In the spirit of (almost) 25 years of life, here are 25 things I’m grateful for at the moment. This was fun to write. It's a good life.
Food
1. Waking up to the smell of Astrid’s cinnamon oatmeal
2. Quiet breakfasts with my roomates Tuva, Tuva, and Astrid before training
3. Dinners with Luke and Novie
4. Thai Kitchen and Namaste Shangri La within walking distance
5. Sunday morning buzz at Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop
People
6. Lisa and Todd!
7. My aunts, uncles, cousins, and relatives
8. Wonderful housemates: Tuva, Astrid, Tuva, Derek, Didrik, JC
9. Gritty, motivated APU teammates: Lily, Marit, Novie, Rosie, Eva, Zarah, Maisy, Luke, Buster, Zanden, JC, Thomas, Gus, Michael, Karl, Scott, Davis, Garret, Justin, Ethan, Hatcher
10. Getting to work with wise, passionate ski coaches
11. Phone calls with Erin
12. Check-ins with far away friends from Bowdoin, my ski community, or Minnesota
13. Other people’s dogs
14. An immensely supportive job with CXC and Yuriy
15. The many people who have left a positive impact since my move to AK, big or small: UAA skiers and alumni, APU summer crew and greater Anchorage ski community, Fairbanks fam and community, our friends on Piper (all of them..), friends of 43rd
Nature
16. Beautiful clouds with great variety
17. View of mountains from my bedroom window
18. Consistent cool temperatures that are nice for training
19. Moose as a part of daily life
20. Far north bicentennial park, all of it
Life
21. A body that lets me move, ski, and run to my heart’s content
22. A mind that is resilient and positive
23. Lessons learned from hard times
24. A hot shower
25. A cozy bed
Love, Renae
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