Today's Blessings

As I sit here in bed, sick, with a hot water bottle at my feet and a sleeping puppy at my side, I feel very blessed for a few reasons.

1.     In the interest of writing more often, I got a new laptop yesterday! My old one would overheat and randomly shut off on a whim making it very unreliable. So Ian and I went out yesterday to the Apple Store to purchase a new computer.  I love, love, love my new Mac book Pro! It’s silver and black exterior and backlit keys are so damn sexy.

2.     Ian’s sister Ashley and her boyfriend Garret are came out to Seattle to have dinner with us at our apartment last night. The menu included crudités and chips and salsa for appetizer, chicken fajitas for dinner, and granny smith apples with caramel for dessert. Yummy meal and mostly healthy. Garret lives in Idaho and he and Ashley see each other every other weekend or so.  We are glad they chose to spend some of their time together with us! They are great together and Ashley always amuses me. She’s hilarious.

3.     Even though I haven’t been to the gym since Tuesday because of my blasted sickness, I have actually lost a bit of weight. This is because I am sticking to mostly healthy eating habits and sometimes taking the stairs instead of the elevator I suppose.

4.     It’s the weekend and I don’t have to work. That’s always amazing.

5.     My sister called to tell me that my bridal shower will be on May 8th and I was instructed to send her a guest list. I feel blessed and loved that she puts in so much effort as my maid of honor and as my sister to make sure that I feel special and that my wedding events are special. She gets me and it’s rare to find someone who would drop anything to help you. I hope she knows that I would do the same for her.