November 10

So much to be grateful for today, as I sit here in my cozy quiet living room, drinking wine, scented candles and the voices of some of my favorite people filling the room with warmth and joy.

I am grateful for my friends, for their stories and kindness and smiles and the comfort I feel with them.

I am grateful for soup and shared meals, for homemade bread and friendships, for children running around my house in princess dresses and happiness.

I am grateful for Real Simple magazine, and the article three years ago that inspired dinner swap.

I am grateful for a visit to the art museum on a grey November day, for the bustle and crowds filling the galleries.  I am so in love with this new space in our city. It is a gift.

I am grateful for my daughter, my shopping buddy today, a spark of light running around Zagaras in her purple tutu, bringing smiles to everyone she passed.

I am grateful for my son, so independent, heading up to his room to hang out with his friend during soup, so tall and grown up all of a sudden.

I am grateful for the warmth that can be found on a cold fall day.