i am thankful...

for friday night dates...

for new micro brews in back alleyways...

for delicious popcorn that pairs perfectly with a beer taster...

for muraled walls and dorky glasses {that mr. lesley loves}...

for a delicious brown ale at hogshead brewery...

for groupons at downtown spots, even when the food isn't exactly life changing, but the conversation is more than wonderful...

for denver and all it's glory...

for sweet action ice cream reopening its doors and men who wear leather kilts...

these moments with mr. lesley are so precious.

i know we won't always have this kind of freedom, so i'm thankful for nights where we can enjoy every. last. drop.

sunset.

“There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. Don't miss so many of them.” 

 ― Jo Walton

an afternoon at the rink.

looking around the ice rink today gave me a lot of hope for mankind.

 

::parents with their children, teaching them to skate as their sons and daughters held onto the railing for dear life::

::couples, one of them trying their best and yet failing miserably, and the other so patient, holding them up with such tenderness::

::the father who, with a smile on his face, couldn't manage to take his hands off the rail, but laughed the entire time::

::parents along the sides taking picture after picture of their children all bundled up in hats and scarves::

i didn't learn how to stop sideways.

and i still have yet to perfect my triple salchow.

but today, at the ice rink, i felt the joy of complete strangers. 

and it made me happy.

let's go on a walk.

"The dry grasses are not dead for me. A beautiful form has as much life at one season as another."

-Henry David Thoreau

thankful.

even though the thankful craze has seemed to have died in the midst of shopping for the latest deals, this is my blog and i'll do what i want.

and i still want to ride the thankful wave. 

so, without further ado, my thanksgiving break in statements of thankfulness. 

deal with it.

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i am thankful i live in a country where it's perfectly acceptable to wear your sweatpants tucked into your fuggs on your walk to get starbies.

i am thankful for restaurants with patios, the strong colorado sun, and lunch with my in-laws at a neighborhood joint.

i am thankful for used bookstores that conveniently carry this month's book club book for only 4 bucks.

what. a. steal.

i am thankful for shopping and ice cream.

always and everywhere.

{and it helps when you are shopping for christmas decor

that your mother in law insists on buying for you.}

i am thankful my husband orders ice cream in a cup because it reminds me there are things in life i will never understand.

the ice cream and cone combo is one of the best combos in the world, right? 

i am thankful for my very best friend and night before thanksgiving apps and zerts.

and sleepovers! i am very thankful for sleepovers.

i am thankful that my brother in law has single handedly made me obsessed with bloody marys. 

seriously delicious.

i am thankful for gooey cinnamon rolls that call my name.

i am thankful for family ridiculousness. 

i am thankful for bed head, and coffee breath, and pjs.

and the family who has to love you even when you look roooouuuugh.

i am thankful for our loyal guard dogs.

i am thankful for us.  

{so very thankful}

i am thankful for this, the single greatest thanksgiving staple. 

and don't even try to tell me it's gross. 

i will defend the jelly goodness to my death.

i am thankful for a thanksgiving meal with an incredible view of the city i love so much.

i am thankful for turkey with a view and the men who cut it so that the grossness doesn't affect my ability to enjoy it on my plate.

i am thankful for a perfectly set thanksgiving table.

i am thankful for the family that fills the seats at the table and the life that is shared over a meal.

i am thankful for corn on top of my potatoes (yes, i'm five) and a colorful plate of delicious food.

i am thankful for the detroit lions.

{but i am not thankful for challenge flags.}

i am thankful for this stud muffin.

i am thankful that God is throwing out all the stops on denver sunsets this week.

i am thankful for multiple forms of pumpkin dessert.

i am thankful that the age old phrase is true...

"like father, like son."

i am thankful for days that end with tea in our matching mugs.

i am thankful for 9 news, clapping on cue for the viewers at home, and the city and county building covered in christmas cheer. 

i am thankful for generous in-laws who treated us to so many amazing meals out on the town. 

including...

::tom's urban 24::

::cafe|bar::

::lucky pie::

i am thankful for family walks with sir winston on a cloudy day at wash park.

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i am thankful for time. 

time to experience life with family.

time to make memories.

time to rest and reflect and pray.

time to remember how blessed i truly am and thank God for his goodness.