(Lists from 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.)

It's been a rough couple months, in some ways. But in most ways, I remain the luckiest girl alive, for reasons big and small. Here's my list of small things.

• morning workouts with Rob
• flat abs
• the childhood photos my mom so diligently snapped and organized
• my aunt's good health
• farmers
• the time before rescue squad duty each week that I spend at my parents' house
• the fabulousness of Michelle Obama
• my heart (and yours), which keeps up the hard work of constantly beating
• knitting
• biscuits and gravy
• the mixed drinks we make and the fun we have taste-testing new recipes
• Mad Men
• my brother's job
• the trees in our yard
• the guy who adopted Karma
• animal rescue organizations
• meeting John Stamos
• looking deep into the eyes of John Stamos
• talking to John Stamos
• caramel corn
• the nice man at the post office
• my massage therapist
• grandparents
• that my husband is totally handsome, and if I were meeting him for the first time I would definitely hit on him
• that there's always somewhere warmer to go in the winter

The feeding frenzy begins today. Five family meals in four days. And I don't even like turkey.

Happy Thanksgiving!