Thanksgiving is officially here as I start writing this post. I must say I got up at 5:15, worked 7-4, drove into the city for two hours (the traffic was horrendous all the way down the Kennedy), grabbed dinner at the Flat Top Grill and made it to the Addams Family show at 7:30 with a few minutes to spare. Crawled through the front door around 11:30 p.m. I should be asleep.
Now I don't have a perfect life. I certainly don't have a perfect family. And during the holiday season, it's that much tougher since death and distance get in the way. That's just the truth of the matter. But I thought I would take a different route in this post. I am going to write a list of 50 things I am thankful for in 2009. This is not pre-planned. I'm basically writing the first 50 decent things that come to mind.
1) Friends I can trust at CT (although I have been slightly betrayed with the date of this progressive dinner)
2) A good relationship that I learned a lot from
3) Feed My Starving Children
4) My new car
5) Electric blanket on my bed
6) Space heater in the basement
7) Friends I used to have
8) Jeremiah Weed sweet tea vodka
9) Vince Lombardi's legacy
10) The toughness of Chad Pennington
11) The greatness of Henrik Lundqvist
12) Two jobs
13) Free gym membership
14) Elliptical runners
15) The locker room renovations are finally done
16) Ring of Honor
17) Bryan Danielson
18) Rosa's and everyone I hang with after the shows
19) The ability to eat a two-pound burger
20) NY bagels
21) Parents (usually, anyway)
22) Meeting John Ortberg
23) Finished another Donald Miller book
24) Trip to Las Vegas
25) Banana cream pie at Emeril's Delmonico
26) Bar blackjack, because that's the only place I won money
27) Hoover Dam
28) The woman who hit on me at the Barry Manilow concert
29) Omir Santos' home run off Jonathan Papelbon
30) Mama's of Corona
31) Downtown jury duty (enjoy your 10 years Stephen)
32) Sally
33) Garrett's cashew caramel corn
34) Ben and Jack's steaks
35) Road trip through eastern half of US
36) Amish Country
37) Flight 93 Memorial
38) Festival of the Vine
39) The Stingrays
40) Wii games
41) Garbage plates at Frankie's Diner
42) Brian Coffey sermons
43) Resolved insurance issues that lasted five months
44) Courage to sing "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" with Q on karaoke
45) Softball with First Baptist
46) Wheaton Academy 10-year reunion
47) Reminiscing while looking forward
48) Wildfire prime rib and Jeff Dunham live on my birthday
49) So much great new music
50) I'm not dead
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