a Thanksgiving post

Lately I've been thankful for

• the changing seasons and wrapping up of the field season
• having an awesome family who is there for support when life hits a lull 
• holiday time! and twinkle lights.
• Thanksgiving potlucks with friends 
• the GIANT SPARKLY PIE that actually made it out of the oven...homemade crust and all
• Jillian Michaels workout dvds
• being able to share a little apartment with Ben, even if we have no furniture
• the end of my job coming soon. because I need a life sabbatical

where the wild things are

Ben and I stopped in Michigan on our Thanksgiving travels and went for a hike in the woods bordering the lake.

The atmosphere of a cloudy November day combined with forest giving way to seaside (freshwater seaside, anyways) reminded me of the set from Where the Wild Things Are . We didn't see any wild things though, just orange-coated hunters on the prowl for them.

It was nice to see some "big" trees, since the forests in PA are very young due to the logging a century ago.

Since our hike, I have made it back home to Illinois again and am very excited to be on fall break, even though it is already flying by.