Miami

Today I'm thankful for the opportunity I have to get out of town! I'm going on a cruise and today was the first leg of the journey - to get to Miami. I'm thankful for safe and uneventful travels. 

Freedom

There is nothing quite like walking out of work on a Friday, knowing everything is squared away and you don't have to even think about work for 10 days! Plus - add to that the fact that school is over for the semester. I'm feeling pretty free. Unfortunately I didn't get to simply bask in the freedom - I spent a good chunk of the evening packing. But I'm even thankful for that! I'm thankful for the feeling if being ready. I'm ready to ditch these bitter cold temperatures and soak in some sun!! 

Timing

I found out today that my rockstar audiologist is leaving me! She's leaving her practice to devote more of her time to teaching. I'm devastated. I cried multiple times today. Anne literally fought for me for almost two years. She wrote countless letters to insurance companies. And she put everything together for the application to the organization that donated my BAHA. I have never had a healthcare provider that cared as much as Anne cares. I can't even imagine how many hours she spent on me alone! And I imagine she helped many others just as much. Even though I'm crushed, I'm even more thankful for the timing of my BAHA. I'm thankful I could make it through the hard part with Anne's incredible support. The rest is just maintenance. And Anne is confident in her replacement so I will try to be also. 

The last big assignment

Tonight I gave my final presentation of the semester. I'm thankful the work is done! I still have one more class, but I just have to go (and turn a paper that's already done). 

A 45 minute commute

I had a board meeting today. I'm thankful for that meeting - it was short and enjoyable. I made it short on purpose. I had somewhere I really wanted to be tonight after the meeting. I joined a fitness and nutrition class that meets twice a week and I really wanted to make it to that meeting! But, today it snowed. All day. The traffic was awful! When I left the board meeting, I had just over an hour to make it to centerville in time for the work out portion of the class. And, I made it. I'm so thankful I didn't have to spend 2 or 3 hours on the road, like I heard some others did! I'm thankful I made it safe and timely!! 

One down

Next week is the last week of school for this semester. But, next week I will be on a cruise so I get to finish up all my class work this week! I'm so thankful that I am done with my Monday night class! Now I just have to do a presentation for my Wednesday night class and finish a book and write a report for my Thursday night class. And then I have to find some time to pack! Can someone please slow this week down a little bit? 

Socks

I'm pretty picky about my socks. I'm one of those weird people that sleeps with socks on. (I didn't know I was in the minority on that until recently...I don't know how everyone keeps their toes from freezing off with no socks!) Unfortunately, I totally forgot to pack socks when I packed for thanksgiving in St. George. I'm thankful for my moms heating pad that I put at the foot of my bed to keep my toes warm! And I'm thankful to have socks on tonight!