Thanksgiving reminds us how much we have to be thankful for, from our friends and our family to the beautiful landscape that surrounds us here in the Pacific Northwest. We’d like to share a little of what we are thankful for this holiday season.
From everyone at Swansons Nursery to you - Happy Thanksgiving!
“I am thankful that I have a job working with fabulous people.”
“I am thankful for sunny days and slow-paced mornings.”
“I am thankful for my family.”
“I am thankful for all of those moments where if you just pay attention you get to see something special. You don’t have to look very hard to see kindness.”
“I am thankful for the love that I have in my life and the people I surround myself with.”
“I am thankful for the freedoms that we have.”
“I am thankful for the love of my friends and family.”
“I am thankful for my family being healthy and being able to spend time with them this holiday.”
“I am thankful for being in the floral industry for 40 years and for now coming home to Ballard.”
“I am thankful for this little baby on the way.”
“I am thankful for everything. You have to be thankful for everything and enjoy every little bit of each day and of life.”
“I am thankful for Swansons. It’s a place where human decency and compassion abound. There’s a sense of a fresh start. ”
“I am thankful for the 1 year anniversary of adopting my kitty, Doodle! She was adopted a few days after Thanksgiving last year. I’m also thankful for my family and being able to play in their flower and veggie garden.”
“I’m thankful for my kitty and for all of my friends.”
“I am thankful for freedom, friends, and family.”
“I am thankful for spontaneous moments of clarity, joy, kindness, and peace.”
“I am thankful for the general attitude of all my coworkers. They keep it fun and lively every day.”
“I am thankful for camaraderie and that I get to work at a place with plants and animals.”
“I’m thankful that there is a lot of work to keep me energized and that my body can keep up with it. I’m also thankful for great concert experiences.”
“I am thankful for working outside every day, doing a ton of diverse things in a great work environment, and working with Bram every day.”
“I am thankful for nice, considerate people.”
“I am thankful for friends. They come in all colors: family, coworkers, bosses. Friends make life meaningful and productive and fun. No one should live without at least one.”
“I am thankful for my best friend finding a kitten in the trash in LA and that she’s willing to bring it here to me so I can take care of it.”
“I am thankful for Winston.”
“I’m thankful for all the laughter we get to share (with colleagues & customers) while working here. I’m also thankful for my wife, who curates (most of) our healthy meals, instigates (most of) our fun trips, and (mostly) obscures her rolling eyes when I start using botanical names around the house.”
“I am thankful for my cats.”
“I am thankful for flushing toilets and hot showers.”
“I am thankful for the heroic kindness that occurs between people who don’t even know each other. I am grateful when someone understands the truth of another’s experience and reaches out in love, not expectation.”
“I am thankful for my wonderful sons and daughters-in-law”
“I am thankful for good friends to spend time with and people that make you happy.”