I am going to my first convention since Otakon 2004 today. Heading in to Magfest (a Mid-Atlantic video game convention). Little MDMRN went yesterday with my BIL, SIL, and SIL's husband. Had a blast gaming.
So, my turn to go with the today.
I am thankful I get to go, even if my anxiety around mass crowds is not great. I am hopeful it will be fun.
Another day this week filled with snow. Crummy roads means I'm heading into work a bit later than normal. Already cleared off the cars once. Likely will have to do it one more time to get out of the house.
Thankful, though, to have vehicles to get me back and forth to work.
Hope weather is calm enough for you wherever you are.
Been a busy week and the week keeps being busier. This weekend I'm also heading to Magfest with my BIL and Little MDMRN. My BIL got tickets for me and my oldest. I am thankful for the generosity. And the chance to go, this is my first convention of any kind I've been to since...hmm...Otakon in 2004...I think?
For the first time all week, I got up to go to the gym. Which is good, because earlier this week I was so very unmotivated and tired. Still tired, but glad I went.
I am thankful I had the motivation (and the encouragement from my wife) to get up and exercise this morning.
We've got snow and the kids are home from school today. So, they're going to be excited. Whenever they get out of bed. They were already planning to sleep in a bit cause of the anticipated delay.
I am thankful for the excitement this creates in my kids. It's cute.
Been doing laundry all morning, so keeping busy. Thankful to have the capacity to do my own laundry in my own home. About to shuffle from my clothes to my kid's clothes.
We had rain early this week which, with the temperature drop this morning, the wet roads turned to ice. Once again, I'm out here relying on my anti-lock brakes to avoid issues.
I am thankful for modern vehicles. I am thankful for anti-lock brakes. I am thankful for them helping keep me safe.
Through yesterday, we got about 3.5 inches of rain in a wild, windy storm event.
I am thankful to have a basement with a functional trench drain and a functional sump pump. Kept my oldest's bedroom, our laundry room, and our storage dry!
Hope any of my East Coast friends also stayed dry!
Got up and out to the gym again this morning, so that was good. The weather coming in soon is going to be wild, so that's not so good.
Regardless, I am thankful today for water. Like, it's existence. Thinking about the actual chemical properties of water for a few minutes is mind boggling. It's inherent properties make life possible. Water is amazing.
The past few mornings I have been dragging, not feeling great.
I am thankful that despite feeling like dung, it could be worse. I could always feel worse. I am thankful that it has not gotten worse and that I am not so sick I cannot get by through the day.
New year and back to work. I know it's minor, but this morning I am thankful that I got up to go to the gym. My wife and I have gotten pretty consistent at about 5 days a week going. This morning, though, I felt pretty tired and unmotivated.
But, we went anyway.
It's minor, but trying to be thankful for the smaller things too.
Something I used to do on my socials in the past was post a little morning post about how thankful I am for anything I thought of that morning. I am going to start doing that again using the hashtag #ImThankful in case you want to mute / it's not your thing.
Today, let's start out by saying I am thankful that the Lord has entrusted me with my four wonderful children and my wife. I am lucky to have all of them in my life and love them all so much.
Saw #KillersOfTheFlowerMoon last night. After finally getting the book yesterday from library I made it about 1/3 through it before seeing movie. Facts align brilliantly between book and movie.
The plot itself had me worried though. As soon as the movie ended, checked last few pages to confirm that's how it went in the end, yep. (Helluva ending for movie btw. GO SEE IT.)