In public relations, much like the rest of the world, we get excited around the holidays. In means it’s time to gear up for a new year of provocative predictions, year-in-review recaps in our clients’ areas of expertise and interesting pitch angles across all of our portfolios – consumer, technology, professional services and healthcare. Each year, we have a lot to be thankful for in our personal and our professional lives. While some of these things stay the same (family, friends, etc), a lot changes year-to-year, especially when you work in the fast-paced world of PR and the agency just moved to sweet new diggs in the heart of Boston. This year, Harris Interactive revealed that 32 percent of Americans are more thankful compared to recent years.  At PAN, we consider ourselves among that 32 percent. Check out what some of us folks here at PAN are thankful for this year.

Personal Gratitudes:

• My new home and sharing it with my husband. – Kyla Ruane
• My husband, who married me on Aug. 13, and for the 4-year old golden retriever we adopted, Sadie (our Dog of Honor in the wedding). – Kim Leadley
• The approaching birth of my first child – Carrie Callahan
• Friends, family and of course my new iPhone 4S! – Kendra Garvin
• That I finally have my road rage under control. – Ani Jigarjian
• My fiancé and the beautiful wedding we’re planning together – Nikki Festa
• My cocker spaniel. No matter what’s going on, good, bad or indifferent, he’s always wagging his tail, wanting to play. – Mike O’Connell
• My husband and our beautiful 105 degree wedding on July 22, 2011- Jessica Bolduc