More to be thankful about

I'll make this quick, because I have a lot of work to do in the last 5 days of my career here (at my current job).

My little dog (all 70 pounds of him) is feeling much better after a scary vet visit and scarier prognosis: pancreatitis. He is on a special diet and is back his old self, which means energy to spare and lots of licking. We're working on that... As I bought his new food last night, spending $30 for about a one-week supply I thought, "wow, this is insane, but he is so worth it!"

My little man (all-I'm not going to say how much Josh weighs!!) is safe! He finished the Baja 1000, crossing the finish line around 3 a.m. I had been tensely watching the little dot that represented his car on the map of Mexico since he started his shift around 6 p.m. I finally feel asleep around 11 and was awoken by a phone call. Josh's mom had been watching the screen non-stop. Both our hearts stopped when his car stopped, for about an hour. We worried in our separate houses if he had crashed or gotten hurt or was stuck, or broken down... Linda was so upset she told me she got in her car and went for a drive to stop herself from staring obsessively at the screen. But the little dot that said "1610" made it to Cabo San Lucas and I got a phone call from the victorious race car driver! Safe, in one piece, and probably very tired. Too bad he has a 24 hour drive home...

My journey

I don't have much time to write.

That is a motto for me right now, I think. I don't have much time to write this time, right now, and in general as well. But I want to say one thing.

I am thankful!
I am thankful for my life, my circumstances, most of all, my journey. I so incredibly grateful that my life has worked out the way it has, even though portions have been painful and overwhelming, and probably will be again. For now, I am reflecting on what is right rather than what is wrong. I am starting to see the direction my life is taking, and it is shaping up to be everything I wanted it to be and more. There is so much more that I can offer, and I feel as though my potential is shining through, so brightly that even I have caught a glimpse of it. I am optimistic and hopeful. I appreciate every moment and how each one has led to where I am now. I feel at peace with my circumstances.

I am lucky.

Thank you!

Halloween

So this has been a crazy week, but I do not let my favorite holiday go unrecognized. Ashley and Brittany joined me for a pumpkin-fest. We ate themed foods, starting with spiderweb soup and black-and-orange sandwiches, bone sticks, orange candy corn punch, and ending with worms and dirt.