Giving Thanks :)

Welcome to my inaugural blog!  

I thought it was appropriate to get this started as we approach Thanksgiving week.  If you have seen any of my last twenty or so Instagram posts, you know that I have a lot to be thankful for: my supportive family, friends who keep me grounded, a job that I enjoy and look forward to each day, a home that I have made my own, and opportunities which I have worked very hard for.  Here is just a glimpse of some of what I am thankful for:

My incredible parents

The courthouse I am lucky enough to work in every day

   

My friend Lauren -- friends since age 10!

   

A great group of high school friends         

And college friends

My freshman year buddy Kristen

                                                

My wonderful friend Elene          

                                

And of course my best friend Emily

I also am thankful and excited for the opportunity to share my ideas, experiences and daily ramblings on here with you!  Now that I have semi-settled in at my "new" job, I have decided to share my journeys with total -- ok, maybe not total -- strangers.  Who knows if anyone actually will read this blog, but it is a way for me to share my thoughts and document interesting (and not so interesting) events. 

Before the drum roll, I need to pause for a moment and acknowledge and give special thanks to the amazing ladies in my life who I am blessed to call my best friends.  You all listen to me vent when I am sad or overwhelmed; hold my hand through breakups (more so lately than ever) and my hair during those weekends that I am not so proud of; laugh with me; cry with me; slap some sense into me when I need it; support me through all of my studies and endeavors; love me at my darkest moments; and congratulate me on my achievements.  

I have learned that as we grow older and life gets in the way it is more and more difficult to keep in touch with friends regularly.  Fortunately (well, sometimes), I have about a 45-minute commute each way to and from work every day, so that is time I use to catch up with my friends.  But even when I go a few days, a week, two weeks, or even sometimes a month without chatting with one of my friends, I know we can pick up right where we left off.  I am eternally grateful for these friendships.

So, this is to you: my roommates (old and new), confidants, companions, partners in crime, drinking buddies, mentors, and truly my best friends.  I love you all!

Let the blogging begin ... Cheers!