I have gratitude today for...
* thinking about Uncle Scott today and asking Dad for his address so I can send a birthday card to him. It's been so many years since we've seen or talked to him and it makes me really sad he has almost no one. I want him to know I think about him. 
* Lori answering my questions about the quarterly taxes for 1099 employees. She made me feel much better. 
* another great workout with Dave. I know I write the same thing every week, but I feel very fortunate to be able to spend the money on these sessions. I really need them to keep me on track and to hold me accountable. It's much harder to blow off the gym when I have a training appointment scheduled. 
* eating the leftovers from Saturday's dinner. I enjoyed the food more tonight than I did the other night!
* watching the first episode of this season's Homeland. It was very good, as expected!

I have gratitude today for...
* getting a good night's sleep last night and sleeping in this morning. The last few nights I haven't slept well at all. 
* going to West Chester to see another house with Cat. I was convinced from the pictures on-line it was going to be "the one". The downstairs ended up being too cramped and the family room was too small. We decided to look at the one on Cote Circle again, I definitely liked it much more after seeing it for a second time. 

Top: Waterwillow Circle   *   Bottom: Cote Circle

* the chicken taco dip coming out great to bring to Erin & Bill's. I layered refried beans, chicken baked with fiesta dip mix seasoning, salsa and cheese. I will definitely make it again as an appetizer. 
* a fun time at Erin & Bill's for the Eagles game. Liam is getting so big! The Eagles played pretty well in the 1st quarter and then it was all downhill from there. It was nice to spend time with them even though the game ended up being a blowout. 

I have gratitude today for...
* cleaning up the house this morning and then going to yoga at the gym. I loved today's class with Maura. I'm definitely going to try to go to more Saturday morning classes.
* making lots of good food for today. I started the turkey breast in the crock pot before I left the house this morning. After I got back from yoga and the store I made fresh guacamole and homemade peanut butter pie for dessert. I'm glad I did the potatoes and stuffing last night because just those two things took forever. 
* Mom, Dad, Kelly & Alex coming out to visit today. We were celebrating Dad's birthday a few days late. We hadn't seen Kelly & Alex since their wedding--hard to believe it had been that long! We had appetizers in the living room and spent some time catching up. 
* Mom helping me make the salad. I made the parmesan-garlic broccoli and carrots and heated up the stuffing and potatoes. Mom & Dad brought awesome Dolce's bread and a made a garlic spread with the roasted garlic I made the other night. 
* everyone enjoying dinner and the peanut butter pie. I love cooking and love it even more when people like what I've made for them. 
* watching the first episode of this season's Parenthood. It actually wasn't as good as I was expecting but the previews for the rest of the season look great. 
* giving Kelly & Alex their wedding gift. We bought them a gorgeous Le Creseut dutch oven and gave them money towards their wedding album. I wanted to give them something special that they'd have for a long time. Now Kelly just has to start cooking!
* the awesome Italian cookies Kelly brought from NYC. Yum!
* Andy cleaning up everything from dinner. It was a huge help!

I have gratitude today for...
* being able to reschedule my doctor appointment for next week instead of today. Usually it takes months to get a rescheduled appointment. 
* ordering my Le Creseut grill pan. I've wanted one forever and finally decided to go for it. 
* lunch with Marissa at Panera. We talked about Park Power and what a great opportunity it would be for her & Chris. 
* grilling burgers for dinner. I made sliced potatoes to go with them and a salad. Easy and good dinner!
* watching a few episodes of X Factor. Even Andy was kind of into it.

I have gratitude today for...
* another awesome session with Dave this morning. I secretly hope every time I have to go early in the morning that I'll get a text from him cancelling. I really just wanted to sleep this morning, but...I went and it was a great workout.
* Andy finding a way to get me to Gold status on Starwood Rewards! Hopefully we'll get some upgrades in Aruba. 
* placing an order with Sweaty Bands. Supposedly they're the best headbands ever and it would be great if they'd actually stay on for running and yoga. We'll see. 
* Kathy inviting me to the BEN FM "Women of the Week" event at Rosemont College. I met some of the people she works with and listened to a couple of good speeches. I thought it was going to be more of a networking event---sometimes you never know until you get there. 
* talking with Steve about the non-compete agreement he wants me to sign and him alleviating some of my concerns.