Thanksgiving ABCs

Happy Thanksgiving everybody! So my friend Ashley has a blog too and she does this thing called Thanksgiving ABCs, where she'll write down what she's grateful in ABC order, and I am going to do the same thing!

Amigos. I have the best friends imaginable, and I love making new ones. I have learned a lot from my friends/ex friends about the kind of person and the kind of friend I want/don't want to be. A large part of me is a reflection of my friends.

Bras. Honestly ladies, who isn't grateful for their favorite bra? I was chatting with a friend the other day and we both LOVE bra shopping. It is so much fun!

Chloe, my baby bird. Elle, her dear friend and the sweetest bird I have ever known, died a couple weeks ago. But I know she is now in Heaven with Mandy and Blueberry and Sara and Alice and Tabby, my friend Sara's cat who just died of Aids, and I know she is happy and now she can be my shoulder angel, because that is where she loves to perch :) And the knowledge of this makes me a very grateful girl.

DC. I love this city.

Emperor's New Groove. This is the FUNNIEST movie in the world! I lovee it :)

Family. I am so blessed to be in my family. I hope that I can raise my future kids the way my parents raised us, because I think we all turned out quite nicely :) We love each other, have testimonies, ambition, and want to help and be there for each other.

Google. Bing and yahoo just annoy me.

Harry Potter. This is the best book series ever, the end.

Ink, specifically the ink in my favorite pens. I love them. I loveee pens.

Jesus Christ. Because of Him I have the ability to repent and live with God again. I am so grateful for that opportunity.

Kenya. I love keeping that dream in my back pocket. I will go someday, I really will.

Lil guy. I have the best lil guy ever! He is soo wonderful. This is the best job I have ever had and the most rewarding.

Missionaries. They are such a a good example to me of courage.

Nature. I love the sky and the leaves and snowflakes and animals and MOUNTAINS and just in conclusion, I am so grateful for the time God puts into making this world beautiful.

Orville, my piggy bank. He is the best, and in lieu of that I am thankful for my family who enjoy feeding him! He is 11.2 pounds as of yesterday :)

PoliSci. I love love lovee my major. It is exactly my cup of tea and even though I am not sure what I want to do with it yet I know that I am using my time and money wisely.

Qdoba, even though it's been over a year since I've gone I think. Yum!

Reading, or my ability to read. It is so nice to be literate. Books are such nice companions.

Sabie baby, my car. But I only like her when she works. I miss driving SO MUCH!

T-Pain. He cracks me up :)

USA. I am so blessed to have been born here. This is the greatest country in the world and ohmigosh have you ever seenn this??

Really eye-opening. I am so lucky.

Variety. I love living on the East Coast, but specifically MD and DC. There are so many different religions and cultures and ethnicities. I want my kids to grow up in MD or DC I think.

Winter time. My favorite season! I love snow and nestling up by the fireplace and quilts and carols and decorating the Christmas tree and getting out my Nativity and all the traditions and hearing Christmas music on the radio....It's the most wonderful time of the year!

the LoraX. Come on guys, it's X. What am I supposed to do with that?? But seriously this is my favorite book. Family and friends reading this- THAT is what I want for Christmas. I also love The Sneetches. Dr. Seuss is a genius.

Yankee Doodle Dandies! I am so grateful to the revolutionaries who helped this country into being.

Zoo. I LOVEE the National Zoo. It is soo wonderful.