Archive (Page 13) • thank you notes • Buttondown

i’m thankful that i went to dinner with d’s parents, who came to town from across the country unannounced (except we had been warned by her sister) because d...

i’m thankful that d and i meditated together.

i’m thankful for gummy worms, even though i am not thankful i ate the whole bag.

i'm thankful that i wrote a long letter to d and we had a good talk. i'm thankful for the way that writing these notes for so long has strengthened my...

for the little poems i’ve been doing some recent evenings

i’m thankful for pillows.

i’m thankful d and i can hold each other, since when we don’t, and when we’re fighting, it’s so easy to reduce the other person to an idea, a concept, some...

i’m thankful, since it seemed for so long like miso was allergic to petting, that lately she seems to enjoy neck (especially) and chest and (sometimes even)...

i’m thankful for the sound of d singing in another room.

i’m thankful for ‘a star is born,’ which (for me) earned its earnestness.

i’m thankful for roast beef sandwiches and discounted grocery store pecan rolls.i’m thankful that it was very windy today, which meant miso got to play the...

i'm thankful that this afternoon suddenly for the first time in months and months it was sixty eight degrees outside, the breeze a friend rather than a...

i’m thankful that most of the time today felt like a normal day.

i’m thankful that after i wrote that and felt such despair i took out the trash and walked the dog down the trail and came back in and we slow danced crying...

i’m thankful she’s back home, since i don’t have to worry about her in the same way i did when she was in the hospital, even though it’s harder, in a way,...

i'm thankful that the clocks sprung forward an hour, even though that meant that i had less time to rest today before i have to go back to work tomorrow,...

i'm thankful to return to the old form, because i need the rhythm of it, the mantra. i'm thankful for the sound of the rain pattering on the roof. i'm...

to have taken d a polaroid of miso

to remember the time years ago when, having taken a wisdom tooth painkiller on an empty stomach, i was left racked with nausea laying on my side on our bed,...

that terrible days, no matter how terrible, will always eventually end, and that it is always possible that tomorrow will be better

that miso and i are getting better at playing fetch

the new solange album, which just sounds so fucking good

for my favorite kind of saturday, quiet and calm and restorativeto have gone on a long run in the morning, which i always prefer, if possible, to going in...

that i facetimed my parents and it was nice and they ended up less worried about me than they have been latelyto have gotten to play music the other day with...

February 28, 2019

to have learned two new words: “waterkoud” (a dutch word for chilly dampness) and “apricity” (the warmth of the sun in winter)

February 27, 2019

for the twitter account @sunofseldo, which warmly charts the micro milestones on the road to spring, such as today’s entry, which read:“WOO! It's the...

February 25, 2019

that when gmail's editor ate the completed draft of my notes yesterday, i did not try to recreate them but instead laid on the couch doing nothingfor, even...

February 24, 2019

that after a long and tedious saturday shift, something i have to do every few months, i was saying goodbye to my two coworkers, who work every weekend,...

February 23, 2019

the song and video for “love it if we made it” (https://youtu.be/1Wl1B7DPegc), for the throb and the flash

February 22, 2019

that at our favorite restaurant, they brought a survey and i drew hearts and stars all over it and they gave me a coupon for a free brunch cocktailfor cardi...

February 21, 2019

pen15, which we watched more great episodes of tonighthi-chew sent by friendsjeni's brambleberry crisp ice creamgetting to think about a new project at...

February 21, 2019

i’m thankful that jk told me about ingmar bergman loving “sex and the city”i’m thankful for this spare and lovely tom petty song...

February 20, 2019

i'm thankful for pen15 on hulu (trailer), which made me laugh more than any other comedy i've seen recently, thankful that though at the outset the conceit...

February 19, 2019

the water from my lunch can of solid white albacore, which i drain into miso's bowl (which makes her happy), and also some frozen pretzels that are an insult...

February 18, 2019

that d and i had a good day together where i wasn't scared any more for soft-boiled eggs, the vegan chocolate bars e sent, the pasta shape that looks like a...

February 17, 2019

to have been reminded that once during our mfa program when she was grading d got pizza on a student assignment once and “laboriously retyped” the entire...

February 16, 2019

i’m thankful that when we were having a sad conversation about our marriage in a booth at chik-fil-a and hit a silent patch, an old church lady from the...

February 9, 2019

February 8, 2019

i’m thankful i decided to rest now and pack for my trip in the morning.

February 6, 2019

i’m thankful i woke up before my alarm, even though i did not want to wake up before my alarm, because it meant i was awake during a short break in the...

February 3, 2019

January 31, 2019

i’m thankful that after a long hard day s dmed me to tell me about her coworkers at her shitty old job, two men who pronounced ramen as “ray men,,” and i...

January 30, 2019

i’m thankful, even though the sound of them is annoying, for the thin stream/ of water i have dutifully summoned from each of the faucets in the house before...

January 14, 2019

i'm thankful that after i (basically) finished packing and sat down in a chair in our living room to buy my last minute airport shuttle ticket, i dmed e to...

January 8, 2019

i'm thankful that though i have not written a thank you note in a while, i can write one now, and whenever i do, or do not, want to. i'm thankful for the...

December 21, 2018

i’m thankful a new coworker told me i had made her feel welcomed and encouraged.

December 20, 2018

i’m thankful that miso was in a better mood today after having been in such a bad mood yesterday, and i’m thankful for this perfect blog post.

December 19, 2018

i’m thankful, though it is a pain in the ass to take the dog out early in the morning, i do get to see a lot of good sunrises.

December 16, 2018

i’m thankful, after throwing up several times for the first time in a long time, for the feeling of not having to throw up anymore, which feels like a...