I am thankful for my "drinking buddy" Carolyne who came and stayed for a couple of days and drank diet coke with me and ate chocolate.  We had so much fun together and visited my new school, did some shopping for my classroom and stayed up late last night talking and sharing and exploring school websites together.  Her younger son was dismayed that his mother would come and visit me without him being able to tag along so Carolyne promised that he could come next time, as well as his older sister.  It was good!
P.S. Not that it matters, but in the photo I am sitting on a bar stool height and Carolyne is standing. :)