Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[leebee]

Another vote for vacations!

And whoever said vineyards as well - I grew up in the Finger Lakes, and driving by vineyards just smells like home!

Also violet - all shades of purple, really, as they were my mom's favorite.

Finger Lakes Vineyards! I lived in Ithaca for 2 years and Syracuse for 5, and a favorite way to spend a Saturday was to go wine tasting! Those were the days when NYS wine was pretty sweet, but the vintners have perfected their craft by now; the Finger Lakes wineries make some pretty decent wine these days!
(and how we didn't get killed, wine tasting and then driving those twisty, narrow roads along the sides of the gorges is beyond me...)

 

[newski_mom]

Probably my favorite color!

1. It was the color of the university that I attended - Truman State in Missouri (was actually Northeast MO State when I went there)

2. I usually get my toes a shade of pinkish/ purple

3. Purple grapes

 

[leebee]

My bedroom is purple and DD's new kitchen will be purple, once the carpentry is done (not painting until all the other work is completed). Both are more lavender than purple, but still purple!

Lilacs- I love lilacs. They were one of my mom's favorite flowers, so every time I smell them I think of her. Pansies, too.

I had a lilac prom dress for my very first prom. It was SO 70s... purple lace, long sleeves with ruffles at the cuffs, deep ruffle at the bottom of the dress, with 4 rows of elastic to cinch in at my midsection. Think of Gunne Sax dresses... I loved that dress.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Another V from yesterday that has been so important to me most of my life is volunteering! God willing one day when I am completely back to normal I will both work and volunteer again.

 

[bluecastle]

As I’ve gotten older, I have been choosing more purple clothing than I used to.

Purple Haze: this was the first thing that popped into my head, so I am including it. I was a huge Jimi Hendrix fan.

The purple wall in TL!

 

[cayennews]

I love, love, love the color purple ! I am grateful for all things purple. Most of the rooms in my house would be purple if it were up to me. My car too.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Today's Topic (Wed, 9/11) - "Poster's Choice" - Any 3 things you're grateful for

 

[leebee]

3 random things...

My Nook. I can read anywhere I want, and I never pay more than $2.99 a book- usually 99 cents or free!

That my husband comes in the door every night. I have so many friends/relatives who are divorced. I am very grateful that we have managed to keep pulling the wagon in the same direction. There have been bumps in the road, times I wasn't sure we liked each other very much, but we made the conscious choice to keep on keeping on, together. Not everyone is that fortunate.

Christmas lights. I keep them up on my porch all year- they are multicolored icicle lights. I love the warm, soft glow of all the colors, greeting me as I come home at night, lighting the porch when we sit outside after dark in the summer.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Friends
Job
Beaches

 

[flyingdumbo127]

My faith
My dad
Being able, I pray, to spread faith and kind joy

 

[slo]

Good Morning

Quickie Answers - The DIS is giving me grief lately. Everythung takes forever to do lately.

Comfortable Slippers
Cow ears to keep Otis busy
Hot shower

 

[TiggerTrigger]

The various weather factors guiding Hurricane Francine to our east - It's difficult to be completely grateful because it's not a fish storm and it will surely have an impact on other people...possibly even our friends in LA. Still, there is gratitude in being in an area that's largely been spared. Edit- also not completely letting my guard down as we do have bits of the feeders coming in, even though we are on the far west side of the storm.

DHs Costco Finds - Romance movies always seem to show gestures of love in very cliche ways. In our life, one of the little gestures is the little things we see in our travels that might interest the other. Not that I need it, but last night, DH came home with a huge tray of baklava just for me. Now that's love!

Family Visits - My parents are currently up in the northeast visiting with family and old friends. The moved away from the area over 30 years ago, so they don't get to see everyone very often. I'm so happy to see them getting in some quality time with loved ones.

 

[Tink-osophy]

Randomly: -

Marzipan. I was given a bar of marzipan dipped in dark chocolate, recently, and it's delicious!!!

Dishwasher. It's nice to shut the door, press a button and walk a way while it does the washing.

Sunshine. So good to have a sunny start to the day today. It's uplifting, isn't it?!

I'm also grateful to have this thread always here to come back to; even though I'm away quite a bit at the moment..

 

[fla4fun]

The various weather factors guiding Hurricane Francine to our east - It's difficult to be completely grateful because it's not a fish storm and it will surely have an impact on other people...possibly even our friends in LA. Still, there is gratitude in being in an area that's largely been spared. Edit- also not completely letting my guard down as we do have bits of the feeders coming in, even though we are on the far west side of the storm.

I hope you, and all our fellow DISers in the path of Francine stay safe. I am grateful that the storm is not coming to Florida, but I wouldn’t wish a hurricane on anyone.

I am grateful for the DISboards and the friends I have made here. We may never meet in person, but we are friends just the same.

I am grateful I figured out how to manually lock my garage door. The opener broke down, and my BIL is planning to install a new one while they are here for Thanksgiving. It was original to the house, so it had a good long life. The first couple of nights I was very nervous about sleeping in the house in case someone tried to get in. I haven’t lived in a house with a manual garage door since I was a child, so it took a few days for me to figure out where the lock was and how to use it.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Random things today -

Fall sunshine
Zoom technology
Dried apple slices

 

[bluecastle]

3 Randoms:
Humor
Advil
YouTube

 

[newski_mom]

3 random from today:

Good conference that ended today
Safe travels back home with no major traffic
DH and DS to come home to

 

[SpaceMan5]

Enjoying family dinners together
Loving the new A/C we purchased this spring
DS19 seeing the light thru Jesus

 

[PollyannaMom]

Today's Topic (Thu, 9/12) - 3 times you were grateful to be checked on or to be able to check on someone else

 

[PollyannaMom]

When I was a kid, we lived next to an older couple, who always took an interest in the neighborhood kids, like an extra set of grandparents. (We were even expected to check in on report card day! - She always knew when it was, and she always made cookies. )

Because I had a C-section with DS, I was very grateful to have MIL (a retired nurse) checking in on us after we came home!

One of the reasons I'm grateful for texting is that you can check in on someone whenever you think of them and not have to worry about whether it's a good time to call.