I'm grateful for:
-where my life has taken me
-my family
-my friends
-lola (my mini weiner dog) for putting a smile on my face while processing images
-pandora.com for providing never ending music
-FM, because it really has helped me a ton to grow as a photographer
-mean people, so i know how not to act =)
-southwest for being such an awesome company
and...
-the awesome clients i've gotten this year and the next.
Im grateful for:
1. my wife (a.k.a my sugar momma) for letting me persue my photography career
2. my son for keeping me grouded
3. This forum! I have learned more from this board than from any other education I have ever had!
4. sushi - for being so tasty and being overall pretty healthy
5. ed pingol for letting me second shoot with him and monica! an amazing learning expereince!
6. my dad who no matter how much or how little he had, he always did what he could to help me out when I started becoming interested in photography
7. Im glad for this crappy economy because gas prices are so cheap now!!
- working from home in sweat pants
- doing something i love
- a wife that lets me buy whatever gear i want
- that Ed is now my facebook friend
- Jeremy's TOOOBz
My wife. (So nice I married her twice!)
Two wonderful, beautiful, productive kids.
A job I love.
Great hobbies - photography, wrecking wood.
A good God.
- my son
- my health!!!
- my great clients whom i always have a great time with
- my soon to be next child (coming this april!
- all of my family and friends
- my 16-35 and 135... my favorite lenses...
- my parents for the family that came before me.
- my wife who has allowed me (us) to add to our families, including 3 great grandchildren (so far)
- that our daughter is finally getting married (and moving out)
- my day job that helps me pay for all of my toys
- freedom
I am thankful for:
- every single day that I live past my heart attack last December and for the lessons I learned as a result of that. I'm in better shape today than I was 20 years ago!
- every time that I hold my new grandson
- to have the opportunity and the ability to enjoy photography
- every time that I read a post here on FM and learn something
- every time that I can share my learnings with someone else - no matter the topic
- my loving wife and the home and family we've built together
- my friends who have helped me through the tough - and shared with me the joy
- for the freedom that I enjoy every day, and those that fight to keep it that way
And there is soooo much more... I won't go into full detail. Suffice it to say that there are many things that I have to be thankful for, and no matter how hard a day, or a week, or a month may seem, I KNOW that there are others that have it worse, and I am thankful the most for being aware of that as it helps to temper my small worries and keeps me sane.
May you ALL have as much in your life to be thankful for!
jk.