10 Things We Are Thankful For: April Edition

I love to read blogs. My google reader is overloaded with blogs that I follow, everything from recipes, to design, to friends, to friends of friends, to photography, etc. You get the picture. Whenever I have some downtime at work, I love to see what my favorite bloggers are up to. Yesterday, I learned that our friend and neighbor, Tessa, has a blog. It is super cute, and she is a great cook so there are lots of fun recipes, news on her family, and overall greatness. She has posted the 10 things she is grateful for at various times since she has started her blog. I think this is a great idea so I am going to try it out, so here is the first 10 Things Jesse & Rachel are Thankful For: April Edition.

Rachel’s List:

1. Jesse, I couldn’t have married a better man, he is amazing!

2. Paisley & Zhor- they make me laugh every day.

3. Family

4. 9 by Design – Bravo has found greatness with the Novogratz family.

5. Cool Thursdays at the Arboretum, totally relaxing and fun, a great time spent with family and friends.

6. My garden & the picket fence around it – we used basil from the garden this week to make a delicious Strawberry Basil Lemonade and Jesse did an amazing job with the fence.

7. Garage Sales & Thrift Stores – I am searching for a “beautiful” (or one that I can turn into beautiful) chandelier and some chairs for our office.

8. Our home – I love that it feels like a safe place, a place where you can just be yourself and relax.

9. New Recipes – I love cooking and trying out new recipes – though last week I did throw away an apple cake I attempted, it was truly terrible – it did make for a good laugh though.

10. Coffee

Jesse’s List:

10. Two spaces after a period

9. Good set of padded bike shorts

8. The delete button on my dvr remote (so I can delete rachel’s shows without her knowing)

7. Chips and queso

6. Uncle julios

5. BB guns

4. Homemade meals

3. Sitting on the couch with (see #1) as much as we can

2. The most awesome roof over our heads

1. The raddest family in the whole entire world. My sexy wife, our crazy puppy, and our old man withers

I encourage you to think of the things that you are thankful for, especially when you have had a long week at work, had some bumps in the road, etc. It definitely adds a new, and refreshing perspective towards your day.