My Thankful List

December 1, 2009 12:07 AM

had meant to post this before, you know, Thanksgiving, but then I didn't get around to it.

Thanksgiving doesn't crack my top-three holidays--that would be Christmas, Halloween, and New Year's--but it would probably make my top five. I think Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July would round out my top five.

Anyway, the point is that I nonetheless enjoy sitting down and thinking about the things that I'm thankful for. So here's what I'm thankful for this year.

My girlfriend. Many of you who've read the blog are probably familiar with how much I used to complain about not having a girlfriend. As it turns out, having a girlfriend is pretty much extremely awesome. But it's not just having a girlfriend that I'm thankful for, it's having my girlfriend. Chelsadilla is the perfect foil for my ridiculousness. She keeps me in check while having my back. And she makes everything more fun. No relationship is perfect, but my girlfriend is perfect for me. So I'm thankful for that.

My business. Well into its second year, the little law firm I started with one of my best friends is still going strong. Really strong, as a matter of fact. The job I made up for myself has not only allowed me to stop living like a student, it's allowed me to avoid getting stabbed, buy my dream guitar, and travel all over the place this year. And I still get extremely excited about the sort of work we do. And what's perhaps even better than all of that--and what I'm perhaps even more thankful for--is the fact that Mr. Vice and I are still good friends. Through nothing but dumb luck, we've made a great thing that I think is only going to get better, so I'm thankful for that.

Experience. As strange as it might seem, I'm thankful that I have another year of experiences under my belt. I know that I'm a better lawyer now than I was a year ago. I'm more mature in some ways, and I think I've made some progress on addressing my larger flaws. I have definitely started eating more healthily. I really think that this year, more than any other, is one that I'll be able to point to as one in which I took clear steps towards becoming better. And I'm thankful for that.

This is all in addition, of course, to the overriding amount of gratitude I feel on a daily basis towards my family and friends.

So, anyway, I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving, and I hope everyone had a lot to be thankful for.

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