Thankful Thursday

Today, I am thankful for these things:

Not being in school - Everyday, there is confirmation and affirmation that this was the right decision.  I am so relieved not be in school so that I can take care of myself (and Camille) physically and emotionally.

Baby showers - I feel so blessed to have friends & sisters who have lovingly put together pre-baby celebrations for me!

Portland baby shower, hosted by my sisters Gia-Mien & GT, and my friend AnnetteVoLam
 

Seattle baby shower, hosted by Christine and Kristie

Massages that are covered by insurance - No explanation needed for this item.

Chin's excitement - Chin has been so excited and motivated to get things ready for Camille's arrival!  I am so thankful for his involvement in this preparation process.  He has had the car seat and ready to go for over a month!

Full tuition refund - As mentioned in Week 35's post, I received a 100% tuition refund from the University of Washington even though I withdrew from classes much later than the deadline.  This is a huge relief because I would feel terrible to lose $7.5K!

Seeing Caleb in my dream - The other night, I got to see Caleb in a dream.  He looked so happy and said, "I have never been so awake in my life."  I am thoroughly overjoyed!

Caleb & Joshua, 2005

Chin's birthday gift to me - Several nights ago, Chin told me to come into the living room at 3:30 in the morning (yes, I was still awake) to show me something.  It was a video that he has compiled of everyone who has left me a little video message for my birthday!!  I was completely caught off guard and felt overwhelmingly loved!  Thank you so much to all who participated in this birthday scheme!

Birthday party - Chin threw a birthday party for Kristie and me this past weekend.  I had so much fun and felt so loved!

The birthday girls and our Costco birthday cake!

My stash of loot - As many of you know, I created for myself a rather unhealthy coping mechanism because of all the emotional stuff that has been going on in my life: entering into an insanely high number of giveaways.  Sure, you can call it an addiction (yes, I do have a multi-tabbed spreadsheet to keep track of all the giveaways I have entered).  But, can your addiction get you these goodies?!

Combi Shuttle 33 car seat

Nifty Nappy reusable/cloth diapers

The much-coveted, newly designed BumGenius 4.0 reusable/cloth diaper

 Boba carrier

Weber Q100

Okay, I technically didn't "win" this grill.  What I won was an orange stroller.  However, the company ran out of orange strollers and offered me either a beige stroller, or $120 in store credit.  I agreed to the store credit, thinking maybe we could get something more immediately useful for Camille (as the stroller is more for a toddler).  Unbeknownst to me, the Hayneedle company is actually a vast network of online stores, one of which is GrillsDirect.com!  It just so happened that Chin has been looking for a portable gas grill for a while now and, before purchasing his volleyball net, I had been scheming on getting him this Weber Q100.  When I saw that it was available and on sale, I had to get it!  Overall, we only had to pay $19 for this grill.  Pretty sweet, huh? :)