Things to be thankful for...

While this is not a holiday I grew up with, Thanksgiving is a time I use to think back on the year...

- I'm glad I took this job in NYC
- I'm glad Mum's surgery was not cancer...and that she's around to tell the tale
- I had a great vacation in Scotland in August with my family (pity Trev wasn't there...but we had fun anyway)
- I'm (almost) glad we're in debt up to our ears for our condo....I feel so much more settled
- I'm happy that Rachel graduated from college and found a job
- I'm glad Carrieanne has found happiness and that she's settled with Chris - him proposing to her with her family around her was so cute
- I'm thankful that both of our full physicals came back with minimal issues (I have to lose weight, Trev had a mole removed)
- I'm glad I'm finally getting to go on holiday, albeit right before Christmas
- I'm glad I got a "OK" payrise to move out here....we would never be OK without it (even though I think I should have stuck out for another $20k)
- I'm glad I've persevered at the gym and am making paying for a trainer a priority (luckily I get bonuses too!)
- I'm glad Trev found a job he enjoys (although you wouldn't think so most of the time)
- I'm glad i get buckets of vacation....and am forcing myself to take time off

Other stuff
- I miss seeing friends and family more often. I feel like we've got back 10 years now we're in NYC, and we're creating that environment with friends all over again
- I hated moving. 3 temp apartments, several weeks in a hotel and almost 6 months without our stuff was hard on us individually and as a couple - it put a strain on everything, but now it's much better:)
- I hate the fact that I'm so close to finishing my MBA and can never find the time to finish. 2 electives, 2 exams and a dissertation is all that's left

As I head into next year and another decade comes upon me it's exciting. I like being older....I am more settled, know what I want and don't waste time procrastinating (well, not too much anyway).