Thankful Thursday - #1

So every Thursday, I'm going to post the Top 15 things I'm thankful for that week -- major, minor, or totally random. I'll try not to be repetitive or too vague and general. So it'll be a mini life update and a good way to remind me to be thankful! (I got the idea from a friend's blog, and I love it!) 

So today, I am thankful for....

1. A pleasantly surprising weigh-in on my last day of training with Adam at FT yesterday (technically this is 2 things, as I was also thankful to be done)! =)  Pic = Me and Chet sporting our "Build Your Best You" FT bracelets... after eating our OSBC cookies and breakfast bagels, of course! lol

2. Getting to see and hang out with my BFF, Malori, on a random Tuesday night!!  Dinner at Los Cabos then Starbucks w/Malori, Natalie (back from Paris - hooray), and Chet Lee... then watching Malori work on Chet's resume... then staying up late talking... good times!

3. Officially started training for the Half, and I'm feeling really strong and determined to beat my last year's time!!  ...and yes, I took this pic when I'd eaten around the edges, just bc when I looked down and saw it, it made me laugh.  Ahh, chocolate inspiration!  :)

4. Days like this when I'm free to leave work at 3:00, and they call to make sure I'll be available to cover a hearing tomorrow! ;-) Honestly, I'm becoming much more thankful for all the great things about my job lately, and determined not to complain about it!
5. Pastor Craig's Toxic sermon series, which has been challenging and convicting!
6. The Old School Bagel Cafe Saturday Breakfast Club! :)

7. JOYCE MEYER -- the woman is so inspiring!! Specifically, I'm thankful for her teaching on Living Without Frustration and The Power of Words. And for her Look Great Feel Great book, which I've finally started reading!

8. Seeing the new things God is doing in my sister's life and how she's being open to it, and actually feeling like I'm talking to a lifegroup friend in our emails lately... very awesome!!  (And yes, this pic is super random and doesn't really go with anything I said, but it's one of few I had of Rach on this work computer from last year's Halloween Party, and I kinda love it! lol)

9. Hanging out and getting to know Liz better this week!
10. How drastically my mentality has shifted from last Thursday to now... in a good way. I feel like I've been re-filled with hope and joy... yay, God!!
11. Laura inviting me several times, and finally getting to hang out with the "Domino Divas" at Michelle's house... even though I had a record-breaking loss. lol  (Pic = Laura and I at Olive Garden.)

12. The people who 'get' me and make me laugh!! =)
13. Fall... but to be super specific, Brach's Autumn Mix... aka the candy corns and the little pumpkins! YUM. =)

14. The preview of the Army Wives season finale this weekend... it's gonna be huge! lol
15. This verse (and the promise that God is just): "Love the Lord, all you faithful ones! For the Lord protects those who are loyal to him, but He harshly punishes all who are arrogant." ~Psalm 31:23