Thanksgiving-y things

This post is a really random collection of things, just FYI.

First, I wanted to list a few things that I'm thankful for in the spirit of the day:

- Wonderful friends and family who support me and are there for me whenever I need them

- A husband who loves me

- The fact that I have the opportunity to better myself

- Having a place to live, food on the table, warm clothes, etc.

There are many, many more things that I could list, but I feel like those are the big ones and the things I'm most thankful for.

A little bit on German:

I just wanted to express my pleasure/excitement about the fact that I got the correct book for German grammar.  I am really, really excited to read it!  Hopefully it will help me make big strides in the German-learning process.

A little bit on food:

I work with two moms of toddlers, and they gave me a really interesting idea today.  They suggested that for a low calorie, but delicious snack I look into baby food.  Not like, pureed vegetables in a jar, but more along the Gerber graduates line.  One of my co-workers even brought me what essentially amounts to a baby sized, much healthier strawberry fruit roll-up.  It was really good, too!  I wasn't crazy about the texture, but it did taste fantastic.  Apparently the food is very inexpensive as well.

So I'm going to go grocery shopping sometime this weekend and check it out.  It seems a little crazy at first, but the more I think about it, the more it makes sense.  I mean, obviously they don't give babies all the processed crap that they make for adults, so everything has a lower calorie count and better nutrition.  Even if it's just for snacks, it'll be worth it I think.  I'll keep you all posted.

A little bit on the working out thing:

I've been doing Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred in combination with Wii Fit and Just Dance lately.  I'm a little surprised, because the last two times I did 30 Day Shred, I only had DOMS in my abs and not even that much.  I'm pretty excited about it, but I think I need to step it up, because like I said, the post-workout pain is my body's way of telling me it's getting stronger.  I don't feel like I did anything if I'm not even sore the next day.  So I'm going to either up the weights that I use or move up to the next level on 30 Day Shred, because I really want to feel like I'm giving it my all.  Hopefully the pounds will keep coming off!

I think that's everything for tonight.  You can expect a post sometime later this week about Thanksgiving. Matt and I don't have much planned so I'm not sure how much I'll have to write, but I'm pretty sure there will be lots of pictures!  Till then...

Tschüss!