Too Many Words

...describes my life lately. Mostly for two reasons. I just got done with my first Nano Wrimo experience, and I won with ~30 hours to spare. For those that are unfamiliar, winners are authors who write 50,000 original words between November 1st and November 30th. It took a lot of time and concentration to come home after work and sit in front of my computer and write 1600 words to stay on track after working 10 hours doing hard engineering math. But I got through it! I did fall behind, but luckily I was able to catch up over the weekends and I did 6400 words today (my last day) to pass the 50k mark. It was insane, but definitely worth the challenge. I am now two whole books down from my quartet. The third is already about a quarter written. But now I'm not sure what I'm going to do for next year! It will be all brand new. Scary!

The other thing that requires too many words is how to say how thankful I am. I am constantly being reminded how awesome my life is. I could always have less fat and more money and better clothes and more models, always more models, but overall, my life couldn't be going any better. I have my own house that I bought all on my own, a huge two story with a double-high great room and a balcony and huge walk in closet. It is the biggest accomplishment so far in my life (besides writing two books), and I am proud of it. I'm the proud owner of a stunning black Doberman, who has his own set of issues but is ridiculously loyal and worth all the struggles.

I have an amazing family who are my support system through any moment in my life. My grandparents and my parents live in the same state, and close to the same city, that I can visit them whenever I need to.

Although I sorely miss my best friend, who still resides in Wyoming, we have a bond that will never be broken and I can't wait to see her again.

I have a fantastic job. Two years since graduating, I've landed a job with everything I need and could ask for. It is tiring, but challenging work. I've learned so much already, and have a long way to go.

I have a loving boyfriend whom I've been with for 6 years. It's hard to explain that to everyone--many people have been married for less. Just because we haven't walked any aisles, doesn't mean we haven't made a commitment to one another and kept it through some pretty tough times. He also supports my horse hobby, and for a collector, how can you ask for more than that?!

I am thankful for internet, and the ability to post and write and Facebook chat with my online friends, and meet new collectors, and participate in Breyer's clubs, and otherwise have a social life that as an overworked engineer I might never get to have.

I am thankful for the sun. Oh, man, do I love the sun. It is no wonder that I moved to sunny, sunny Arizona. I am a morning person, and a day person. Night time makes me anxious, and I am glad we sleep then, so it makes the time before the sun returns go that much faster ;)

I am thankful to you, my readers! You are one in a very rare few who support my blog and my very tiny model horse writing sphere. Someday I may be as large and great and grand as my idol Braymere, but until then, I'm enjoying the journey. Cheers to you!