Thankful Thursdays!

Well I'm starting a new part to my blog called Thankful Thursdays. Since I have so much to be thankful for, this will give me a way to let the world know. As if they really care! Ha!

Today I'm thankful for what happened yesterday. It was hubs birthday and I was sitting in the office trying to think of what I should wear for dinner that evening. I had just bought some new slacks from my favorite clothier (New York & Company) and I was thinking that some slacks, a sweater blouse and flats would do the trick to look nice in a very short amount of time right after work.

So I thought to myself, which color should I wear? Brown or blue. Then I thought to myself, where are my brown slacks. I know I brought them in the house after exchanging them at another store for my size and I placed them on the floor by the counter inside a box. The recycling box. That I threw into the recycling bin on Monday. Nahhhh, my pants can't be in there. Right?

For lunch, I rush home only to realize that I have to bake DH's cake NOW because if not, it won't happen today and that would be totally sad not to have your cake on your day. I quickly pull all the ingredients together, mix it up and pop that sucker in the oven. Place 30 min on the timer and start looking around for my pants that should be still in the bag. They are not to be found. Oh no! That means I threw them out with the recycling.

I make a split second decision and decide to haul over to the recycling center praying that they haven't done a pick up. I've got to get over there and back for this cake is done. Those pants were BOGO but they were dag on $44. I do not have the money yet to be throwing $40 dollar pants away. I speed off (@ 35 mph and in the rain that's been coming down all night/day) and get there in record time. When I dropped off the stuff Monday, I drove to the back and put my stuff in the bins furthest away. Thank the Lord for that decision. The bin was still pretty empty and I spotted some of the boxes I had thrown away right off. I wasn't sure if I should hop over inside but then decided against that and just leaned way over. I've never been dumpster diving but wasn't totally against the idea since seeing a segment on 20/20 a couple years back (more on that in another post). I still didn't want anyone to see me though. So sifting through the stuff, I spot a few familiar bags, use another small box to help me move some other stuff around and there at the bottom of the bin is my bag. Woohoo! I literally had to wedge my body through this 12" slit in the front of the bin and my legs were in the air but I grabbed it. Thank the Lord for long arms! Yes, yes, yes.

I looked inside and the pants were perfectly dry and okay with the receipt still on top. I got inside the truck and yelled "Thank you JESUS!" Woah, that was too close. Now back to the house. But wait, I need a new gray cap for morning physical training so I stop to buy one right quick. I get back home with 3 min on the timer to spare! Lord, you are just too good!