I thought it would be fun to do one of these lists of thought provoking questions i found while playing around on google. I read through the list i'm going to use, and some questions are better than others, but overall they are all fairly solid questions in one way or another.
Week 1 - What are you Thankful For?
This is certainly a very commonly asked question this time of year, but it's
always good to reflect on what we are thankful for. So many things come to mind. At the top of my list is my family. It's hard to believe it's already 2020. Back in 2010 we had our first baby. Watching Kira grow over this past decade (OMG it's really been that long) has been one of the most amazing and rewarding experience of my life. Kira has grown into an amazing person, she is friendly and caring, helpful, smart, and extremely creative. She has been such a huge help with her little brother and sisters. Donovan is following in his big sisters footsteps, and has really been coming out of his shell over the past couple of years. His hard work is noticeable, and his big personality is finally coming out. He too has really started to embrace his nurturing side, and has become a bigger help around the house and with his younger siblings. It's still a work in progress but watching him grow is quite rewarding. Athena, who is always right on Donovan's coat tails in the growth department has also grown a lot this year. Starting school full day, and adjusting to a new baby sister. Athena has a big personality and pushes her boundaries a bit more than her siblings, but she is still such a sweet kid. I'm thankful for her still coming to sit in my lap, or wanting to come lay down with me etc. She's 4 going on 14 but i'm glad she is still happy to hang out with her mom.
Of course i'm Thankful for our youngest Beatrix. I'm incredibly thankful for how
smoothly her pregnancy/birth went overall. Besides haywire blood pressure at the end, overall my pregnancy with her was uneventful, and the best since Kira's extremely uneventful (which is a good thing) pregnancy. Being such a good pregnancy definitely helped me get through the long hours of my job this time around, while i was pregnant with her. When she was born i don't' think i've ever been so thankful to hear a baby cry. Athena didn't cry when she was born because she couldn't breath, instead she made a heart dropping gurgle, so hearing Beatrix's strong and consistent cries was one of the best sounds i've heard in my whole life.
This year i am extremely thankful for my job. Leaving my job at Specialty's in
Seattle when we moved was really hard. I had really started to feel positive about that job, and was excited to continue with it. Then when we suddenly moved i had to give that up. When we got to Denver i was very thankful to have two jobs already lined up. When i took the first one at Corner Bakery i was very happy to have gotten a job i had wanted. However, due to horrible management it was an awful job. Probably one of the worst i have had, i was miserable and overworked. My employees were the only thing that kept me going while i was with that company. Thankfully i was only there for about 6 months. A little over a year ago in September i made a decision to be done with it. I wanted to get back on track with my career, and took my step into full service dining. This had been a long term goal of mine. My job is a pain in the butt, it's hard, it's hectic, and it's what i love! I might complain about it, but i have always thrived in crazy and hectic situations. Those who can overcome a horde of disasters and still keep it together, are the true leaders. This job has afforded me a paid maternity leave, good benefits for my family, growth opportunities, and a group of amazing coworkers that i truly enjoy.
I'm thankful for Denver. It's been a little over a year and a half since we moved out here. What a crazy journey from beginning to end. The circumstances for how we came to our new home was not ideal, but in the end this is the place we had thought about in our future anyway. I'm thankful we took the leap, it was terrifying, and much harder than expected. But overall it was a good move, and the right move for our family. I love our area, the kids schools, and the people we have come to know. The adventure of the journey we have and continue to travel down has strengthened our families ties, and will surely be an experience we look back on for the rest of our lives.
Lastly (for today), i'm thankful for my Husband. We might have our ups and downs like everyone else, but we click and fit together like two pieces of a puzzle. After almost 15 years, we still get along, and enjoy each other, and we've given each other the gift of 4 amazing children. Without each others support i don't think this move would have been possible.
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