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I am thankful for my fun, sweet friend Laura! :) She is a fellow Augie grad (although a few years younger than me...and I didn't actually know her while we were at Augie) who lives in the same town as us...and I love spending time with her! She is a really kind person and I am thankful to have her in my life! :)

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This is my good friend, Jillian, and me at Jillian's Christmas party in December. It was a great time! I am truly thankful for Jillian's friendship; she has kept me sane at an oft-times insane-seeming job! :) I met Jillian in September of 2008 and am grateful that she and her husband are here in Central IL (for the time being, at least! :) ). I am looking forward to many more silly adventures with Jillian...including an indoor triathlon in St. Louis, and a trip to AZ (*GRAND CANYON*!!!) in Feb! :)

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Well, clearly my idea to blog a picture-a-day last year, showing something I was thankful for....never was really successful ;). Thus, I am changing the title of this blog "Thankfulness...a year in pictures" to simply "Thankfulness...expressed in pictures" ;) No use in stressing myself out over creating yet ANOTHER thing I HAVE to do and keep up on! ;) I'll post when I post, and reflect when I reflect...and it will be all good!

Here's one to start out the year.....


Merry (LATE!!) Christmas from the Brunners!
Jeremy, Rachel, and Izzy! :)

I am thankful for my husband, our kitty, and our home together :)