Gratitude.

I am stunned by how good I was made to feel yesterday (and the day before).  Absolutely blown away.

Jenny, Chris, Sarah–Thank you for your phone calls.

Keith, Aaron, Debra, Tommy, Andi, Jennifer, Robyn, Robin, Jashondra, Jenny, Leslie, Ian, Andrea, Debra, Abby, Lauren, Shannon, Reba, Mindy, Jennifer, Randy, Kelly–Thank you for your emails.

Laura, Regina, Keith, Clare, Kelsey, Scott, Carrie, Patrice, Laura, Brent, Shannon, Amy, Morgan, Susan, Teri, Mindy, Leslie, Taline, Kristin, Morgan, Cassie, Babs, Jennifer, Tina, Tony, Keith, The DE, Sarah–Thank you for your posts and comments.

Mom and Dad–Thank you for your support and permission to go spend frivolous money on myself.  LOVE my bling!

Troy, Kim–Thank you for your texts.

Jennifer–Thank you for your texts and tandem tears.

Alan–Thank you for your company.

Clare–Thank you for the most amazing gift ever received from someone I’ve never even met (and NOT because I want to toot my own horn but because if you’re not reading her blog, you really, really should be, please go here:  Life on the C Train).

And Caroline–Thank you for knowing without me saying that a little hand-holding might be needed yesterday, and for taking it upon yourself to make sure I had plenty of good in my day to way outweigh the bad.

Because of you all, what by rights should’ve or could’ve been a fairly crap day turned out to be a pretty fabulous day.  With the exception of my kiddos heading off for a weeklong vacation with The Ex and The Girlfriend (because there’s nothing anyone could say to make that very fun for me), I smiled and laughed and was emotionally moved over and over and over again.  I can’t sufficiently explain how absolutely unworthy of it I feel I am, but I am insanely grateful for the repeated compliments and cheers and pats on the back.  I am utterly grateful to have such an amazing support system and to have so many fabulous people in my corner.  Thank you, thank you, thank you.  And then thank you again.