GIST: 11 of 365

1. My father still being around to have dinner with for his 73rd birthday.

2. Crabs. The kind you eat, not the kind you get rid of post-haste.

3. Loving parents who I finally have a good relationship with after all of these years.

4. A Dragnet from 1947 being on as I drove home last night. I love old radio programs.

5. Finally finishing Buffy. I have a sense of accomplishment after watching all 7 seasons straight through.

GIST: 10 of 365

1. The Smithsonian Institution for having so many great museums, which are free, in my home city.

2. Dating someone with whom I can have intelligent discussions about things that are important to me.

3. Grilled Donuts. Need I say more?

4. Getting to go camera shopping with gratification without spending any money.

5. Sushi.

GIST: 9 of 365

1. Thai food for lunch with work friends.

2. Watching Ironman with Shannon.

3. Leftover pizza and pad thai for dinner.

4. Robert Downey, Jr.

5. Realizing that I like my life more now than I have in a REALLY long time thanks to my friends.

GIST: 8 of 365

1. Being appreciated by colleagues for just doing my job.

2. Two days of overtime this week.

3. That season seven was the last for Buffy.

4. Planning fun dates with JREsq.

5. Lincoln Park After Dark.

GIST: 7 of 365

1. Open City, which may not be in my neighborhood, but is becoming my neighborhood bar.

2. My new camera lens. 28-300, f3.5-6, macro.

3. Marty having his camera so I could play with the lens at the bar.

4. Jen and Marty. I love them and they have kept me sane these past few months.

5. Th 9a Bus being right there when I needed it.

GIST: 6 of 365

1. Having sick days to use again when I need them.

2. Sleeping until 1:40 just because I could.

3. Watching Buffy all day after that.

4. Good cheap pizza across the street and just a phone call away.

5. Going to bed when my body told me it needed to sleep and having that be at a reasonable hour.

GIST: 5 of 365

1. Getting all of the time in by the deadline, even though the attorneys I was supporting tried to thwart me.

2. Joe. Always appreciative and trusting of my professional abilities.

3. That the shuttle to the metro station does not come at exactly 8:00am, but 2-3 minutes after.

4. Eating the last bag of really bad microwave popcorn so I can buy better popcorn.

5. Having friends at work to make the days less boring.

GIST: 4 of 365

1. Going to the garden store for more pots.

2. Planting trees.

3. A clean apartment.

4. Interesting cheeses in the little cheese ends basket.

5. Bell's Porter.

GIST: 3 of 365

1. JREsq coming to Virginia.

2. Being prepared, like a good scout should be.

3. Carnitas at Chipotle.

4. An easy day at the office.

5. Grocery shopping at Whole Foods.

being grateful

One of the blogs I read, Shcmutzie has started doing daily posts entitled "Grace in Small Things" wherein she posts 5 things from that day that have graced her life. She even created a logo!

So I've decided to join her for the year. Starting with January 1st, I will post a list of five things that I am thankful or grateful for. I'm not good at this blogging thing, but hopefully I will not only be able to work on my commitment to projects with this, but become a more positive person because of it.