Thankful

I always have a hard time coming up with things to be thankful for on turkey day, other than pie and Dave's mashed potatoes.  Definitely not because I'm not thankful for anything but more so that I feel like I try really hard to be that way all the time.  Really, I guess I'm thankful for having so much to be thankful for.  Awwww.  Ok, I know... "sure, whatever, just list it".  Fine.  I will.  So there.

More general things in life:
- My amazing, supportive, sweet, funny, sexy, caring, wonderful husband.
- My ridiculous bears.
- My family who made me who I am today.
- My friends for accepting me that way.
- Our simple existence and the ability to be healthy, work, fulfill our dreams, and take care of each other which, really, isn't that hard at all.

More random, specific things:
- socks, leaves, candles, hugs, cream soda, rain, peanut butter, feel good movies, flannel, naps, football, beer, sports bras, tupperware, shutter buttons, etc.
- And today, especially, because we hosted turkey day dinner for the first time, dishwashers.  I'm forever thankful for dishwashers.

Super short list for a really awesome world of things that I love but I'm getting tired and I'm still stupid full from dinner so that's all I got.  Well, here's to catching you all up a little:

Walks

Turkey Trot

Helping out at the kids race

I think I'm being watched (that's dave).

Finish line



Turkey Day

Shopping craziness

Oh yeah, and the dogs destroyed another one of their beds.  Look how innocent they're trying to be.  "Wasn't me, no sir.  No, I don't know who else was out here locked on the deck with teeth and claws that could have done this.  But it wasn't me.  Must have been the cat."

We don't have a cat.

Technology

I just figured out what a Bluetooth was.  Well, I still don't really know what it is or why they would call it a bluetooth but I do know that it is a way for my pictures and videos on my phone to get transferred to my computer.  Kinda scary actually.  I just sit here and press one button on my phone over here and it suddenly appears on my computer over there.  They've never been plugged in together, to me they're completely different devices.  But now they're talking.  Or toothing I suppose.  If there had been any other part or cord or button I would have had to pay attention to, none of this would be taking place, I assure you.  But, turns out, toothing is pretty easy.  And hopefully it's free.

That being said, here's a completely random collection of pictures from my phone.  Lucky you.  :)

From the 18 hours on the farm race...

A pile o bikes.

Our team, Bike Factory Racing.  And our mascot, the spaceman.

And my legs after the race.  No, that's not a tan line, that's mud.  Well, probably a bit of both.

These are from the beach, huge thanks to Becky and Larry for putting us up!!

Here are our two new nephews...

Baby Cody

Puppy Andy the panster

And this is what happens when my team (THE WORLD CHAMPION STEELERS) plays Dave's team (denver) and we meet up with friends to watch.  Sorry, couldn't get the picture to flip.  Maybe bluetooth can do that too.  Either way, someone should teach him some manners.

And THIS is what I get to do every time the Steelers BEAT the broncos.

The bet was the winner gets to hang their team's jersey on a wall in our house.  More pictures to come on that later.