Thanksgiving...

I had such a good evening at the concert that I had trouble falling asleep. Couldn't get my mouth to relax. Just kept smiling.

I woke up Thanksgiving Day and turned on the Titans game. Since they were playing Detroit, not a lot of suspense there. Chris also got up and after watching it get to 35-10, decided to take a walk. After it was 47-10, I left, too, and called my sister and mom as I huffed up my first hill.

I'm still exploring the neighborhood, so I walked over to the golf course and back. It's been just a near perfect day, weather-wise, just about 75 degrees with a delicious breeze blowing and a bright blue sky.

It was later in the morning than I normally walk, and I got back around 11:30, so I jumped in the pool! Ahhhh. Er, the water was a little cold, but not too bad.

I've spent most of the day since lounging by the pool, in my cheap chaise lounge from WalMart with my sunshade over it. Supposedly I've been reading, but have to confess there's been a lot of napping. It's just been so incredibly pleasant to feel the sun and the breeze on my skin. Downright hypnotic.

Chris has been making the Thanksgiving dinner. The pie is already done as I write and he's putting the turkey in the oven. We'll eat around normal dinner time.

So while I wait for that, I wanted to put down some of the things I am so very grateful for:

• A wonderful husband who makes me laugh every day. Who puts down the toilet seat and takes out the garbage with no complaining on his part or nagging on mine. Who still opens doors for me.
• The time I've gotten to spend with my mother, sister, and niece, and some of the great things we've gotten to do together, from exploring the children's museum in Huntsville, to having a group pedicure at the Opryland Hotel's spa to our most recent adventure at Dollywood Splash Country!
• Good health!
• A comfortable financial situation.
• Some incredible memories of places all around the world. Christmas markets in Germany. Berlin, Paris, Rome, Venice, Prague, Vienna, Strasbourg, Salzburg, the Swiss Alps, Norway's fjords, New Zealand's south island, Tasmania, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Great Barrier Reef, Malibu, London, Loch Ness, St. Petersburg, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Tallinn, Helsinki, Munich, Luxembourg, Normandy, Zurich, Lucerne, Interlaken. Great museums. Incredible art. Balloon rides over the outback. Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef. Bicycle riding around the Chiemsee. The Bodensee and Mainau Island. All those sweet little German towns from Rottweil (yes, home of the dog breed...) to Meersburg. Coffee plantation on the big island of Hawaii. Whale watching. The little penguins of Phillips Island. Koalas. Kangaroos.
  
• Good friends all over the world who still want to keep in touch.
  
• No more APO or customs forms...