Thanksgiving Week Thankfulness

This past week I have been thankful for wonderful family, friends, good food, good wine, relaxing time with my hubby and pups, christmas decorations and being almost completely done with our Christmas shopping and it's only December 1st!!!!!

Monday Thankfulness

Today I am thankful for the fact that my husband and I are financially sound enough to cover unexpected financial woes. Thank you to my parents for teaching me to be a saver!

Weekend Thankfulness

I am thankful for having really great friends and family. They are truly great and support me in every way possible and making ever day better by being in my life.

Friday Thankfulness

Today I am thankful for my job. A constantly changing and evolving creature, today it made me REALLY happy!

Thursday Thankfulness

I am thankful for how a good nights sleep can change your outlook and perspective. Yesterday I was angry and upset with a co-worker, today I am still anoyed with said co-worker but I am rested and looking forward to a great day with people I love and enjoy.

Also, my blog is way under loved...must put camera in purse and constantly take pictures and post.

Christmas Count Down Thankfulness Project

In the spirit of Christmas I am going to try something new, I am going to post one thing I am thankful for every day up to and including Christmas. Sometimes I get blue when things aren't exactly as I would like them and I'm hoping if I create a log of all the wonderful things in my life I'll concentrate on that instead of the negative.



Here goes, today I am thankful for: Choosing to eat healthy in the face of stress and emotions.

Normally I would reach for the chocolate as soon as I could, but today I found myself in the craft store (went to cheer myself up) and I was in the check out line and looked at the price of candy and was dumbfounded that they wanted $1.19 for a regular reeses. So, rather than walking to the cheapo wizzle (Walmart in non-ebonics) and getting some candy, I chose to go back to work and eat my healthy lunch! Yeah for me putting my health first and knowing that even though I am stressed I don't have to have a nice piece of chocolate becasue that only makes me feel better for a little while.

Awesome Road Stop

Saturday myself and a few friends ventured on down to the utterly disappointing fleet week in San Francisco. Although the Blue Angels were canceled due to fog and clouds we had a delightful time out on the bay and dropped anchor between Alcatraz and Pier 39. After a long day of boating, we stopped at The Dead Fish. Now if you are familiar with the bay area you know that you only stop in Martinez to either go to a board of adjustment for the Teamsters or to hit the last possible ATM for the Carquinez Bridge toll. Now, I have gone over the bridge a gazillion times and never once did I know that the place to the right of the bridge is considered a town of its own right. Who knew that when the sign said Crockett it actually meant a town and not a street? So anyway, the traffic was abysmal (as usual and to be expected) and we stopped for drinks and a couple of appetizers on our way home. We were delightfully surprised to see how wonderful the view was from their patio. We enjoyed a wonderful sunset that actually laid a nice light on the city of Vallejo (hard to believe I know). Aside from the beautiful location, our server left a lot to be desired and their kitchen was severely lacking in a few areas. The appetizers (asparagus with bleu cheese, deep fried artichoke hearts, calamari, garlic fries) were OK/good except that they brought us the asparagus (which I could have made easily at home) about 10-15 minutes before the others. And yes, if you are reading the ordered artichokes and thinking that it looks like a lot of fried carbs then you are correct, one of our friends is on the Atkins Diet and was using Saturday as a cheat day. Overall I would give The Dead Fish another shot, I wouldn't let this one mediocre experience ruin it for another time. So the long and short of it is that if you are in traffic and desperate need of a cocktail head on over to the Dead Fish and dine on a Bloody Shark or some other creative name for a normal cocktail.