29 Springs Eternal: Birthday Celebration!

I just celebrated yet another birthday (yea, me!) and now, I'm enjoying some time off.   I wanted to re-capture the great Spring Break that I had last year.... But, I'm a planner.  And, if we trust the age from my driver's license - I'm old enough to realize that I enjoy making plans. 

So, for this Spring Break - I decided to make a list of things that I would enjoy doing with the stipulation that those plans have to flow with how I feel in the morning when I rise.  And, of course NO ALARMS - I'll just wake up naturally and ease into my day.....

Every year, I do some type of gratefulness project for my birthday - and, this year is no different..... The Great Gratefulness Project of 2013 starts by making a list of 29 things that I am grateful for (in no particular order).  Technically, I'm a little older than 29, but since 29 - much like hope - springs eternal there will be 29 things on my list.

1. I'm so grateful that I have been abundantly blessed with so much more than I have ever deserved
2. Sunshine on a bright beautiful day
3. I know that I am loved
4. I love others, or maybe I'm grateful that I'm able to love others
5. XOXO - I have about 20 different handbags (different colors count right?)
6. Although, I'm not at 100% - I'm so much healthier than I was this time last year
7. I have a wonderful mom that supports me
8. I have an amazing family!
9. I have great friends that surround me with smiles and laughter
10. I have food to eat (and since, I'm having such a difficult time losing my "top" stomach - I probably should say " I have delicious, and not necessarily totally nutritious food that I really enjoy eating"  LOL!)
11. I have a place - that I love - to live in
12. I have a car to drive
13. I have gas in my car ($3.59 per gallon today, it was about $1.29 per gallon the year I graduated from high school....)
14. I have stories of gas prices "back in the old days..." just like my mom (OMG!)
15. I have the absolute best doctor in metro Atlanta (Dr. Robert "Bob" Goldman)
16. I'm growing and evolving as a person
17. Some time off - means some time to sew and create!
18. Me Made Mondays (MMM) - Thanks L for that great suggestion!
19. Always forgetting to take pictures on MMM (I am who I am!)
20. Embracing who I am as a person - and, loving that GIRL!
21. And, I'm okay with being verbally aggressive **pounding on desk** (I get it from my momma, and she gets it from hers) 
22. Sunshine... Just realized that I already wrote that, but I'm so happy to see the sun after the last few dreary and gray months in Atlanta
23. Lazy Days - although, I haven't had one in a while.... About time I catch up. 
24. I've had a great start to my vacation 
25. It's warming up, so my light bill should be sliding down! 
26. I have an entire week (Audrey's Spring Break) to celebrate my birthday
27. I wore pants (V8541 Black) that I made on my b-day - Me Made Monday (and, of course I forgot to take pics) 
28. Once a Girl Scout.... Always a Girl Scout - well, now I'm a volunteer
29. Special Google Doodle just for my birthday:

When I'm logged in as me - It says "Happy Birthday Audrey!"

Needles Up,
Always Audrey