Happy Monday-after-Thanksgiving, friends!!! How was your holiday weekend? I was getting all depressed as my weekend was going by so fast and coming to a close so quickly! And then, just like a gift from the Magical Weather Goddess herself, the snow started yesterday afternoon. It was a-blowing and a-drifting and before we knew it, the Big Blizzard had descended upon the Midwest!! So you can probably guess what happened next! Yes, those two glorious words — we had a snow day!! Well, technically, my mom had a snow day, but we all know I like to follow her work schedule, so it was a very nice surprise today!! An unexpected day off is such a treat, isn’t it? I don’t think you’re ever too old to enjoy those sweet little surprises, so in that spirit, here are five quotes all about the joys of a snow day…

Good morning, my friends!!! If you live on the East coast or in the Midwest, what did you think of the snowy weekend? My mom spent Saturday morning baking cookies and listening to Michael Bublé Christmas music and even I’ll admit that it was sort of pretty (dare I say…magical?) to see the snowflakes falling outside. It was one of those moments where I thought, “yes, this is a moment to be thankful for!” And speaking of being thankful, I’ve been thinking about that very thing a lot lately, especially as we approach Thanksgiving this week! So for today’s motivational quotes, I thought we’d talk about what it means to be grateful. Don’t get me wrong — there are so many bad things in this world and we have A LOT of work ahead of us. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t also recognize those grateful moments and count the things we’re grateful for, right? We need the balance of both in our lives, so here are five quotes to inspire us and celebrate those grateful moments big and small…