I realized I haven’t done a Weekly Gratitude in quite some time now and I have SO many things to be thankful for.  Bear with me, this list could get lengthy.

I’m thankful I have a wonderful family.  Seriously, people, my fam puts up with a lot.  When I’m moody, aggitated or tired, watch out.  Hurricane Marie will bulldoze you right over. 

I’m thankful for mid-morning snacks.  Fruit, nuts, quinoa (?)… whatever.  It helps me get through the first 5 hours of my day and makes me smile.

I’m thankful for dance.  Towards the end of college, I was completely burnt out.  I no longer wanted to go to practice, couldn’t stand the thought of running our routines “one more time” and didn’t even enjoy the sweating aspect of it anymore.  I felt like I lost a piece of myself.  After graduation, I spent my summer with NDA, and although I loved every minute of it, I felt strangely out of place.  As the year progressed, I joined DanceWorks Boston and my outlook changed.  I found my love of dance again and with it, a love for myself again.  Even this summer with NDA feels completely different than last summer and my confidence is soaring higher than ever before.  Thank you DWB and NDA; you gave me a piece of my heart back.

I’m thankful for my friends.  Family friends, dance friends, home friends, school friends.  I’d be so lost without you. 

I’m thankful for my job(s).  That I do things that I like/love, that I work with great people and that I get a paycheck to pay my school loans so my parents don’t have to sell the house.  Win.

I’m thankful for exercise.  Sweat = love.  I’m especially thankful for two of my oldest friends, Lauren and Joanna, for convincing me to take a Cross-Fitt class at the gym on Tuesday afternoon.  My inner thighs and lower back STILL hurt.

I’m thankful for Weight Watchers.  6 pounds down and eating what I love? Yes, please.

I’m thankful for my boyfriend.  Words do not express this at all.  He is the kindest person I have ever met, has a heart of gold and would do anything and everything for me.  He took me out to dinner last night, gave me a beautiful gift and even indulged my desire for (more) frozen yogurt.  The whole time I was thinking that I must be the luckiest girl in the world. 

I’m thankful that tomorrow is my birthday.  I’m happy, healthy and ready for 23.

What are you thankful for today?