29

ok, ok...I am problably spoiled. But I LOVE our king-sized bed, so it is my thankful-item-number-29!

Time for bed!! :)

28

I am thankful Jeremy has a good group of guy friends in Bloomington that are fun, silly and put up with me, too! :)

27

Sarah Lormis and Jami Johnson...the two Bloomington friends we spend the most time with. I am so thankful for these girls and that they made my "transition" to life in Bloomington easier...and more FUN! In addition, they both have gone out of their way to prepare gluten free food for me when we get together!! Love you girls!
(this not-so-lovely pic ;) was taken at the bowling alley Sat!)

26

Again, unfortunately "late" in posting my thankfulness pics for the 26th (which is now yesterday!)...but here is last night's dinner...HOMEMADE (by Jer!) GLUTEN FREE CHICAGO STYLE PIZZA! Definitely something to be thankful for!!!

25

Funny, "cute" pic:

Jeremy bowling....
The item I am thankful for for January 25th (yeah, I am posting this a bit late!) is bowling! What a fun, silly "sport"!

24

My Longaberger mixing bowls! LOVE these things :) So handy...this is the small one, I also have a slightly bigger "medium" that usually functions as a fruit bowl on our counter

23

CHRISTMAS! It seemed to come and go so quickly this year...

22

Softball games! Jeremy plays on a few leagues each summer and the games are a lot of fun to go watch. Yeah, summer is on my mind here in the middle of a cold midwest winter!! :)
Here is Jeremy with his brother Jon and friend Ken, being goofy as always ;)

21

CHICAGO! I love that city! This is me and Brooke with the skyline in August of 2007.

20

It's inauguration day...so I am thankful for the right to vote!

19

MAX! Max was "our" kitten/cat during graduate school...Brooke (my roommate) brought him back with her the first Thanksgiving we were there. We loved Max dearly. Max passed away this past July. Honestly, Max was the first animal I was ever really attached to.

18

my big state farm re-usable shopping bags! SO handy...BIGGER than what you can buy at most grocery stores, and more practical! PLUS, the one in front is insulated (not that we need it this time of year when the trunk is colder than a freezer!).

17

A college degree! :) Here I am with Jeremy in May of 2005 right after the commencement ceremony in which I received my bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders.

16

The Bix! A lovely "tradition" between my sister, Jeremy, and me. This is a 7 mile race in late July each summer in the Quad Cities. Megan ran her first in 03, I joined her in 04, and Jer joined us in 05...we've ran it together each summer therafter! Can't wait til Bix 09!!! These silly pictures were taken in the parking lot of St. Ambrose pre-Bix 08.

15

OK, I haven't even had time to use it yet...but I am thankful for my new cuisinart food processor! I feel like the possibilities are endless!

14

Oberweis! We love their milk (a grocery store near us carries it; it's all we drink as far as cow milk goes)...and of course the ice cream is a hit, too :). This picture was from September...I am with Jen at Oberweis in Arlington Heights, IL

13

Bathrooms! Wouldn't life be miserable without them? HA!
More specifically, I love having my OWN bathroom...the only time in my life I have ever had one! :) I thought Jeremy was silly for suggesting it...but I don't think I can ever go back now!

12

Whitey's (an awesome ice cream place in the Quad Cities!)

11

Dave Matthews Band concerts....and fun friends with which to attend them! :)
(summer of 2006; Rachel, Jeremy, Aaron, and Katie)

10

Our beautiful honeymoon in the Riviera Maya, complete with memories to last a lifetime!!

9

(oops, missed a few days!!)
Having a GREAT roommate, Brooke, in graduate school!! We started out rough ;), but now we're the best of friends
(this picture was taken in August of 2005, shortly after we started at Purdue...gosh, I'd kill to be that thin again!!!)

8

Our roadbikes!

7

IZZY!

6

Great co-workers!! :)

5

FAMILY!

January 4, 2009

FRIENDS
(of course this is not all-inclusive :) )