With Thanksgiving a day away, I’d thought I would share what I am thankful for as 2015 begins to wrap up!

I am thankful for: (in no particular order)

My Run to the Pub running group. Directing the Run to the Pub group has given me more than just a place to go running on a Thursday night. It has given me friendships, laughs, and a night out! Thanks to everyone who has participated over the 4 last years. It has been great fun and I look forward to Thursday night’s more than you know!

On that same note…
My ability to run, and because of running, my way of being able to de-stress. Which in my world. IS VERY IMPORTANT. I sometimes feel like I could just blow at any minute and running helps me deal with the stress in my life in a more manageable way! (For more reasons, why I am thankful for running, check out my previous post “Why I Run”, here.).

For the village that is helping me raise my children.
You know who you are. Thank you for the rides. (Dear Lord, the rides!!), the text messages reminding me to order hot lunch, the frequent calls back and forth to school, the grandma’s who help me out so much, the neighbors who get the kids off the bus, etc etc etc. I could go on forever. Thank you. I am ALWAYS thankful for you, as are my children.

My family and friends. Specifically the ones who receive 18 text messages from me almost daily (Especially Mom, Dad & Kristy…As much as my husband and Kristy’s hates it, lol. Note to self. Make sure your brother in law ISN’T in the room when your sister has you on speaker phone!).
Without them, (and Facebook and my cell phone), I would not be able to have as many laughs or be able to vent as much (you know who you are!). Thanks for always listening. For the never ending advice. For laughing with me. For sharing mommy stories with me. Thank you!

For my Devine Nutrition business and my work.( All 17 jobs of mine, LOL). It’s a dream come true to be able to set my own hours, to have the flexibility to do what I love to do while being there more for my family. (Although my husband would argue how much I am gone, lol). I LOVE what I do and am blessed to be able to do it on a day to day basis.

For my neighbors. Always dreamed of living in a place where my kids can run around all day long, outside and inside, and play with the neighborhood kids. Love my neighbors and when it comes time to move, I will miss them (and their kids) dearly.

For craft beer. And hummus. I don’t think I need to explain why.

For my husband, who is working extremely hard, working a full time job AND going to school FULLTIME to earn his BS in Fire protection engineering. I know it will be worth it in the end. (It BETTER be worth it in the end ;).

For my kids, Connor, Justin, Emily, and Addison.. It’s amazing how things start to shift as your kids get older. They have their own personalities. They tell jokes and make you laugh. I am really enjoying this stage my kids are in right now. Just need to figure out how to slow it down a bit. (Also thankful they are good eaters and for the most part, always trying my new menu planner recipes without too much complaining!)

I hope you get a minute to sit down and think about what you are thankful for this year. Share some of the reasons you are thankful this year in the comment section below. I look forward to reading!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! ~Kelly