Some Unconventional Thanks

Thanksgiving is here which means it is time to give thanks for all the wonderful things we have.  Of course we are thankful for the usual stuff - family, friends, home, life blessings.  But this year, we thought it would be fun to share some of the things we are truly thankful for that don't always make it onto the Thanksgiving dinner table list.

• I am thankful that Nordstrom decided to centralize their buying offices making it that much harder to get off the sales floor and into a buying office.  When I left, I started a career within the non-profit sector leading me to have the best job I have ever had.  EVER.

• Both Ed and I give big thanks to BFF Jim Graziano who convinced me to move up to New York in the summer of 2006.  It was that Labor Day that Ed and I met and the rest, as they say, is history. :)

• We are all thankful that Safari Stan decided to open their doors in Westbury in the summer of 2009.  Our visit during their opening weekend to buy cat food led to our bringing Lucy into the Mangiaracina family.

• Thank you to the key people at Sprint who helped Ed receive a transfer to the VA office thus causing our move and leading us to find our beautiful new home.

• Thanks to musical artists like Jewel, Lisa Loeb and Jack Johnson for writing children's music that is not annoying to listen to after the 150th time and makes our little man lull into a deep sleep each night.

• I am thankful for the good people at Apple Inc. who invented FaceTime.  It makes my monthly trips to New York a little bit easier.

Believe me, we are thankful everyday for all that we have.  But we are even more thankful for the little things that have helped us shape our wonderful life. :)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Happy Belated Thanksgiving!

I know we are a little late, but we wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. We hope you all enjoyed your day!

We spent ours at the Quartuccio house where there were a few more Q's on hand than normal. Aunt Kathy and Uncle Jimmy Quartuccio made their way down to VA from NY to spend the holiday with us. It had been over a year since we saw them last so it was really great spending time and catching up. Father Don was also on hand to bless the table (and share in some laughs). And of course the eats were amazing. Seriously, to a pregnant woman who lately has been shoveling food in at every moment, a Thanksgiving table is like a little piece of heaven.


Lucy even enjoyed herself - so much so that she put herself into a turkey related coma. :)

We have so many things to be thankful for this year - too many to list but most important we are thankful for our family and friends and for all the support you have given us. We love you all!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Now - get back to that shopping. :)