Holidays and the final ten

The holiday season is here!  We hope everyone had a perfect Thanksgiving.  We had a nice day at the Bailey household.  We had my side of the family over for a big lunch.  We fried our turkey and had all the sides imagineable.  Everything was delicious!!  Stephen and I went out with our niece Charity at midnight to visit Target and Best Buy.  We were home by 2 am.  We slept til 445 and got up and went to Home Depot and Lowe's.  Charity, Wriston and I went out shopping again after W's morning nap and stayed til dinner time.  I did buy a few gifts for Stephen and Wriston.  Yesterday, Wriston, Charity and I went shopping with my parents at the Gaffney Outlets after I put up our Christmas tree and a few decorations. 

So, with November closing, it is time to list my final 10 items I am thankful for this year.

1. Naps!  After all that shopping, we needed a few naps!
2. Pictures with Santa.  While Wriston was NOT a fan of Santa, the picture is priceless AND looks like Stephen's 1st photo with Santa (he was a crier too) 
3. Christmas ornaments.  Each one has a special memory.
4. Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.  Wriston's favorite song since a baby! 
5. Long weekends with the family.
6. Holidays.
7. Yesterdays, Todays and Tomorrows.
8. Smiles
9. Sunshine! 
10. Having more than 30 things to be thankful for

Guess that ends the list of 30.  I think my list could go on and on and on. 

10 more

Ten more items of which I am thankful for:

1. Amazing coworkers - they help my days go faster and have become wonderful friends!
2. My sweet Georgia Mae.  Precious puppy who came to our family 4 years ago.
3. Digital photos - great way to capture memories without having to print every single one
4. MY NEW KITCHEN - while not 100% complete, I. LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. it!
5. Redbox.  Enough said.
6. DVR.  Necessity with a child.  And even without.
7. Advancements in cancer treatment.  I pray the treatments help my uncle and dad in their battle.
8. Blogs.  Perfect to catch up on friends, find new recipes and get inspired.
9. My neices and nephew.  I cannot imagine my life without them.  I love them to pieces.
10. Christmas music.  It puts a smile on my face every single time.  By far, my favorite holiday!

I am looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with the family in a few days.  I'll be sure to post pictures!

30 Days!

So, it seems everyone on facebook started doing 30 days of thankfulness.  It's a nice concept.  With Thanksgiving fast approaching, I decided that instead of listing everything out one day at a time, I would go ahead and list 10 of my top things I am most thankful for nowadays.  10 more will come in a few days.. followed by another 10.

In no particular order:

1. I am thankful to be a mommy.  My sweet, amazing, perfect little boy Wriston Todd Bailey brings out the best in me.  Being a mom is such an honor and I am lucky God blessed us with such a precious gift.  I love my boy!
2. I am thankful to be a wife to my very best friend.  Stephen and I are lucky to still be in love almost 12 years after our first date.  We always have fun together.  I could not ask for a better friend, husband or father to Wriston.  I love you Stephen.
3. I am thankful for my family - all of you.  Being the youngest of four and the only girl had its ups and downs.  Today, I am thankful for my 3 older brothers, my fabulous parents, my inlaws and everyone else who I consider family.  You all mean the WORLD to me.  
4. I am especially thankful for my parents.  I have the best parents in the world.  They are always supportive, loving and understanding.  They let me make my own mistakes, follow my dreams and become the person I am today.  I am nothing without them. 
5. I am especially thankful to Gran and Pop Bailey.  Having lost my grandparents at an early age, I am so blessed to have them in my life.  They have never been anything but my Gran and Pop. 
6. I am thankful for my friends.  All of you accepted me for ME. You accepted my quirkiness, my loudness, my talkativeness, my ramblings, my outbursts... you loved me for who I am and who I want to be.  I could not ask for a better set of friends.  I love you all.
7. I am thankful for smiles in the morning from my sweet boy.  Nothing starts a day like seeing my baby grin. 
8. I am thankful for my remodeled kitchen.  While not completely finished, it is gorgeous and I love my house a little more than I did before.
9. I am thankful for my nephew and neices.  I am lucky.  I cannot imagine my life without them.
10. I am thankful for college football.  I love my gamecocks and the georgia dawgs :)