I was challenged to do 5 days of gratitude on facebook. I did the first two days, then got busy and distracted and forgot to do it. Rather than flood everyone's news feed with multiple things I'm grateful for, I decided this was the best reason yet to get back into the blog world.
So people, here we go. My undefined number of things I'm feeling grateful for in this very moment:
1) Chips Ahoy cookies. Considering I just ate 6 and had to grab another one before writing number 1, this seems like only a logical place to start. Let's face it, they're delicious.
2) My Grandma. Eating chocolate chip cookies always does one thing- makes me think of the amazing Charlotte Jones. This lady is incredible. You will never leave her house hungry or without a hug, and if you don't have anywhere to go she would ask me to give you her address.
She is the person who showed me the power of actually listening to a kid when they are upset. So often adults brush off childhood concerns as nothing more than a phase or something that will pass, but the way that she approached my "phases" taught me that acknowledging someone else's concerns (regardless of age or opinion about what they're going through) and meeting them where they are is crucial for communication. This has helped me immensely in education.
3) My Nonny (Grandma Sherman). Nonny was an example of an incredibly loyal and confident person. I think my favorite thing about my Nonny is the relationship that I saw her have with my Papa. I can hear her yelling, "Max!" from the kitchen when she needed my Papa to do something, and I can also still see them dancing in the kitchen to the CD player all alone after they thought we had all gone to sleep (I was up for some water). I wish she was still here to make her famous spaghetti or tickle my feet until I fall asleep. I miss my Nonny all the time, and I hope I can someday be as quietly confident as she was. I'm so grateful for the 21 years I had with her.
4) The "Sherman" part of me. I've always been known as "Jonesy" because I am incredibly similar to my Dad in a lot of ways. I'm so proud of that, but I'm also so proud of the pieces of my Mom and her family I was lucky enough to get. I get my taste buds, love for home and all things familiar, loyalty, blonde hair, empathy, work-ethic, and "Sherman-kindness" from my mom Thank you, Mom, for giving me so much and also for putting up with me.
5) Rog. I could write a whole blog about how grateful I am for this one. I met him when I was an impressionable, irrational 16 year old. He took care of me then and he takes care of me now. We may have disagreements, but he is the definition of a best friend. He's with me when it's tough, when it's fun, and when I'm just plain difficult to deal with. He's a good egg. Love that kid.
6) My new niece or nephew to be! I can't wait to see what my sister's little boy or girl looks like, sounds like, acts like, etc. It's so exciting to be part of a new life. This little person is making my parents grandparents and my sister a mom. This kid is a game-changer, and I'm so excited to see this new phase of life.
We went from Chips Ahoy to deep stuff pretty quickly, but all of these things I am feeling grateful for tonight. Oh, and a new episode of Teen Mom 2. Yep- told you I was difficult sometimes...
Find something to be grateful for today. You won't regret it.
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