What a week. I’m so thankful it’s the weekend and a long weekend at that. And since it’s cold again, it’s a good night for a hot chocolate.

This sunset tonight. How can you not be thankful for this loveliness?!

Today I had a yearly checkup with a new nurse practitioner since my regular doctor is always booked. I like my doctor, but I think in the last 10 years, I’ve only seen her a handful of times I’ve needed an appointment. That’s ok. The nurse practitioners I have seen have all been great. And the one today was super sweet, so I’m thankful for that. I’m also thankful that all the regular yearly tests she ordered have come back normal.

I have a couple more preventative tests to get out of the way that I put off last year. Ugh. It’s probably not shocking, but after one cancer diagnosis, every preventative screening feels stressful. I’m not going to worry too much, but I will definitely feel better once they’re behind me.

I’m thankful my busy work day went by quickly, my finger is less bruised, and our evening was relaxed.

Happy Valentine’s Day! I know it’s just a “Hallmark” holiday, but it’s kind of nice to have a day to show folks how much you care about them. Plus who doesn’t love flowers and chocolate?! I’m thankful today for my family and good friends, whom I love. And especially Patrick, who is always there for me.

Super Bowl Sunday. Or as we like to say, Puppy Bowl Sunday, which is a cuter game where both sides are winners. Team Fluff! Team Ruff! And this year Snoop Dogg was part of both games. I was hoping Martha Stewart would make a cameo in the Super Bowl halftime show. How funny would that have been?

I didn’t get a lot of physical activity done today, thanks again, Chance.

Thankfully, though, I got done what I needed to, and we enjoyed the games through the halftime show. And although my hand is stiff and sore, it’s not as painful as it looks. Hopefully it gets better quickly.

I took off work early today, and we got out of town today for a little bit. We wanted to check out a place an hour away that sells recycled construction materials and antiques and is only open on Thursdays and Fridays. It was amazing and made me wish we lived in an old house. We’ve been talking about swapping out our interior doors for more interesting ones, so we keep looking at places like these. We didn’t find any doors, although they had some great ones. But I did find these vintage ceramic deer for my mom. Aren’t they cute?

It was fun to sneak away during the week. And when we got home we had this treat delivered to us. What a yummy surprise from my mother-in-law!

I’m thankful for a fun day and fun ending to the week.

I’ve been going into work this week, and it’s been weird. Everyone else is scheduled to come back next week from our covid work at-home schedule, but I thought I’d ease myself back in first. I really need to dust my office. And get reorganized there. And I really need to get used to the drive again. But this morning I was thankful to catch the beautiful sunrise on my way in.