The Lady Freak

Since it’s Thanksgiving (weekend), here’s what I’m thankful for this year:

1. Ryan Gosling

2. The versatility of the Jack in the Box menu

3. Pinot Noir

4. Moments of clarity

5. Non-threatening bums that remind me of Santa Claus

6. Jesus

7. Trendy guys that look like Jesus (sexy Jesus…)

8. Men, sometimes…

9. Chivalry, always…

10. Eccentrics

11. Daydreams

12. Home cooked meals, not cooked by moi

13. Scalp massages

14. My friends, for loving me against their better judgment

15. My family, for loving me because they’re obligated (and also for their own entertainment)

16. My mom, for her loud cackle of a laugh

17. My dad, for never knowing how much clothes should cost

18. My dog, when he smells good

19. My brothers, when they’re asleep

20. The extra cheese on the wrapper of an In N Out burger

21. Football games, for the tailgates

22. Restaurants with extraordinary bread baskets

23. Cities with bars that stay open past 2

24. Tree lined, curvy roads

25. The smell of coffee

26. The comfort of memories

27. The novelty of the future

28. Unplanned adventures

29. Unexpected friendships

30. Unapologetically (which apparently is not a word) immature inside jokes

31. Dirty jokes

32. Dirty martinis

33. Blogs

34. Nutshells

35. People that prefer to be interested instead of interesting

36. Men with accents

37. Adorable old ladies

38. F Scott Fitzgerald

39. Woody Allen

40. People that listen

41. My health

42. KOST 103.5, for playing Christmas music before Thanksgiving

43. My job

44. Kraft Mac N Cheese

45. Music

46. Words

47. Palm Springs, for its frivolity

48. The Eagles

49. Babies that don’t cry on airplanes

50. People that don’t recline their chairs on airplanes

51. All of my best friends, for being my sisters

52. Generosity

53. Tequila

54. Peonies

55. Hand sanitizer

56. Street style photographers

57. That 23-year-old sense of endless opportunities, people to meet, and places to go

58. Witnessing women in their 90′s with that same sense of youthful excitement

59. Comfortable heels

60. Real kindness

61. Candid people

62. Pinterest

63. Express check out lines

64. Art; fashion; design (and their overlapping nature)

So, Happy Thanksgiving: