Thanky!

It's Thursday {Yo, Captain Obvious, wazzup!}, so let's do a little thankin', shall we?

1. I'm insanely thankful for every single reader of this little ol' bloggy blog! Y'all left the sweetest comments on yesterday's post, and even made me feel OK about my Chairperson position on the Itty Bitty Titty Committee {Some of you are lifetime members, too ~ who knew?!} and the squawky stems that carry my little body around.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, for being so awesome and putting up with my crazy  :)

2. Thanks to everyone who voted for Mr. Moose in the CH2 Magazine photo contest! He's eternally grateful.

And oh so handsome!

Unfortunately, Mooshu didn't take the top prize this year. They haven't tallied the final votes, but I believe he lost out to a huge and stately Great Dane named Milo ~ I guess it's true: SIZE DOES MATTER.

In Moose's defense, Milo's male model pic was him standing so statuesquely on the sunny beach with a scarf wrapped around his neck. Clearly channeling Bachelor Sean.

And remember how I promised that of those lovelies who voted, I'd choose one lucky winner for a $10 Petsmart/Petco gift card?

Congrats to Sarah & Floyd!!! I know Floyd's stumpy paws are the ones that clicked "Like," because he runs the TBC household, so pick him out something nice, Mama! {Be on the lookout for an email from me soon.}

3. Thank you, Glenn, for being a hot husband. Seriously, we're gonna make model babies one day, all thanks to you.

Behind-the-scenes of our relationship: As a joke, I always tell Glenn he's "the best husband I've ever had!" I don't know how it started, I think I was out of it one day and he cutely asked, "Am I a good husband?"
Well, he is, and if someone were to cook me a meal and ask if it was good, I'd say something like "Best salmon I've ever had!"
So I guess that just felt fitting in the husby sitch, too.
Orrrrrr I'm just a total weirdo. Perhaps... yes, that's it.

4. Ellen DeGeneres, thanks for existing and inspiring!
Seriously, y'all, Ellen is my idol and I look up to her more than I do most role models in my life {except for you, Mom, because you're the bestest!}.
I DVR Ellen's show every afternoon and watch it right when I get home from work, while cooking dinner. 97% of the time she makes me laugh so hard I cry, the other 3% of the time she makes me cry so hard I laugh.
Never have I seen a person so giving and willing to help others to ensure she leaves this world a better place. She's comfortable in her own skin and I've learned more life lessons from her than anything a professor could've taught me.

She's also GORGEOUS! Prettiest baby blues I've ever seen.

5. This week especially, I'm thankful to know there are still bloggers out there who aren't in this hobby for the giveaways, the follower count, and the "name in lights" effect. I'm even more thankful I get to call some of these ladies my close friends.
I don't know about you, but I started blogging because {1} I'm a writer at heart and work out my stresses via tap-tap-tappin' on the keyboard, and {2} I was lonely in this big new city, with my husband as my only friend {although he is THE BEST friend ever!}, and hoped blogging might make me feel connected to something, anything.
Good lord, has it! Though non-bloggers probably feel it's bizarre ~ for example, my mom recently asked if I knew what Catfishin' was, and to be necessarily wary ~ the friendships I've formed with ladies I've never met in person are unbelievable and have fulfilled me more than I ever thought possible.
Thank you, friends. You know who you are.

6. Every day, I'm thankful for this nugget who calls me Mommy.
{Yes, she totally talks and actually says, "Mommy." Don't doubt me.

Studies show that pets can help us live longer, happier lives, and if that's all I ever learn from science, I'm all set, because I know it's fact. Bug doesn't care if I've washed my hair, am wearing the same pajamas for 7 nights straight, or am a cranky bitch from a bad day at work.
She nuzzles that cold wet nose into me and I absolutely melt, and am certain I'll have her to thank for when I'm super old and crazy and raising hell in the nursing home.
I can see it now: "Wet nightgown contest, anyone?!  What about some medicine cup pong? Woohooooo!"

And if you're reading this, thank you. My life is more full right now than it's ever been, and I feel blessed, healthy, happy, and whole. That fulfillment is thanks in large part to sweet readers who lift me up daily and remind me that LIFE IS GOOD!

In the words of Ellen,
Be kind to one another.