Thanksgiving has come and gone, though it has been much celebrated around these parts. My family’s most unique tradition is Turkey Notes, which are small rhyming poems written on each guest’s placecard. The poems are almost always eye-rollingly silly, but my family loves them, so we continue to do them, year after year. This year mine was about Sid, and Shane’s was about Herky. With my friends, however, we usually go around the table and list the things for which we’re thankful. I haven’t had a chance to share that list yet this year, so here, in no particular order, are a handful of things for which I’m thankful:

• ShaneB and all the joy and good things he’s brought into my life this year
• a great job that I love, even if some days are very hard
• my family and an awesome crew of friends
• the impending end of the semester
• Project Runway and Tim Gunn
• veggie breakfast sausage
• Basil’s safe return, and the advent of Sid
• We love Katamari
• yellowbike (and maybe RAGBRAI in the new year??)
• my healing arm
• Bonnaroo

What are you thankful for?