for...

MY GRAD SCHOOL GIRL FRIENDS!!!!!

Earlier this week, I got to do something that only happens about once every 2-3 years, and this one thing makes me a VERY HAPPY girl!!!!!  I had lunch with my group of girl friends from Grad School.  These girls and I went through a whole lot together during that year of school.  From doing cheers in my apartment at midnight one night, to trips to the grocery store for Oreo runs, to AC doing her best Aretha Franklin impersonation, to Kat and I laying by the pool all day everyday, to all the stress that our classes created...we had many laughs and many tears that year.  Now, we all live in different places (except Kat and me...she has to put up with me year round), and we don't get to hang out as a foursome NEARLY often enough.  Even though we rarely get together anymore, when we do hang out we definitely make up for lost time (we stayed at the restaurant for 4 HOURS)!!!!!  Yep, our server LOVED us.  =)

Girls, I want each of you to know that you all have a very special place in my heart!  You all came into my life at a time when I needed friends more than any of you will ever know, and I have always felt like an equal in this group.  My only hope is that we are still getting together for these visits 20 years from now!

Thankful Thursday!

This Thursday I am thankful for...

MY BEAU!!!!!

As most of you probably know, Patrick headed out of the country on a 3 week trip to South Africa this week!!!!!  I know, jealous, right?  Well, it's times like this that I realize how thankful I am to have him in my life.  Because he gets embarrassed when I gush about him, I'll just make this post mainly pictures of all the fun times he and I have had since we started dating.  =)

Music City Brewer's Festival 2008

Adventure Science Center 2008

Tennessee Football Game 2008

Jayme's Wedding  2008

Opryland Hotel 2008

Biltmore Estate 2009

Sushi Date Night 2009

Nashville Zoo 2009

Nashville Junior Chamber Gala 2009

Music City Brewer's Festival 2009

Arrington Vineyards 2009

George Jones' House at Christmas 2009

Indian Cooking Class 2010

Zip-Lining on Valentine's Day 2010

Freeport, Bahamas 2010

Helping Nashville Flood Victims 2010

Steeplechase 2010

My 30th Birthday 2010

Nashville Junior Chamber Gala 2010

St. Louis Trip 2010

Music City Brewer's Festival 2010

Andi's Wedding 2010

Patrick, I hope you have a fabulous trip!  Please stay safe and I can't wait to hear about your trip when you get back to the US of A!!!!!

Thankful Thursday

This Thursday I am thankful for...

MY FRIEND ANDI!!!!!

Andi and I have been friends since I started my first job out of school, and this weekend, I get to be a bridesmaid in her wedding!  She and I have lived through a lot together in the last 6 years...from new boyfriends, to break-ups with old boyfriends, to new boyfriends again, to me moving away 4 years ago.  Even though we don't get to see each other and spend as much time together as we used to, I always know that if I need ANYTHING from her, that she will be here in a heartbeat...and I hope she knows I would do the same for her!  

Andi is marrying a great guy named Rob, and I am so glad that she has met someone who is just as nice as she is!  I can't wait to celebrate with you, Andi, as you take this next step...always know that Nashville is not that far away and you and Rob always have a place to stay with me!  =)

Rob, Andi, Me, and Patrick at my 30th Birthday Party!

P.S.  Stay tuned early next week for a wrap-up of the whole wedding weekend!

Thankful Thursday!

So...Traci-Girl at Then I Got to Thinking has a great Thursday post called "Thankful Thursday," so I decided to join her and start my own Thankful Thursday post (Yes, I know you are wondering if I have any original ideas for blogging, but bear with me...I'm new at this).  =) Anyway, I LOVE this idea...blogging about something I am thankful for every week will really help keep my positive attitude right through the weekend!  Here goes nothing...

This Thursday, I am thankful for...

MY MOTHER!!!!!

It's a little hard to see her in this pic, but it's the most recent one I have...obviously, she's the one on the left.

My mom is one of my best friends...she's the one I talk to EVERY day on the phone, she's the one who always listens to my problems, and she's the one who always listens to my accomplishments.  I always know these things, but this week I was REALLY reminded of how fabulous she is.  See, when I was a young child, she read the Ramona Quimby books to me.  Well, yesterday, she drove to Nashville so she and I could go see the movie Ramona and Beezus together.  We went to dinner with Patrick beforehand, and then we went to see the movie.  We both LOVED it, and it reminded us of 20 years ago.  Afterward, we came back to my house and sat out on the back porch for over an hour just chatting and laughing and having a great time.  It's times like this that I wish we lived in the same town...however, if that was the case, we wouldn't appreciate these moments nearly as much!

MAS