It's officially "the most wonderful time of the year" and this might possibly be the most excited I've been for the holidays ever! Or at least since I was a little g. ;) Maybe because it means that 2012, the year that began so beautifully but quickly spun out of control, is coming to an end. Maybe because I've spent less time home this year than any other and home is the only place I want to be right now. Unsolved mystery. Either way, it's here and this is my pledge to maintain composure until January 1st. 

(scary I know)

Seeing as how today is the eve of Thanksgiving and how I woke up full of gratitude, I thought it would be appropriate to put that energy out into the world...even if it's only Jecca and Ang who will see this. (That's 1/2 of my universe anyway.) So here goes...

- I'm thankful for my family, they know I'm a nut and always make me feel like I belong at the top of a Christmas tree. My two moms, my two dads, my sisters and their beautiful families, my Natball and all her greenness, and all the rest who will fill my holidays with laughter and insane stories I can bring back to my Austin family. (I know yall remember Maclovio.)

- I'm thankful for my job and all the opportunities it has presented to my over the last 4 1/2 years. It's been the driving force behind me and I can only hope it appreciates me the way I do it. 

- I'm thankful for my city. Austin, if I ever leave you it will be the worst breakup of my life. If you live here you get it. If you don't, you'll never really understand - and that's the truth. 

- I'm thankful for my best friends. The one I've been through it all with, the ones I met in college, and the ones I fell in love with after opening my eyes in Austin. Through all the crystal clear and fuzzy memories, the tears, the clinks, the HHCC's, and new chapters in our lives that we're already beginning to experience together (I'm talking to you VICK!) I could not ask for a more golden group in my life. 

- I'm thankful that the group above knows me well enough to know when I need to be told and when few words are enough. "She's a wild one" and they get it. 

- I'm thankful for having the GSD gene and my drive. I've come to realize that there are few people who have it and even though I sometimes hate it, I'm so glad that I have it. 

- I'm thankful for my health. 

- I'm thankful for my boots.

- I'm thankful for my Brita.

- I'm thankful for Whole Foods and Snap Kitchen.

- I'm thankful that no matter where I go in the world, music is always in my head.

- I'm thankful for my car.

- I'm thankful for my past. 

- I'm thankful my mentors.

- I'm thankful for my sense of humor. 

- I'm thankful that I can still cry while watching movies.

- I'm thankful for the #2012midnightsociety . 

- I'm thankful for yoga. 

I'd like to go on, but I just realized I'm in bed and have to be in my office in 30 minutes! Any who, more to come! 

xo - ACG