I'm Thankful for My Family, Animals and Steemit :)

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Hi everyone,

I was nominated by @gjones15 to do this "challenge" where I'm to name three things I am thankful or grateful for. This is hardly a challenge for me, because there are so many things in life I am thankful for; the real "challenge" is to pick only three :)

*" 2, 4, 6, 8, Who do we appreciate?"

• #1 My Family

I know this one comes as no surprise to many of you, but my #1 appreciation in life is the love of my life, the one and only, @briancourteau:) How can I not appreciate someone who loves me for me, including my flaws (which are very few by the way haha), who writes me amazing poetry (here's his most recent masterpiece), and who believes me to be the most important person on earth. He and I have had an amazing time together in only 8 short years, and despite or perhaps in spite of his cancer, we have done more things and traveled to more places than many do in a lifetime! It's the way we are both wired, so we will continue really living every day, and kick cancer to the curb every opportunity we can. It may win in the end, but I'll be damned if it's going to win day to day !!

But what I haven't shared with everyone here are my two sons, Brian who is 20 years old and Patrick who is 23. They are the other men in my life who I absolutely adore. They both live in Vancouver, and although I miss them terribly being here in Mexico, we all talk several times a week and they are both hoping to visit us soon :)

Here's a photo of us on opening day of our restaurant; obviously it was a few years ago; the photos above are pretty recent :)

• #2 Animals

Again...no surprise here if you know anything about me at all! Dogs, cats, chickens, bugs, all of it...I'm a huge fan!

Here's the fourth guy in my life, Buddy, a little miffed that we didn't save him any pizza :P

Some of you are also aware of a certain little puppy named "Muneca" (means doll) who was joining our family, but this week, the owner's son (that is, the original owner of the pup), decided that he wanted to have his dog back, so we are teaching him how to be a good dog owner. It was a difficult decision but in the end, if he want's his puppy and is good to him, well what can I say...it really is his dog. I was of course pretty broken up about it, but Muneca still runs out to see me whenever I go outside, so as long as he's happy and looking healthy, I'll be happy too. Kind of :)

So long Muneca:(

• #3 Steemit

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This may sound like a bit of brown-nosing here, but seriously, all of you have become my lifeline while in Mexico. I spend plenty of time alone, when Brian is not well and resting or sleeping, so steemit has become that friend I can call at all hours of the day and night; that friend who never says, "Oh god, not you again!"; that friend who always has a new story to tell. I am so thankful to have all of you to occupy my mind with, because if I didn't, I would be filling it with worries and stress that are far from productive. So thank you for always being here for me :)

Thank you again @gjones15 for the nomination; I told you I'd get to it sooner or later haha

I'm never been a huge fan of nominating people to do things, so if you feel so inclined, please comment here with what you are thankful for in your life, or feel free to write a post doing the same :)