Three Gratitudes

I often tend to be of the pessimistic nature. To the point, that Alex often gets frustrated at my negative nature. It is not that I try to be this way, it is simply that I have seen all too often things not go as you planned.

It is no lie, I did not have a childhood which I look back on with vivid memories of happiness. I remember working a great deal milking cows, I remember being late to EVERYTHING due to milking cows, I remember smelling like smoke from the wood stove and going places smelling like cow manure, because there was not time to shower after doing the chores. I just don't have fuzzy butterflies in my stomach from special memories.

I know I don't want my son to live like that, though. I want him to have fun memories of the pumpkin patch, K-State football, Mom reading books, Dad changing the oil in the cars and letting him help, and anything else that sparks his curiosity and makes him feel loved and special.

So, I know I need to be a more positive person and see the good in things. Gratitudes is a place to start, so I am declaring Sunday my gratitude day!

1. My Pink Tennis Shoes-Simple, but it makes me feel pretty. I love the color pink, and I would wear it everyday if I could. I saw these hot pink shoes in Dick's Sporting Goods this fall that I thought were just adorable. They didn't have my size, so I was okay with taking that as a sign. But my wonderful husband called them back, hassled them for two weeks, and insisted they find the shoes in my size. I got them, and I love them. They are pretty and bright, and just make me in a better mood!

2. My car-My car is nothing special. We bought it brand new in 2005 (when we were much younger and less wise). I don't love it because it is anything special-I love my car because it is dependable. In college, I drove a hand me down from my parents that gave me all sorts of fits. For the planner in me, it completely sent me into orbit to not know if my car would get me from Point A to Point B. Thankfully, Alex was my knight in shining armor on more than one occasion, but it still drove me nuts! I love that I don't have to worry about getting stranded. I trust my car, and I love that it is the first car WE chose and purchased together.



3. Alex-It is no secret that I am probably described as an introvert. I like quiet time, my time, and I would much rather spend a quiet evening with people than a loud evening on the town with many. Alex is the opposite, and for that I am grateful. Alex pushes me and has helped me accomplish many firsts, but he also takes the burden when he knows it will be too stressful. He flew with me for the first time, and made me fly by myself to meet him in Phoenix one summer. He pushed me to go back to school and helped me do the paperwork:-) He always does the taxes, because it stresses me out to be responsible for important paperwork. He did my FAFSA's all through college. I couldn't fill one of those out to save my life. When we lost our daycare two days before we had Rowan, Alex took the burden to find us somewhere to take our son. Little did we know, how much we would come to love our "temporary" daycare. For the times that he frustrates me, Alex makes up for it in his helpfulness. I am grateful for it~



I am blessed and thankful!