Blessings {Days 1-30}

Blessings of Day 1
~having someone who makes saying goodbye so hard
~having friends who have kept me company all day long

Blessings of Day 2
~things working out smoothly for once in this whole ordeal
~friends who came over to keep me company/help me eat my groceries

Blessings of Day 3
~snuggling sweet Hunter
~delicious sandwiches from AJ's

~cool, rainy weather

Blessings of Day 4
~drinking coffee I didn't have to make this morning
~hangin' with these cool kids this evening


Blessings of Day 5

~our church (serving, cuddling sweet babies, learning about what God says about being rich)

~lunch, manis & pedis with my nail buddy
~FaceTime with Nathan

Blessings of Day 6
~Romans 12
~improving at Body Pump
~time to catch up at work

~someone's about to be on his last flight

Blessings of Day 7
~a great Bible study co-leader
~two roommates for a few nights
~a growing Tribe

Blessings of Day 8
~the wonderful women of PWOC
~God's whispers of affirmation
~lavender/Epsom salt/baking soda baths

Blessings of Day 9
~seeing my love first thing this morning
~training my awesome Alternate to the Account Manager (The Office, anyone? haha)
~laughing with friends

Blessings of Day 10
~knowing when to expect a FaceTime call
~Coffee Friday!
~dinner with friends I don't see often

~knowing a God who cares, redeems, loves, forgives

Blessings of Day 11
~freedom! ; )
~eating a good dinner with good friends

~serving a God who invites us to be part of His work
~special service at church for volunteers

Blessings of Day 12
~having a husband who leads us well in acknowledging that everything we have is God's
~naps/a day of rest~dropping off a meal for friends with a new baby turning into a long chat with glasses of wine
(In case you haven't picked up on it yet, I have THE best friends here! They have made everything more bearable in so many ways.)

Blessings of Day 13
~being able to say I'll be in Texas next week!
~having a mom I can talk to about anything

~reminiscing about our trip to San Diego & Palm Springs while catching up on our blog
~having friends over for dinner

Blessings of Day 14
~phone dates with good friends who live far away (I've been thankful for these on other days recently too.)
~a day off from work
~the constant reminder I've received today that I can be and am blessed, or fully satisfied, despite my circumstances

Blessings of Day 15
~words of affirmation (my love language) from Nathan
~a friend's husband giving me a ride home
~being able to contribute to the hoodie drive at church, which will benefit kids at a nearby low-income school

Blessings of Day 16
~Beale's Home for the Holidays with friends--I won a free car wash and left with lots of other freebies!
~my standby ticket arriving in the mail from one of my generous BFFs
~a good friend bringing over a yummy dinner, laughing with me, and helping me prep for a party


Blessings of Day 17
~a trip to Target for a few more new dishes
~Coffee Friday! Always.
~PWOC Board Party
~being less than a week away from going to Texas

Blessings of Day 18
~sleeping in a bit

~time to lounge in my pjs and do some work around the house
~hanging out with the coolest Burdge boys again this evening

Blessings of Day 19

~10% done

~annual training at work is complete until next year

~friends having me over for dinner & laughing
~Nathan's evening call was a little longer than usual tonight

Blessings of Day 20
~getting adjusted at the chiropractor
~hanging out at three friends' houses this afternoon into the night
~our replacement couch cushion arriving in the mail
(To be honest, yesterday and today were a little crappy at certain points. But, tomorrow is a new day!)

Blessings of Day 21
~a productive day at work
~Tribe night with more new people
~"Scars and struggles on the way,
But with joy our hearts can say,
Yes, our hearts can say,
Never once did we ever walk alone,
Never once did You leave us on our own,
You are faithful, God, You are faithful" ~Never Once, One Sonic Society

Blessing of Day 22
~Even though I'm super excited to be in Texas soon to see family & friends, I realized today how much I am going to hate leaving all my people that are here! Trying not to think about how hard it's going to be to PCS from here...
(And yes, that's definitely a blessing!)

Staying in Texas for six weeks and this is all I'm bringing with me! This is either the smartest or the absolute dumbest idea I've ever had... Shopping trips, birthday & Christmas presents will provide supplemental items though.


Blessing of Day 23
~having awesome friends who helped me out with leaving
~making it to Texas, hugging my mom and dad!

Blessings of Day 24
~a fairly chill day
~eating bean and cheese tacos
~hugging my brother

Blessing of Day 25
~laughing with my family over the pictures we took with CamWow









Blessing of Day 26

~cooking with/for my family
~FaceTime with one of my BFFs

Blessings of Day 27

~shopping with my mom for my birthday & for Nathan's care package
~opening my birthday present from Nathan (a cashmere cardigan) over FaceTime with him
~margherita pizza & Moscato at Dough


Blessings of Day 28
~finishing up care packages for Nathan
~making a good dinner with my dad
~watching Saving Mr. Banks with my mom

Blessings of Day 29

~finally getting my watch battery replaced
~hugging my sister

~eating a dinner of tamales, beans & rice

Blessings of Day 30
~eating a Thanksgiving breakfast
~road tripping to College Station with Matt & Allison
~meeting up with Dylan for dinner at Double Dave's

~standing in the student section of the A&M v LSU game