I'm grateful for...

... having internet access at home again.
... the Hair Color Experiment that turned out well.
... thinking about my life, and my future, in a more optimistic (bright!) way.
... how happy I feel right now.

I'm grateful for

...days when I actually get motivated to do exercise. It really feels good!
...the no-pressure bicycle sales staff at Valencia Cyclery.
...having friends to go scuba diving with this weekend.

grateful for...

...friends
...IM, because it makes it easy to keep in touch with friends
...Net Newswire, because it makes it easy to track blogs
...Skype, because you can talk to people for free

Thankful for...

... interesting conversations at barbeques.
... independent movie theaters that show quality documentaries.
... friends who have birthdays... so I can celebrate with them!
... getting text messages from affectionate loved ones.

I'm grateful for...

... the sound of rain on my house.
... the two sleeping kitties next to me.
... the way a certain person loves me.

Grateful for...

...my health
...being loved
... having great friends
... being done with classes for the week

Thankful for...

... Odwalla fruit juice.
... zit medication.
... feeling loved.
... the ability to sleep in tomorrow.

These are not in order of importance.

I am grateful

...for summer produce.
...for friends who move my heavy furniture down the street for me in exchange for pizza, beer, and cobbler.
...for deodorant.

I'm grateful for...

... fruit, which tastes oh-so-good and is actually good for you, too.
... checks that arrive in the mail unexpectedly early.
... long summer days.
... my beloved, who enriches my life.

I am grateful

I am grateful for whoever figured out how to let people make telephone calls across the ocean. And also chocolate cookies.

So thankful...

...for email to tell me that my friend is okay, before I even find out that anything could possibly be wrong.
...that my friend is okay.

And so sorry that so many people aren't.

i'm grateful...

... for days where I can stay in my pj's all day long, if I want to do so.
... for small towns that have awesome 4th of July celebrations.
... for my two cats.
... to be living in a gorgeous area.
... that I'm able to feel things deeply... it's often a double-edged sword, but I'll choose to appreciate and embrace it today.

I'm grateful for...

... midnight fireworks display on the 3rd. (Even when they are on the 3rd in order to be the very first in the nation.)
... extremely long phone conversations.
... the variety of technological ways my beloved and I are using to keep in touch with each other.
... a friend who calls for advice... and appreciates the advice I give her.
... a sister who likes to talk to me.
... a beloved who loves me.