Today's Thanks

Today I am grateful that:

1. I started my Christmas shopping.  Is that possible?  Well, with Thanksgiving being next week (how can that be?!) I figured I should get a move on.  Plus, I had a great idea for one gift and we just happened to be in a store that sold it.
2. Chocolate
3. Lovely packages.  Both were expected, one I ordered and the other was from a friend who told me it was coming, but it's fun to get non-bill mail just the same.
4. Rick took the kids birthday present shopping for me tonight which gave me about an hour of alone time.  I see See's candy in my birthday future.  Yes!
5. Freebies.  I don't tend to buy expensive makeup, AKA department store stuff.  That said, I do buy Clinique lipstick, eye liner, and recently I've started buying their moisturizer/sunscreen.  So yesterday I went to stock up.  I figured I'd get a gift tote but that, as usual, it would be a few items and things I don't use, like wrinkle cream.  (I probably should use wrinkle cream but I don't.  I'm holding out hope.)  Lo and behold, I open it today and find SIX things - all of which I love and will definitely use.  Lipstick, mascara, Happy perfume (a moderately-sized bottle, not a sample-sized one), an eye shadow duo and blush (in shades I like), moisturizer, and foundation - yes, please!