Gimme a Break!

Today's Beautiful Thing is a quick lunch with a friend in the middle of a workday. I don't often leave the office, so it's a nice change of pace.

Comfort Food

Today's Beautiful Thing is cranberry walnut multigrain oatmeal for breakfast. Healthy & delicious. Yum!

Home Sweet Home

Today's Beautiful Thing is Edra being released from the hospital this afternoon. I'm sure it will feel wonderful to sleep in her own bed tonight and have her children by her side.

Simple Request

Today's Beautiful Thing is a text from Edra requesting Cherry Garcia Icecream. We were very happy to fulfill her request. To think that last Sunday she was checking in the hospital and on this Sunday her surgery was a success and she wants icecream. Amazing!

Lovely

Today's Beautiful Thing is the simple act of being normal. Edra is feeling better enough to be irritated. To think just a few days ago she could only be scared. Life is good.

Catching Up

Tooday's Beautiful Thing is an invitation to dessert with dear friends. They happened to be in the area and gave us a call. What a nice surprise!

10/4/92 - 10/4/12

Today's Beautiful Thing is our 20 Year Anniversary. After 28 years together and 20 years of marriage, I can honestly say that there is no one I'd rather spend the rest of my life with. Happy Anniversary to us!

Light

Today's Beautiful Thing is the lightness I feel in my chest after the last 4 stressful days. Even though I missed two days of work and must get month-end work completed by Friday, I feel no stress. My sister-in-law has been given a new lease on life. Nothing is more important than that!

Miracles Do Happen!

Today's Beautiful Thing is witnessing a miracle. The doctors said my sister-in-law's surgery could have taken up to 30 hours over the course of 2 days. Instead, they completed the surgery in 3.5 hours without a hitch! Bonus Beautiful Thing: The doc said that the tumor they removed would have killed her if it hadn't come out when it did. There was no more room for it to grow. It was truly divine intervention that it was finally discovered after growing in her head for (the doctors estimate of) 20 years!

Relief

Today's Beautiful Thing the relief of knowing my sister-in-law is doing fine after a medical procedure. Bonus Beautiful Thing: the procedure will improve the chances for a successful surgery tomorrow.

TEAM EDRA!!!!

Today's Beautiful Thing is family. My sister-in-law was hospitalized this evening. Seeing her surrounded by family (including her in-laws, who had a much longer drive than we did) was a Beautiful thing indeed. Everything is going to be ok. I know it is.

TEAM JENN

Today's Beautiful Thing is compassion. I attended a fundraiser for my cousin's husband's cousin with my husband & best friend. The outpouring of love & support from so many people whose lives she's touched was a Beautiful thing indeed. Go Jenn! Kick some cancer ass!

Teamwork

Today's Beautiful Thing is teamwork. We had a huge project at work today and we all pitched in and got it done. :)

Time

Today's Beautiful Thing is spending time together. The Hubby & I have been enjoying the new Fall programs on TV the last couple of days.

Mmmm!

Today's Beautiful Thing is homemade meat sauce. Dinner was so good tonight! :)

Reading is Beautiful!

Today's Beautiful Thing is reading a good book. It's the little things that make everyday life Beautiful.

Caring

Today's Beautiful Thing is a friend reaching out to me and another offering to help. Caring for each other is Beautiful, indeed.

Getting It Done!

Today's Beautiful Thing is cleaning and organizing our third bedroom. We've wanted to do this for some time! It's going to feel like we have a whole new room when we're done. :)

Two for One II

Todays Beautiful Thing is my cousin Guy & my sister-in-law Edra sharing a birthday. Happy Birthday to both of you with love! xoxo

New Beginnings

Today's Beautiful Thing is a new opportunity for a coworker. He'll still be working at my company, but in a different department. I wish him well.

TBT Itself

Todays Beautiful Thing is this blog! I've fallen behind in the last month since I've started up again, but I keep coming back and catching up. It really is worth it to look for Beautiful things each day. :)

Let's Do Lunch

Today's Beautiful Thing is having lunch with a friend. It was so nice to see Michele today. I miss her Beautiful face. :)

Two for One!

