The One For Being Thankful!

I am not going to make excuses for why I can't keep up with this whole blog idea, but again I will try to energize this blog. It's a commitment that I'm having a hard time committing to for reasons I can't define. To get into the habit of posting more frequently I'm going to try something new for this entire month. The month of November. The month you get to eat turkey and dressing, think about Christmas shopping, throw away the Halloween pumpkins after they rot, hopefully cut down a Christmas tree and wait for winter to arrive. But the truth is November is more than all those things. November is for being thankful. Being mindful of our blessings and looking with joy and confidence into the future. So for each day during the month of November I will find something I am thankful for and write about it.

Today I am thankful for my new friends. Having a baby changes relationships with your friends. You seek friendship in others as a means of socializing your child. You sometimes hide behind stories about first words, first steps, teething and a whole host of other infant and toddler milestones. But then it happens. You find that you've made friendships that transcend your child. Friendships where you want to spend time together without the children.

This past week has been filled with many such friends. I am thankful for workout buddies who are moms but also my friend. I'm thankful for friends who drag me to kick boxing class on Saturday mornings when there's snow (more on snow in October another day) on the ground. I'm thankful for laughter through sweat as we kicked it out together! And I'm thankful for friends who persuade me to rally for Halloween, grab a last minute babysitter, and throw on a silly costume. Only to head out and laugh harder than I've laughed in long while dance more than my sore body could handle, and come home far too late on a school night. For, somewhere in all the baby play dates, countless diaper changes, milestone discussions with each other, and meals at restaurants with two toddlers, it happens. You find a couple that are deserving of the title - friends.