Thanks giving

As is traditional, here is a list of things for which I am thankful this year:

• The close relationship between my mom and me since I moved to NY
• The unconditional love (as long as I keep feeding her) of one Miss Pollycat, purring contentedly on my lap as I type
• Friends, new and old
• Haley Bug gets her very own bullet. She knows why.
• So does Rebecca
• A job that challenges and excites me
• A thoroughly unexpected Thanksgiving bonus from said job
• Wonderful boss and coworkers
• The financial security that allows me to buy the occasional skein of yarn or pretty shoes or nice dinner without worrying about paying rent
• The astonishing potential of a ball of yarn and a set of needles
• Crisp days perfect for showing off handknits
• Perfect red velvet cake, my favorite ice cream in the world, awesome middle eastern food, and the platonic ideal of a coffee shop--all within a two-and-a-half-block radius of my apartment
• Ample reading material