It's Thanksgiving Eve, and while most people right now are on their way to Grandma's house and happily (for once) stuck in traffic (because the anticipation of turkey and cranberry sauce really is the only antidote to gridlock), I am blogging, and Jared is studying ... Happy Thanksgiving! Nonetheless, I decided to dedicate some bandwidth to gratitude tonight ... and indeed, I have a lot to be thankful for. But at first blush, in all honesty, I had a lot to gripe about, or so it seemed. Since we've entered the wonderful world of TTC (trying to conceive), I now have a laundry list of items on the "no" (as in no fun) list. So, let's see ... this particular Thanksgiving, I'm NOT thankful for ... red wine (boo), more than a cup or two of strong coffee (ouch!), tuna of any shape or form (typical go-tos include ahi tuna roles, ahi tuna burgers, tuna sandwiches - need I go on?), to name a few.
This whole "preparing your body for pregnancy" is likely overrated and a way to sell books and make people like me even more paranoid. And yet, you really can't argue about cutting back on guilty pleasures and being healthy. Added bonus? Shedding some of that first year of marriage weight -- hooray! (Just in time to gain it all back and then some, right?)
But if for nothing else but peace of mind, it's worth it. And besides, what I'm truly grateful for has nothing to do with fun indulgences. I'm thankful for Jesus, my ridiculously good to me husband, loyal family, fun and thoughtful friends and a job that I love.
So with that, Jared and I cooked an awesome tuna-free dinner tonight and topped it off with a Martinelli's toast in our fancy Tiffany glasses (thank you David and Gretchen!). Cheers, and Happy Thanksgiving! - Dawn.
