April 16th, 2013 - JJ

1. That the girl I know who ran the Boston Marathon yesterday is safe and that all of her loved ones who were there running or supporting the runners are safe too. Also thankful for all the people who worked so hard to help strangers in the aftermath and that the media has been covering some of that. They are the light in the darkness. 

2. For the bar of chocolate from Trader Joe's that Elena gave me for my birthday. Dark Chocolate filled with Speculoos Cookie Spread. AMAZING, you guys. Go get one!

3. That Ripley is learning how to play catch and actually brings the ball back to me after she gets it now. So much better than having to chasing her around the yard to get it back!

4. That Derick drank the smoothie I made for us this morning even though it was kind of gross.  Turns out the juice of 5 celery stalks is seriously potent and nothing can hide that flavor.  5 stalks is too many! 

5. The Avgolemono soup that Derick made from scratch the other day, and thankful for Tammy who found the recipe and tried it out before sending it to us. Definitely delicious!!!