The Last Post of 2007

Today's Beautiful Thing is the last post of 2007. It's been nearly a year since I started this blog, griefridden and determined to make Atticus's short time with us matter. This last post of the year is bittersweet. I'm looking forward to many Beautiful Things to come in the 2008, and I look back on the 346 Beautiful Things I found in 2007 with much fondness.

Happy New Year to you all. May 2008 bring you and your family many Beautiful Things of your own, and may you recognize each and every one of them for the gifts they are.

Politics

Today's Beautiful Thing is CSPAN's all-day Iowa speech coverage. Political geek that I am, I was glued to the couch all day. I'm so excited for Thursday! John Edwards is doing amazingly well.

Today's speech was live from the Gigglin' Goat Restaurant, where the crowd chanted, "Elizabeth and John, on the White House lawn!" How much do I love that!?!

Pan's Labyrinth

Today's Beautiful Thing is Pan's Labyrinth. My friend J gave us the DVD for Christmas and we finally got the chance to watch it tonight. What an excellent movie! Highly recommended by both of us.

warm lap

Today's Beautiful Thing is a little French Bulldog snoozing in my lap. Zzzz...

quiet time

Today's Beautiful Thing is reading and knitting. I spent the day doing quiet things in a room with a window that overlooked the Pacific Ocean and ate lunch on the penthouse balcony. It was a nice day.

Post Christmas Dinner

Today's Beautiful Thing is spending a couple of hours with Mom. It's nice to nosh and gab after the holiday craziness is finally behind us.

Christmas!

Today's Beautiful Thing is family. Spending Christmas with my in-laws (particularly my niece and nephews) is a delight.