Ants in My Pants

This may or may not come as news to you, but I'm an antsy person. I love to think about the future and new things. I'm totally hooked on the "next thing"; whatever that happens to be. Sometimes I don't even know what it is, I just like to imagine things. I don't really know where this comes from. Maybe I'm just an extreme daydreamer. Maybe I have an over-ambitious imagination. I'd say both of these statements are pretty accurate.

I've alluded to this anstiness before, but regardless of this restless energy that shakes me up from time to time, I know that right now, Brendan and I are exactly where God wants us to be. And I've found that while daydreaming and anticipating the future are not bad things, it's also vital to be in the present and count your blessings. And that's exactly what this therapeutic blog post is about. A therablog, if you will.

So here goes. Here's a running tab of things I am thankful for right here, right now:

• My fantastic, amazing hubby (this one kind of goes without saying, but the point of this list is to say it)
• Living on Daniel Island. I don't know what exactly we'll do when our lease is up, and we're exploring our options, but right now, and for the last two years, we've been so blessed to live in one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Charleston.
• Driving over bridges everyday and looking out over the water. You can't just do that anywhere.
• The fact that library books often have sand in their dust jackets.
• Our stable jobs, which is a huge blessing in this economy and this time in our lives.
• The fact that Brendan wasn't hurt in his car accident and that I know God's refining our faith through the process of cleaning all this up.
  
• Mo- for obvious reasons. Don't judge me.
• Megan and Eric being so close.
  
• Wonderful friends that I've made through my job.
• Our small group.
  
• Getting to go to Sullivan's, Isle of Palms, or Folly on the weekends. I've never lived in such close proximity to beaches before and if we left, I'd miss it terribly.
  
• Close proximity to Brendan's family...we're not totally family-less down here.
  
• Up coming NYC trip with my Mom and Aunt. Yaaaaay :)