Happy Thanksgiving! A Day of Gratitude!

As always, I'm so grateful for many many things and many many people, including all of you who take the time to read my silly ramblings - here are just a few more:

• The most spectacular nephew in the world, who actually looks for houses for me to buy in his neighborhood, so I can live nearby;
• The best sister in the world, with whom I laugh more and have more fun with than should be allowed;
• The most amazing and supportive parents ever;
• My newest cousin, baby Sam – his parents and big sister have gone through so much, they deserve every miraculous blessing they receive, like Sam;
• My other family: my Coterie and my GNO + 2.  Seriously.  No girl was ever luckier;
• Summer Fridays;
• My HD TV;
• Another year of Roger Federer viewing;
• Mark Rylance performing in TWO shows;
• Being a witness at a beautiful wedding;
• No more jury duty for at least eight years;
• Our friendly 401(k) advisors who just helped me A LOT;
• Drop-off laundry service;
• My beautiful goddaughters;
• Getting to meet, and interact with, my absolute idol – Barry Manilow;
• My baby steps into social media;
• Humana Festival of New Plays;
• Having so many generous Tony voter friends who invite me to be their guest;
• Witnessing the sublime Swan Lake last summer with Julie Kent and Marcelo Gomes;
• Reese’s peanut butter pumpkins;
• Family photos on Facebook, especially on Throwback Thursdays;
• Making individualized ring tones for my friends, so I smile and know exactly who’s calling/texting;
• The Smith Museum of Stained Glass;
• Watching The Amazing Race with Facebook friends;
• The Public Theater’s virtual ticketing lottery;
• My dear sweet Fellows, past and present;
• Getting to travel to and eat at some spectacular places, sometimes on my job’s dime;
• My curious nature;
• Selfies on the beach;
• Me TV;
• Bagel Bites;
• My neighborhood Rite Aid that now stays open 24 hours;
• My neighborhood natural food store that ALSO stays open 24 hours;
• Chopped;
• Golden Girls reruns;
• Fun work chums;
• A fellow Queens adventurer;
• More impossibly handsome men to accompany me to theater and ballet than I deserve;
• And, having Thanksgiving dinner with two of the most beautiful women (inside and out) I’ve ever known, my GNO angels.