Kaytee Says… Eat!

I’m sure you’ve all seen the the title trending topic on Twitter, but I could never fit all the wonderful things for which I am thankful into 140 characters. I know I have flaked out on this blog without warning, so I thank all of you in advance for not forgetting about me. : )

I’m thankful for my education, but more importantly for the fact that graduation is finally within reach. FINALLY!!

I’m thankful for my enormous family that just continues to grow and grow. There have been two new babies born this year, one wedding, and there are two babies expected in 2010. My family is really indescribable… They really deserve their own post.

I’m thankful for all the amazing opportunities I’ve had to travel this year: Austin, Houston, LA, & New York, plus Orlando & San Francisco in the near future. Not to mention the wonderful friends who made all these trips special. I love you guys!

I’m unbelievably thankful for my Soup, who has been the best boyfriend I could ask for this past year. He’s totally changed my life and I look forward to the changes that are to come.

I’m thankful for my dogs, their health, and their affection. I say it every day, but I wish everyone was excited to see me as my dogs are.

I’m thankful for Macbooks and iPhones and Volkswagon Jettas and red ballpoint pens (for editing) and food television and Cooking Light magazine and my job (even on the hard days) and classic American literature and libraries and DALLAS COWBOYS FOOTBALL!

Oh, and I am thankful for food. Not just for the ridiculously indulgent foods of Thanksgiving, but for the staples of my diet, without which I’d probably starve. Oatmeal, almond butter, bananas, frozen berries, Flat Out wraps, brown rice, frozen Brussels sprouts and green beans, lots of different soups, clementines, Oikos yogurt and Kozy Shack pudding, and most of all, the holy trifecta that is hummus, feta, and baby spinach… I love all of you. I’m also thankful for a healthy relationship with food, that will allow me to bounce back after a day of delicious Southern food.

Happy Thanksgiving, you guys! Eat guiltlessly today… Enjoy it : )