Grateful

Big thanks to the gods and goddesses....

-for my mother. She has always been there for me and I may need to lean again soon. What a magnificent mother I have! I hope she truly knows in her hardest of hearts that such eternal devotion is reciprocated. I love her and sing her praises. I hope that I can be such a guiding treasure to my daughter.

-for my daughter. She is the most glorious gift of all! An amazing blend of child-wisdom and curiosity. She has been blessed with humor. I hope this carries her through any struggles. With her strength, I am sure that she will stand tall through her trials, and she will endure with grace!

-for my love, C. He is surely the gift I dared not hope for! He has opened me up to a world of possibilities that I never knew possible- and all of this with boundless patience. The reason I stop and smile, even while filled with my own selfish fear and frustration, is because I finally figured out that we have a love that few people in this world have the joy to experience.

-for the few friends I seem to have left. It seems that somehow, almost married-A is living without many of the friends that single-A used to socialize with. While this social life of mine is in a state of flux, the phone calls and invitations I receive are more precious than ever. Thanks to Aut and S to let me go on and on about my statue-of-liberty escapade the other night! I am making new friends and this situation is resolving itself, but ever so slowly.

-for my new job- I am still loving it, and the other day, (this was a big thing) was the first time I got paid to WRITE something!

-for my neighborhood- I have become soooo comfortable with Clayton, just as I am leaving!

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