2010 Holiday Thankful List

Things for which I’m thankful: (In no particular order)

Jeanne, Karen, Sounders season tickets, bed warmers named Carmen, Emily & Bruno, sunny winter days in Seattle, Mexx, time spent with my dad, hope for Jessica’s continued good health, tuxedo popcorn from KukuRuZa, the knowledge that 2010 is almost over, Shellie, designer scarves, Sunday morning I/A Step, Burberry cuff links, a new job I like, new episodes of Glee, aunties Linda & Sandy, inspirational art projects, Fran’s grey salt caramels, Propecia, glitter—my favorite color, the knowledge that I’m not “that neighbor,” Hyatt Gold Passport and their white ginger bath collection, asparagus, veuve clicquot, instructors named Gretchen, shaking hands with Drew Carey, Willamette Valley pinot noir, Lush, GKs named Kasey Keller, winning Victorinox stuff, towleroad.com, Jenna, spa-like downstairs bathrooms, Darren Criss, Shawn & Lisa, June 17, 1987, Portland people named Andrea, strawberry melon Fuze, Hugo Boss, gym buddies named Denise & Amy, orange-faced Hanowa watches, families named Wilkey, beef bourguignon, David & Kathy, The Huffington Post, September 29, 2006, the Pacific Northwest, the power of pivot tables, Cole Haan shoes, insta-hot water, the theaters at Thornton Place, our new family patriarch Troy Gordon, phones with GPS and bluetooth technology, lovely families named Wilcox, Nespresso, Sterling & Kanyon’s military service, good health & continued happiness, Kiehl’s close-shavers squadron, anything rave green, 2(x)ist, defenders named Jeff Parke, Christie & Tinkie, a reliable SUV, My new favorite taste-gasm Red Velvet Frangos, iTunes and the promise of an iPad2 in April 2011, the endsof DADT, weekend jaunts to British Columbia,

…and last but not least, SHANE, the best husband in the world!