A List of Things (Big and Small) That I Am Thankful For

• Fresh snow on thin-limbed trees
• Mike Rowe
• My family
• My friends
• Kittens
• Bacon
• The smell of Cheerios hanging over downtown Buffalo
• Ryan Miller

[Note: The moment when Rick DiPietro hugs Ryan Miller? THAT IS ALL MY BEST DREAMS ROLLED INTO ONE.]

• Vodka mixed with ginger ale
• High heeled boots
• A wood stove
• The town where I grew up
• Garages
• My high school English teacher
• My college creative writing teacher
• My grad school creative writing teachers
• Books
• Eggnog
• Snow plows
• Calculators
• Cameras
• Ocean air
• Cheese
• Hockey
• Chicken wings
• Penguins
• Boys