Todays Beautiful Thing is my cousin Kristy & her son Jeremy sharing a birthday. Happy Birthday to both of you with love! xoxo

Zzzz...

Today"s Beautiful Thing is a warm little dog asleep in my lap. Sweet dreams, baby boy!

Cool

Today's Beautiful Thing is a cool breeze after a weekend of 100+ degree temperatures! It feels like heaven to finally be able to open the windows, turn on the fans, and turn off the air conditioner.

SNL

Today's Beautiful Thing is Saturday Night Live. I love it when the new season starts! Woo hoo!

Comfy

Today's Beautiful Thing is our new(ish) ottoman. It is so nice to be able to come home from a long workweek and put my feet up. I have no idea why we waited nearly 20 years to get one!

New!

Todays Beautiful Thing is freshly colored hair. It's a mini-project every 7 to 8 weeks, but I sure feel good when it's done!

Stress-Free

Today's Beautiful Thing is getting all my work done on the most stressful day of the week. I got everything done on time and then sat down with a coworker and ate lunch. I could get used to this. :)

Remembrance

Today's Beautiful Thing is paying tribute to those we have lost by doing something nice for someone else. What could be more Beautiful than that?

Advice

Today's Beautiful Thing is being able to talk to someone I really trust.

Love, Love, Love!

Today's Beautiful Thing is my sister Katie & her husband Justin celebrating their 1st anniversary! Bonus Beautiful Thing: their Beautiful Bundle of joy who will make *her* arrival in the springtime. I'm hoping for a girl since I only have one niece & seven nephews. :)

Family

Today's Beautiful Thing is spending the day with family. Our niece Elise had her 7th birthday party today and it was nice to catch up with extended family and friends too. :)

Making Plans

Today's Beautiful Thing is planning the weekend together.

Patriotism

Today's Beautiful Thing is the pride I feel for my county & my President. Being patriotic is a very Beautiful Thing indeed!

Geeking Out

Today's Beautiful Thing is being a geek. Everyone has their thing and politics is mine. I love the silly hats, buttons, and banners and I cheer and clap in my livingroom as if I were there in person. :)

Beauty, Brains & Heart

Today's Beautiful Thing is Michelle Obama. Her speech at the DNC tonight was nothing short of awesome! The best speech by anyone -- not just a Frst Lady -- I have ever heard. Michelle is Beautiful indeed & I am so proud that she is my First Lady!

Quiet

Today's Beautiful Thing is my quiet house when Abner & the pups are taking their afternoon nap. I am very blessed. Happy Labor Day!

Yum-o

Today's Beautiful Thing is the Orange International Street Fair. We headed straight for Greek Street just like we do every year. Unlike every year, we bought extra this time! Woo hoo! Gyros for din-din this week will be Beautiful indeed!

Nothing

Today's Beautiful Thing is having nothing to do and three days to do it. I'm so glad we don't have plans this weekend. Slow is the word of the day today & it suits us just fine!

TGIF

Today's Beautiful Thing is a three day weekend! I really needed it!

Eight is Enough

Today's Beautiful Thing is working eight hour shifts. It's been so nice not putting in overtime this week. What a difference proper staffing makes!

Sweet Treat

Today's Beautiful Thing is a fresh container of Red Vines licorice a nice person left in the break room. Just the sweet little treat I needed. Yum!

Take Care

Today's Beautiful Thing is someone who cares for you when you're sick. I had a horrible migraine today and the hubby took very good care of me.

Salad Days

Today's Beautiful Thing is having dinner at Souplantation with the hubby on a work night. We never eat out when we have work the next day. It was a fun change of pace. :)

I'm Back

Today's Beautiful Thing is making positive changes. I've been working a lot and cheating myself out of things that give me joy. No more. This blog helped me get through the death & loss of Atticus, but it also brought me a little bit of joy on a daily basis. It taught me to look for small joys every single day and I want to find that joy again. So, here I am! Back to Beautiful Things.