This morning, it was a little difficult to remember to be thankful when I woke up to the smell of horrible, terrible, incredibly strong puppy vomit.
All over a couch that isn’t ours.
But my wonderful husband fought his dry heaves and cleaned it up. So I’m thankful for that 
But then I got my turn later when Zoe puked again in her cage.
In all seriousness, here’s what I’m thankful for in my life right now:
- Mike. For said vomit-cleanup as well as for the many, many other things he does on a daily basis to make me happy. He’s a wonderful person and I feel so lucky that he’s mine.
- My parents. They take the time to do video chats with us multiple times a week so we all don’t feel too far apart. I miss them like crazy and I’m so thankful for the loving guides that they are to us. They’ve listened to our many many distresses over the last few years and always manage to help us out.
- My family in the Midwest. I miss my sister and my brother-in-law and I miss my extended family, since holidays without them just aren’t the same. I miss my Grandma’s cooking and I miss hanging out with my cousins. I’m thankful to have them in my life because I know no matter where we are in the world, or even if we miss this Thanksgiving, they’ll love us just the same and they’ll just be happy to see us the next time around.
- Our opportunities to travel. As frustrating as all of the red tape was and still is here in Spain, I am so thankful that we have the opportunity to live here and the opportunity to travel beyond Spain. Mike and I truly love the adventure, it brings us closer together as a couple, and it expands our minds as individuals.
- Our dogs. Even when they’re sick and even when they’re bad, and even when they’re so stubborn and won’t do anything we say, I am so thankful to have them in my life. They bring me happiness every single day.
- I’m thankful to all of my friends, both online and in real life who have been there to help me still feel connected even though I’m so far away. Having this blog helps me on some of the lonelier days, and I truly appreciate every comment that comes my way.
I won’t wax on and on about all of the other things I’m grateful for, but I thought I’d hit on the major ones.
I’m excited for my Thanksgiving dinner tonight!! Things are coming together quite nicely and I hope that my timing is spot-on today. That’s always the worst, isn’t it? I’m afraid that everything will be cold by the time we get to the bar, or that I won’t have enough space in my oven to warm things up! I’ll just have to develop some strategies and cross my fingers.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving, all!
