Thankful Thursday

I am thankful for Christmas being exactly one week away!

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go..."

Christmas is EVERYWHERE and everyone is in their cheerful holiday spirits:o) Christmas cookies are made, gifts are wrapped and family is flying in. For that...

I am thankful for my big giant family. We make a big deal out of all of the holidays. I spend my Christmas Eve with my Dad and his side of the family at Mom-Mom's house in the country. Christmas Day is spent with my Mom and her side of the family opening up presents with my siblings and dancing to Christmas music:o) I have relatives flying in from all over the U.S and I'm so grateful that everyone is able to do so and spend time together.

I am thankful for Dad renewing our season tickets for the Sixers every year. He was devastated when I was 6 and told him that I wanted to be a cheerleader. He was happy to have a daughter but he was really pushing for me to be a tomboy. Because I ended up being the biggest girly-girl, he constantly taught me all there is to know about sports, which today I couldn't appreciate more! I LOVE sports and I love that we have tickets for the Sixers, Flyers, Eagles and Phillies. This gives us plenty of chances to have father-daughter dates:o) Last night we went to see the Sixers play the Cavaliers, I couldn't sleep for nights leading up to the game knowing I was going to see Lebron James play the entire game right in front of me (we have courtside seats). He is an incredible athlete, who I think to be the next Michael Jordan...let me rephrase that, NO ONE will be as good as Michael Jordan but Lebron (aka King James) is as close as it will ever get in my lifetime. Here are some pics from the game:

(Dad and I before the game at his restaurant)

(A.I making his return home, showing some Philly love)

(The King aka Lebron James)

(My obsession, Andre Iguodala, xoxo)

I am thankful for my subscription to InStyle magazine. It's my latest addiction and I'm so glad I get the latest issue before it hits the newsstands that way I can catch up on all the latest trends while soaking in a bubble bath:o)

I am thankful for my iPod touch. My Blackberry (aka my lifeline) finally "died" last week and I've been without a phone since then (ps, I will be getting a new phone tomorrow and I switched to Verizon so please email me your phone numbers!). My iPod touch allowed me to text (with wi-fi access), email, Facebook, blog, Skype, tweet from Twitter, etc. while I made the decision to get a new smartphone. If you don't own an iPod touch or an iPhone, you need one! They are incredible!!

I am thankful for all of my favorite stores being online which allowed me to get almost all of my Christmas shopping done without the hassle of standing in lines and still being able to work my tush off at work:o)

I am thankful for movie nights with my brother, Brendan. We both make it a point to watch a movie together several times a week and catch up on what's going on in our busy lives. Now that he's 16, he can watch some of my favorite movies and appreciate the humor in them:o) I am so thankful that he enjoys our movie nights as well, there's nothing better than hearing him say to a girl or guy on the phone, "ok I'll talk to you soon, its movie night with my sis". THAT is why I love him so much.

I am thankful that my very last final as a college student is tomorrow!!! I will no longer be taking finals or writing papers (until grad school). This also means that...I will (fingers crossed that I get accepted into the program) be student teaching in the spring!!! As soon as I know of my acceptance and assignment, you all will be the first to know:o)

I am thankful for everyone reading and responding to my blog. I'm still trying to get a lot of you into blogging, but thank you for bookmarking my page and emailing me anyway:o) Whether you are my family or my friend, I love keeping in touch with you, xo