We often forget to cherish the little things in life when it happens and use Thanksgiving as the day to give one big THANK YOU for all the little things. I'll admit, I'm the same person. But I also love the little things, the things that make you smirk in an awry inquisitive type of way.
So the official work week has ended for most, the ovens are warming up, I'm catching up on this weeks X-Factor and 90210 and wanted to say thank you. But there's so many things to be thankful for, where do I start?
I'll start with the givens. The friends that put up with my nonsense, stubbornness and at times my mental instability. The family that put me here, taught me things and didn't give me the "I'm better than everyone" speech but gave me the "screw up your life and I'll kick your ass" speech. Then there's the health, 10 fingers - check, 10 toes - check, nose, teeth, ears, eyes - check and check, receding hairline - nope, so check, irritable bowel movement - nope, so thank GOD and no zits on my back, so bonus check.
With the basics covered, time to thank all the little things that make me want to wake up every day. So this year there are a few things I'm very thankful for and others that I'm just medium rare thankful for.
- Having a new job that requires me to laugh, smile and play with toys and games all day
- My new leather couch
- The last few weeks without Kim Kardashian in the news
- The cop last month that didn't pull me over when I was doing 100
- Less Law and Orders and more The New Girl
- New friends becoming old friends, old friends becoming new again and old friends that shouldn't be friends anymore
- My Godson Amias who's growing up every day and now has a baby sister to share his wonderful life with
- My nieces (Ally and Jessie) and nephew (Ben) who aren't afraid to ask for the really really really expensive toys for their birthdays or Xmas
- My extended niece and nephew (Ava and Jacob) who greet me every time I come over like I'm a long lost uncle or maybe it's because I always put money in their piggy bank
- The best mentors that have helped me throughout my career
- New Edition when Bobby Brown was with them
- Romantic comedies that give me hope that one day I may meet "the one" by reaching for the same item at a store, tripping and falling in front of her, buying a puppy, doing the Running Man to a Bon Jovi song or chasing after her on a busy street never getting hit by a car just to make it to the airport and having the ticket agent feel bad about my situation and letting me through the gate while I scream her name as she's about to board all the while with Adele playing in the background
- Eva Mendes (especially when she's doing the Running Man during the credits to Hitch)
- Adults that still think Mr. Potato Head and Elephant toys are fun
- Waking up without an alarm because I'm excited for the day
- Waking up with an alarm because I had an exciting night
- Seal Team Six
- Never having watched one episode of Jersey Shore
- Watching every episode of Glee
- Attending Jernine and Sadoux's wedding and letting me share a dance with Kelly while Brian McKnight sang Stevie Wonder's "Overjoyed" and having Bill Rancic call me a "delicate flower" afterwards (still scarred)
- My Franklin crew, when the Bat signal goes up, we are all there within an hour and Elaina who pours soda into the shot glass when others want to have too much fun
- Rashida Jones
- Late night dance parties to the Backstreet Boys (yeah I said it)
- Never losing my jump shot
- Cool whip after surgery
- My annual New Years Eve / birthday dinner
- And lastly, I'm thankful for all of you...
Wait, scratch that last one, too cheesy, let's rewind a bit.
And lastly, I'm thankful for pajama jeans, the shake weight, Bieber's paternity suit, Eva Mendes and Rashida Jones (they're so nice I had to thank them twice).
It's a big world full of big things. Enjoy it, live to tell about it. Now back to 90210.
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