Grateful List
Happy Thanksgiving!
I tweeted last night that I actually forgot for a while there that today is Thanksgiving. Obviously it’s not something the Brits are shouting from the streets, and I’ve been lost in a pile of boxes all week!
Luckily the blogosphere, ironically, brought me back to real life. Despite The Great Grocery Challenge (no, you didn’t miss a post, I just named it that), we will be having turkey tonight!
Whenever I am stressed, depressed, or cranky, my mother always tells me to make a grateful list. (I don’t want to divulge how many grateful lists I have 
) Though I am not particularly any of those things today, I thought I’d give it a whirl in honor of Thanksgiving:
Some of the things I am grateful for today, in no particular order:
Food, obviously.
Yesterday’s Lunch: Zucchini, spinach, red onion, mushrooms, and shrimp with tomato sauce.
I think it’s quite humbling to realize that, while we are all documenting what we eat, and many of us agonizing over calories and cutting back, the majority of the world is actually hungry. The World Health Organization estimates that one-third of the world is well-fed, one-third is under-fed one-third is starving. Source. Think about it.
Friends. New friends, old friends, friends I have met, and friends I haven’t.
“Friends I haven’t,” means YOU GUYS.
The fact that, even though we will soon be technically homeless, we will not be stuff-less:
Thank you, wedding registry buyers.
We have a pile of gift boxes from our wedding that we have not even unpacked yet. They are waiting in my childhood bedroom for us when we finally have a place to put them!
Family. Especially the kind that loves you unconditionally.
That this guy has stuck around for so long…
NYE 2003
…And that he has no problems with letting me wear the pants crown.
And now I am off to pack, roast some turkey, and if I am lucky, hit the gym. Before I do, I’d like to leave you with my favorite little Thanksgiving poem:
May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have never a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off of your thighs!
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Awww, such a sweet post Lara! I especially love that family picture, SO cute
You’ll have to let us know how the turkey comes out. I’m starting to think that now that I’ve got the chicken thing down, I may be able to do a turkey!
Oh, and I’m thankful for your blog!! xo
Happy Thanksgiving, girl!
Love the poem! Nice to see your grateful list too–we all need those reminders whether it is Thanksgiving or not. Love ya girl! xoxo
So much to be thankful for!
Awesome grateful list, Lara!
Thanks for the funny poem!
And my your Uncle Carl be nowhere in sight…kidding
Happy Turkey Day to you, too! If all else fails, you could live in those boxes–holy loot, girl!
No, Abby it’s MYYYYYYYYY Uncle Carl
hahahhahahahah!! Actually MY ucle carl helped us sell a butt load of Italian Porcelain on ebay and I’m so grateful to him today that I made him a batch of fudge!!! 
No, Deb! Check out the comments section on Abby’s blog
I responded to your comment on there…I have an Uncle Carl, too!
OMG HILARIOUS!! My bad, Abby! I never went back and read Abby’s comments after I commented! I guess there are a lot of Uncle Carls out there!!
Love this post! Enjoy your turkey and “Thanksgiving”!
Awww, happy thanksgiving!!
Enjoy your turkey!
Have a special day
That poem is so cute! I love it!
Have a wonderful thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, Lara!
You have presents waiting when you get home?!?! Awesome
Enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner!
Lovely post! Happy Thanksgiving!
Hehe – loved the poem.
So much to be grateful for Lara. Thanks for sharing. I’m grateful for you as you make me feel…NORMAL.
Can’t wait to meet you someday after you and Paul…um, I meat Matt move to the States.
Enjoy your turkey and Happy Thanksgiving!
Love,
Heabie
Happy Thanksgiving Lara! Love that poem!!
What a beautiful list, Lara! I hope you have a fantastic Thanksgiving, my friend.
I loved this whole post. Love your tiara! Love the fact that you put our photo up! Love the out-of-focus photo of you and the baby because you’re hoisting him up- total action shot! Love the photo of you and Matt- neither of you have changed in 6 yrs! Love the fact that I have met some of the most amazing people in the world via healthy blogs- like you! And I love the fact that you are moving to Cali which means we WILL be getting together more often in the future!
Hope you had a wonderful day and can’t wait to hear a Post mortem on the turkey! Hugs to Matthew too!
Ah yes, definitely on the sweeter post side, than the funny side. But I loved it regardless. I’m so glad you remembered that today was Thanksgiving, (oh the horrors of forgetting.!!) but have a happy one at that Miss Lara!
Even in the midst of the big move, I hope you enjoy today.
Awww this is such a sweet post, Lara! I love seeing what other bloggers are thankful for, and it’s very inspiring
I agree that it’s humbling and hard to believe that most of the world does not have enough to eat. I am so blessed to have as much food as I want. Thanks for the reminder!
Happy Thanksgiving, girlie!!!
Hurray! So grateful that you and I have “met” and hope that someday, we will be able to see each other in person
You are such a joy in the blogosphere and I wish you the best of the luck with all that you have going on right now…so exciting!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Wonderful things to be thankful for!
Hope you’ve had a great day!!
Cute post, Lara. I hope I meet you in real life one day
Have a good move!!
You wonderful and lucky girl, you deserve all that you’re thankful for! Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
Really lovely post! You are wonderful and I hope you had a great Thanksgiving.
Hi Lara,
This is my first time commenting on your blog. Just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy reading your posts. Your candidness makes you a really admirable person. I also graduated from UCI. haha..Zot Zot!
Congrats on moving back to the states. Feel free to read my blog: http://loveofberries.blogspot.com