I know, I know. I've been behind on this. I haven't been posting everyday. In my defense, I warned you in the first post that this might happen. I will do my best to post my glad findings on here each day, but if I miss a day or two, know that I am writing them down & will compile them when I do post on here. So, can't say you didn't know.
However, I did say I'd be keeping track of my glads. So, here you go:
Day 12: Today I am glad that I have such an amazing mom. Today was her birthday and I am so glad she was born. She is the best mom anyone could ask for & I owe her everything. She's always behind me supporting, pushing when I need it, or out front pulling when I've dug my feet in the ground. Though most of us would like to, we can't escape becoming our parents at least in some small ways. If I end up even half like my mom (the half of me that's like my dad puts up a pretty good fight for the whole thing) then I know I'll be just fine.
Day 13: Today I am glad for Donny and Marie Osmond. Didn't you know? They're my close personal buddies. Ok, not really, but my mom was such an avid fan when she was young, knew so much about them, and has told me and my sister so many stories about them that in a way I feel they are buddies. When I heard that they were coming to Arizona to do a set of shows for Christmas, opening the day after my mom's birthday, I knew exactly how we were meant to celebrate her birthday. I discussed with Sister and she of course agreed. So, we conspired to buy the tickets & kidnap her for the evening. Have I mentioned I love surprising people? We slipped the tickets into her birthday card. We totally got her.
The show was great, by the way. The two of them are just so darn cute! Even now when they're, how shall I say this, not quite as spry as they used to be years ago, they still put on a great show. Donny got some background dancers and, during a performance of "Yo-yo", did the same dance he and his brothers used to do back in the early days, jumps and everything. Now, it's not hard hitting choreography, but for a 50 something year old I was impressed. He had some moves for his song "Soldier of Love" as well. Then there was Marie, who is my mom's age, dancing around herself, in stiletto heels the whole show no less. On top of that, girl has some pipes! She sang an opera song, well. Anyway, point is, they don't know it, but Donny and Marie did more than entertain us that night. They gave us a memory of a wonderful night out with our mom that my sister and I will never forget.
Day 14: Today I'm glad that the week started off so well and to know that it's already half over. Phew!
Day 15: Today I am glad that I got an unexpected text message from my pal Betsy. A text message asking for my address so she could send me mail. As in, old fashioned mail. I love mail!
Day 16: Today I am glad that it's Friday. I am glad that it was my short day at work and even more glad that I handled everything on my to do list at work despite it being a short day. I felt very on top of my stuff on Friday.
Day 17: Today I am glad that I had alone time. Not many people understand this, but I enjoy just being alone and being the master of myself and my little universe. It's not always pretty inside my head, which is generally why I don't let other people in there, but it's the only head I've got. Sometimes I just have to go in alone and face the darkness inside and do some cleaning, evaluating, or just flood the whole thing out with some tears.
Lastly, I'm glad that I have 23 more days ahead that I know for sure I'll find something to be glad about.
What are you glad about?
Just for the giggles, I'll leave you with some 70's boyband goodness. Enjoy!
Note: For added enjoyment mute this video and play an N Sync song over it. Good times, good times.
However, I did say I'd be keeping track of my glads. So, here you go:
Day 12: Today I am glad that I have such an amazing mom. Today was her birthday and I am so glad she was born. She is the best mom anyone could ask for & I owe her everything. She's always behind me supporting, pushing when I need it, or out front pulling when I've dug my feet in the ground. Though most of us would like to, we can't escape becoming our parents at least in some small ways. If I end up even half like my mom (the half of me that's like my dad puts up a pretty good fight for the whole thing) then I know I'll be just fine.
Day 13: Today I am glad for Donny and Marie Osmond. Didn't you know? They're my close personal buddies. Ok, not really, but my mom was such an avid fan when she was young, knew so much about them, and has told me and my sister so many stories about them that in a way I feel they are buddies. When I heard that they were coming to Arizona to do a set of shows for Christmas, opening the day after my mom's birthday, I knew exactly how we were meant to celebrate her birthday. I discussed with Sister and she of course agreed. So, we conspired to buy the tickets & kidnap her for the evening. Have I mentioned I love surprising people? We slipped the tickets into her birthday card. We totally got her.
The show was great, by the way. The two of them are just so darn cute! Even now when they're, how shall I say this, not quite as spry as they used to be years ago, they still put on a great show. Donny got some background dancers and, during a performance of "Yo-yo", did the same dance he and his brothers used to do back in the early days, jumps and everything. Now, it's not hard hitting choreography, but for a 50 something year old I was impressed. He had some moves for his song "Soldier of Love" as well. Then there was Marie, who is my mom's age, dancing around herself, in stiletto heels the whole show no less. On top of that, girl has some pipes! She sang an opera song, well. Anyway, point is, they don't know it, but Donny and Marie did more than entertain us that night. They gave us a memory of a wonderful night out with our mom that my sister and I will never forget.
Day 14: Today I'm glad that the week started off so well and to know that it's already half over. Phew!
Day 15: Today I am glad that I got an unexpected text message from my pal Betsy. A text message asking for my address so she could send me mail. As in, old fashioned mail. I love mail!
Day 16: Today I am glad that it's Friday. I am glad that it was my short day at work and even more glad that I handled everything on my to do list at work despite it being a short day. I felt very on top of my stuff on Friday.
Day 17: Today I am glad that I had alone time. Not many people understand this, but I enjoy just being alone and being the master of myself and my little universe. It's not always pretty inside my head, which is generally why I don't let other people in there, but it's the only head I've got. Sometimes I just have to go in alone and face the darkness inside and do some cleaning, evaluating, or just flood the whole thing out with some tears.
Lastly, I'm glad that I have 23 more days ahead that I know for sure I'll find something to be glad about.
What are you glad about?
Just for the giggles, I'll leave you with some 70's boyband goodness. Enjoy!
Note: For added enjoyment mute this video and play an N Sync song over it. Good times, good times.