Thankful

I typically don't do "thankful" posts in November because I feel like they are generally super hokey, but I was struck the other day with how content I have been feeling lately and started thinking about why that is...which got me thinking about all the people and things in life I truly am thankful for. There are plenty of things that are more about me personally (my work, my future plans for work, personal fulfillment, etc.) but since I started this blog about Eli, I'm going to keep it to things that pertain to him. Also this is very stream of consciousness and it's very late and I should be packing and cooking and doing 100 other things instead of writing this. So forgive my lazy writing style, please. Here goes, I'm going to be super lame and talk about a bunch of things I'm thankful for. Eli: Ok so this is kind of obvious but it's true! I am so thankful Eli is the kid we ended up with. He definitely has moments when he's a little jerk (...