#51

i'm thankful for...



the end of the day.




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#50

i'm thankful for...


friends with whom i can quote a plethora of movies.



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#49

i'm thankful for...



moms who make chocolate chip cookies at 9 pm for their kids and their kids' friends. and then let them stay up late to watch SNL.



....i'm 12 again.



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#48

i'm thankful for...



1. the moment when you come across something you've been waiting to buy and it's finally on sale....The Office, season 5.

2. the students i have who are quiet, courteous and kind just because that's who they are. if only i could clone them.

3. salads. i love vegetables so much.



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#47

i'm thankful for...


technology that allows me to converse with a good friend living all the way in mongolia.

IMing....who knew?




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#46

i'm thankful for...


potato bread. the best and most delish form of carbs and starch i can possibly think of.


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#45

i'm thankful for...


some random, yet quality items:


1. talented people like this guy

2. hanging out with students and laughing together (one of them laughed so hard he started crying...)

3. knowing that winter will eventually come to an end

4. owning an extremely wonderful pillow



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#44

i'm thankful for...



the fact that there is only one monday a week.



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#43

i'm thankful for...


good, fearless, complicated, funny, inspiring, and very human stories.



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#42

i'm thankful for...



LAUGHING. LAUGHING. LAUGHING.


and more LAUGHING.



(i hope you have laughed today)



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#41

i'm thankful for...


the pleasant thought that i don't have to go to school tomorrow :)



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#40

i'm thankful for...


the moment long and tedious meetings are finally done.



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#39

i'm thankful for...




sleep. just wish it could last a bit longer.


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#38

i'm thankful for...



desserts. they are a perfect way to end the day and start the evening.



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#37

i'm thankful for...




getting to make Target runs whenever i feel like it. even if i'm just looking for fun socks and baskets.



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#36

i'm thankful for...



drawn out, quiet sunday mornings


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#35

i'm thankful for....



my mom.



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#34

i'm thankful for...


fun nights with good people and the making of new inside jokes.




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#33

i'm thankful for...



the magic of caffene.



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#32

i'm thankful for...


days when i'm glad i'm single. it's nice to have moments where i am content in life...and able to gain some perspective on things (ie: i save SO much on food!)



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#31

i'm thankful for...


snow days.


because i put the NO in snow day. as in NO school related work got done.




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#30

i'm thankful for...


that little satisfying moment of "ahhhhh" after grading a whole bunch of stuff.





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#29

i'm thankful for...


productive days. even though "productive" usually means "full of work."





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#28

i'm thankful for...



the capacity to be tough.




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#27

i'm thankful for...


two hour delays. every friday should have a two hour delay.



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#26

i'm thankful for...


the wonderful relief there is in knowing that i don't have to stay in the place i currently live or work the job i currently have for the rest of my life.



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#25

i'm thankful for...


THIS

THIS

THIS

and

THIS




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#24

i'm thankful for...



random visits from students and the fun conversations we have (which include subjects ranging from China to sleeping pills to PE teachers to moms).




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#23

i'm thankful for...


being able to get through a challenging day and then going to sleep in one of the comfiest beds in the world.


(i'm also thankful for the word "comfy"...comfy comfy comfy comfy comfy)




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# 22

i'm thankful for...



funny little fails like this:






and songs that either get stuck in my head - in a good way, elicit surprising behaviors in unexpected places, or just have remarkably AWESOME music videos.






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# 21

i'm thankful for...


a joyful beginning to the new year



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