Thanksgiving Thursday

For those of you that don't know what Thanksgiving Thursday is, it is the one time during the week where you stop and basically count your blessings. Even if you've had one of those weeks, I promise you can find at least one thing to be thankful for, no matter how big or small.

This week I am thankful for:

• Scott who held down the fort while I was away this weekend and is a constant voice of reassurance for me.

• Aaron who reenacts Gene Kelly's "I love you, I love you, I love you" from Singin' in the Rain. It makes me giggle every time.

• Jillian who tries her hardest to get what she wants, even if it is something completely out of left field. I sincerely hope she has this determination when she is older.

• Family that is always there with open arms and ears ready to listen to you.

• The ghosts at the Vinoy not bothering me while I stayed there for two nights. You truly have no idea how thankful I am.

• The elder that placed a copy of the Book of Mormon in my hotel room. You made my stay. Ding Dong.

• Jimmy Fallon and Robin Thicke making a version of Blurred Lines using classroom instruments. How did you know I needed that in my life?

• One year with the most amazing coworker on the planet. I am not ready for Leann to leave and do not know what I am going to do without her. She has been there when I'm ready to pull my hair out and when all I want to do is eat Skittles. She has been an amazing sounding board for ideas. She is the Thelma to my Louise (or the other way around, I have no idea, I've never seen the film), the Romy to my Michelle and the Mary to my Rhoda. I will miss you more than you know and am not looking forward to attempting to find a replacement for you. 

What are you thankful for this week?

Ding Dong

I've been swamped the past few days (hence the lack of blog posts).  Saturday we had graduation and it was the last one I worked with Leann. I am not ready for her to leave and wish she could stay forever, even if that meant locking her in a supply closet.

Completely unrelated side note, the kid behind us in the cap just interned on Shark Tank and will actually appear in one of the episodes. We are all pretty pumped about his experience.

Sunday was the last day for us to hang out with my brother and his family. We planned on renting boats and hanging on the lake, but the monsoon prevented us from doing that.

Instead, we had lunch at Whispering Canyon where Meghan polished off a GIANT glass of tea. Like a giant mason jar filled with tea.

I am so glad we were able to spend several days with my brother and his family. The kids had a fantastic time and Aaron even reminded us that the duck should, in fact, be in charge.

Sunday night I left for St. Petersburg to attend a conference. The conference was decent and I enjoyed myself. I even found the Book of Mormon in my room which immediately made me text my sister a photo of it with the caption "Ding Dong!" We reference the musical, Book of Mormon, a lot, so this was perfect.

So let's talk about this hotel for a minute. I stayed at the Renaissance Vinoy hotel. The hotel is gorgeous and very old school Florida. That being said, the hotel reminded me of Tower of Terror. I had a creepy feeling the entire time I was in there, to the point that I slept with my lights on. When I came home today I looked up the hotel and sure enough, it's haunted. I am so glad I didn't look into that while I was there, otherwise I would have checked out.

I would like to thank the spirits that haunt the Vinoy for not bothering me while I was there. It would have been ugly if you did. Ghosts are not my jam. Maybe the Book of Mormon protected me? Well ding dong.