I have gratitude today for...
* Ed & John recognizing the team for an awesome sales round in today's meeting, and for recognizing me for my individual accomplishments this month.
* lunch with Sophia, Beth & John at Plaza Azteca. I was excited to tell them we would like them to work for us after their internships end if they should choose to stay.
* it being Thursday when I kept thinking it was Monday.
* finally catching up with Lorin Gussard.
* talking with Mom and Kelly tonight.
* Debbie sharing with me the news that she is probably going to be laid off. I knew when I saw the instant message "hey..." that something was wrong. It is really sad, what's going on in education these days. She is one of the most respected teachers in her school but will be one of the first to go because of how long she's been there. It's a disgrace. I hope in some way I was able to put her a little more at east. I remember what it felt like when I was laid off from LifeStyle, but somehow we all find a way to move forward.

I have gratitude today for...
* the cute little alarm clock that is named James waking me up again this morning.
* perfect weather for our last day in Cocoa Beach.
* receiving an email that a hospital is moving forward with the front cover I pitched last week; my highest cover sale so far!
* walking with Megan, Andy and the boys to the playground; spending time with them on the slides, swings, etc.
* Jeffrey's excitement about seeing Discovery land. We all went to the beach and definitely heard the shuttle break the sound barrier. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see it land. (We think it came in from another direction.)
* the message John left to tell me how proud he was about my sale. After the last two days it was really nice to have something good happen (work related.)
* indulging with a turkey club for lunch followed by a hot fudge sundae (again, I know!) Last day of vacation...
* spending the last two hours we had before it was time to pack our things on the beach with Andy.
* having time to take a shower before heading to the airport.
* Mrs. Roth giving us a ride to the airport.
* We were hoping our flight was oversold, no luck there. We were, however, bumped to first-class which was a nice surprise.
* arriving home safely to Philadelphia.
* John hooking us up with free parking.
* Papa John's still being open so we could order a pizza for a late dinner.

I have gratitude today for...
* waking up to James knocking on the door saying "Aunt Teen, Aunt Teen". He is so adorable, I love this age!
* getting up early (before 7am!) and going grocery shopping with Megan & Jeffrey.
* celebrating "Fat Tuesday" with a turkey club at 9am.
* having a bit of time to read my Kindle outside in the backyard.
* perfect weather on the beach this afternoon.
* keeping it together when one of my ads almost completely fell apart this afternoon. I can usually handle the stress but I was so annoyed these problems, that could have been prevented, were ruining the couple days we have left in FL. This definitely hasn't been the most relaxing vacation, but I still feel lucky to be here at all! 
* hot fudge sundaes for dessert, it was as good as going to an ice cream shop!
* being able to sit with Megan and load music onto Jeff's iPod. I like being able to share my music library with other people.

I have gratitude today for...
* Andy going to the store and cleaning up the house while I worked the whole day.
* accepting there was nothing I could do about the issues that came up with some advertisers today. I did everything I could to make sure I didn't spend the majority of my time working while we were in FL but today ended up being a full work day inside on the computer and phone. :-( I do feel confident that everything will be approved be early tomorrow.
* the great guy I have in my life. I am very lucky and can't wait to marry him.
* getting some of the engagement thank you notes written out.
* Megan, Jeffrey, James and Mrs. Roth arriving safely to Orlando and for Andy picking them up from the airport.
* dinner coming out perfectly since I didn't have all of the ingredients or a recipe. Chicken & steak marsala hand mashed potatoes and carrots. Everyone loved it!
* playing with the kids and getting to spend some quality time with them.
* finding "America's Next Great Restaurant" On-Demand. I enjoyed watching it.

I have gratitude today for...
* bagels from Dunkin Donuts for breakfast, thanks Andy!
* laying in the backyard reading mags and talking with Jenn for a bit this morning while the guys worked on the car.
* Kevin & Jenn following us to Sears so we could get the battery replaced.
* using the time we had to wait at the mall in Macy's; we added some great items to our registry.
* lunch at Coconuts. It ended up being warm and sunny most of the time we were there. The food was good and we had some frozen drinks for dessert.
* spending the rest of the afternoon talking, listening to music and having a few beers (well, not Jenn) in the backyard. It was a little chilly to go to the beach.
* good laughs watching the Dave Matthews SNL clip and the Cliff Lee/Jayson Werth YouTube video.
* dinner at Slow & Low. The food was incredible, we can't wait to go back. Gotta love southern BBQ.