30 Things I am Grateful for April 2022

April was a hodgepodge of emotion. Ecstatic to see snow, the comfort and ease of visiting my parents, the disappointment and confusion that comes with no new answers to potentially life threatening health concerns and the frustration of health insurance not covering preventive medication. Then to round out the month Christopher and I got Covid and it was the opposite of a good time. Needless to say, it has been a hard month and making this list was a struggle. But here we go, being grateful even when it feels impossible.

Things I am grateful for this month:

1. Touring Broadway shows

2. Getting my Covid-19 booster

3. Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Jelly Cam

4. Seeing Post Modern Jukebox live in the new Steinmetz Hall

5. Pizza with some of my aunts and cousins

6. Anxiety meds

7. Cool birds visiting our yard

8. Treats from Light on the Sugar

9. Seeing the real live Buc-ee

10. Cook Out milkshakes

11. Seeing SNOW

12. Family time in VA

13. Trying a delicious new recipe: Smitten Kitchen Short Rib Onion Soup

14. Finally trying a Dairy Queen cupcake

15. Cracker Barrel french toast

16. Another year of Mom

17. Our quickest drive home from VA ever

18. Home Chef meal kits

19. Peach iced tea

20. Mental health counseling

21. Animal Crossing

22. Jessie

23. Antiviral medicine for Covid

24. My orchids bloomed

25. Sick leave

26. Care packages from family and friends

27. Our comfy home

28. Lucy snuggles

29. Mom and Dad being willing to run crazy errands for me

30. Friend group chats to keep me from imploding

Damn, I’m glad to see the end of this month y’all. Hopefully May won’t be such a bitch.