Back in the saddle again...

You heard that right.  I'm back in the saddle again... the blog saddle, that is.  I've been thinking for weeks about revisiting the joy of blogging.  I'm taking my first step with my personal blog.  I've chosen to not think about the jewelry blog that is just lounging around cyberspace untouched and unamused. 

And rather than fill in the last 6 months of life as to catch up for everything that I've not posted since last fall, I will just act like I've been blogging all along.  I'm taking this stance primarily in the attempt to not completely overwhelm myself.  After all, I now have an absolutely gorgeous 14 week old baby girl that is more than a handful for me. 

I cannot begin to express how utterly in love I am with this girl.  She, along with my perpetually amusing husband (thank God I married a man with a sense of humor!), is the sunshine in my day.  And thus begins the first 25 things that I am thankful for (as this begins a series of a grand total of 1000 things to be appreciative of).  So, here we go...

1. Grace Olivia, my sweet daughter
2. Chocolate chip cookies made by my husband
3. A wooden tray with handles purchased for $7
4. Large picture windows
5. Brita water filter 
6. Friends & family that sew
7. Whole Foods
8. The fact that I can (though I haven't had time to) cut my own hair
9. My breastfeeding support group 
10. Girls nights
11. Jeans that still fit
12. Mega green smoothies
13. Magazine subscriptions
14. IHOP special edition CDs
15. Swaddling - baby calming secret weapon
16. Carters pink elephant rattle blankie 
17. Postal service carrier pickup
18. Facebook
19. Rainboots
20. Holy Spirit
21. Ipod dock remote control
22. White noise website www.simplynoise.com
23. Craigslist
24. My black & white dishes
25. Skype