In Pacifica, What Are You Thankful For?

What are you thankful for in our town? On Thanksgiving, a day when many will gather with family and friends to show their gratitude and give thanks to what’s important to them, here’s what your neighbors say they are thankful for in Pacifica.

In early November, Pacifica Patch asked readers on our Facebook page to complete the sentence: “In Pacifica, I am thankful for … “

Annie Workman Coots says she's thankful for "a crab sandwich at Nick's and a face full of sea spray on my way back to the car."

Others say they are thankful for the fog, ocean views, natural beauty, and childhood memories of growing up in Pacifica. Some say that are thankful for their school or just being a Pacifican. Kathy Doyle-Quinn is thankful for her friend Mandi and Karen Wapp Landi is thankful for her children.

Read through all the responses below to find things you’re thankful for and to bring gratitude into your daily life. Or share in the comments section what you are thankful for in Pacifica. Happy Thanksgiving!

Mandi Stillwell How beautiful and different the sky is everyday!

Crystal Sigler Morrill The natural beauty that surrounds us.

Traci Woolsey-Ewell The opportunity to live in such a beautiful place!

Julie Slater Friends, family, community, Oct sunsets, beach glass, ocean , country , crab season, dinner parties, memories, 20 min to sf for music and food.

Holly Willett Rios The freshest air, the most beautiful views, the most down to earth friends, and everything a person could ever want!

Michele Sullivan Childhood memories.

Donna Kriebel Doney My beautiful ocean view and the sound of the waves crashing.

Karen Wapp Landi My children. 

AIyssa S-n the sense of home.

Darryll Fletcher being raised there an the great memories , an still havin' family there!

Brian White Being a Pacifican!!!

Andrea Gladwin Mattarelliano Having my best friend there and growing up there going to terra nova and meeting my husband of 27 years in vallemar.

Donna Moore Fentanes the glorious fog, the salty sea air, the vast ocean and the proximity to San Francisco.

Dianne Ballerini-Isaak the chilly fresh crisp mornings and sparkly ocean, the sun at the children's park, the schools, the local stores and shops... my place to call home.

Amber Peterson The foggy, beachy fun!

Nathan Hansen Cops that are not crazy.

Dee Dee Castro Family and the beach and the ocean and the sunsets and the fog.

Edith Sandoval Perez The tranquility that I feel when I see our beautiful sunsets.

Sue Warnke The beautiful fog!

Michelle de Vera Childhood memories in Fairmont...Oceans HS. 

Richard Piergrossi I am thankful for..........Pacifica!!

Gris Guerrero being lucky enough to live here and for the wonderful view and awesome community.

Annie Workman Coots A crab sandwich at Nick's and a face full of sea spray on my way back to the car.

Edward Sawacki Having the ocean as my view. Monor district FTW.

Dahlia DCo Back of the valley.... I know that when its foggy by the coast, I can take a short drive down Linda Mar and find a hidden place where skies are blue and sunny... I also love when all you see is a blanket of fog rolling down Montara mountain. Breathtaking.

Buzz Wright Ortega School and the great families there.

Monica Wu Everything!  Love Pacifica so much. The view. The ocean. The beauty. The friendly people. The small town feel while being 20 minutes away from one of the coolest cities.

Gary Lester Having grown up there.

Christine Newell That our son and his family live there thereby enabling the rest of the family to visit Pacifica!

Kathy Doyle-Quinn My friend Mandi.

Pacifica Chamber of Commerce ...its forever beautiful gems it provides to the community; trails, beaches, hillsides, views, history and families that have laid down generational foundations making Pacifica what it is today.

Deb Rebollini-Hattel Linda Mar Beach.

Steve Jain less and less.

Carolyn Nizuk Great memories, and our beautiful ocean.

Christy Terrazas A beautiful town with wonderful people.