It’s mid-October. Where did it go?!

So, I’m excited that November is just around the corner and I’ll get to start a project that has become one of my all time favorites. The Month of Thankfuls.

Two years ago, I’d just read some article – I don’t even remember what or where – but it was about doing a thankful list every day for the month of November. I decided to take mine a little farther. For the month, I started sending a text every day to 4 people about what I was thankful for that day. Sometimes, it was the same text to everyone, and sometimes, it was unique to that person. I only did 4 people: Fred, Gig, Boo and my sister.

And then the fun started…

They started texting THEIR thankfuls back. Gig even included The Beau’s thankfuls. It was so much fun to see what was on their minds that day. Fred probably wins for most romantic. For a man of few words, he uses his well. Kind of those “Awwww” moments.

When the month was over, I took the list of Gig and The Beau’s thankfuls and made them into a book. I used this great Bob Marley quote about “he’s not perfect” as a cover page and gave it to them as a Christmas gift. Gig & I have this “thing”…if you make the other cry over a gift at Christmas, then Christmas was successful. I made her cry with the Thankful book. It was great!

I just want you to know it isn’t hard or really time consuming.  Here are some examples:

Thankful for nice weather. It’s a gorgeous day for football!

“Ice cold beer! Your parents are going to think I’m horrible!” (obviously The Beau’s..and we didn’t, but we did laugh.)

Thankful your taste has definitely improved in guys. Call me if you’re awake.

You’re strong & funny & kind…you is 🙂 (we’d just watched The Help)

I’m thankful for your laugh. Sending you silly things to hear it is so cool. I love hearing you laugh.

That you trust me enough to tell me when I screwed up and that you have patience with me. I love you!

I’m thankful for music that I can dance to. Makes my ears happy. : )

That you are happy.

I’m thankful that I’m happy too.

I’m thankful that my parents love you so much. (To which I responded, “You tell The Beau-I’m BEYOND thankful for this.”)

Loved the day w/you just talking about anything, everything.

I’m thankful that I get to spend time with you. And that there isn’t a race of super intelligent gorillas attacking us. (I really don’t remember what that was about!)

Beat the school bus (I take ’em as I get ’em) (I was racing to get in front of the school bus  – not racing the actual school bus, but going a different route so I wouldn’t end up behind the bus making all the pick up stops…just in case that needed an explanation.)

See, they aren’t hard and looking back on all of them at the end of the month was just delightful!

I challenge you. Do the Month of Thankfuls. Even if you just save the line of texts to that person. But I’m saving all of mine. Maybe you’ll see one just to you right here on this blog..who knows?