thanksgiving

okay, I seriously need to get better at this blog thing. i'm getting there...
anyway, today being thanksgiving and all, i am in sort of a pensive mood (what else is new!) and realizing that there is so much i have to be thankful for. here's my top five for today!

1. i am thankful for my family. as crazy as they make me sometimes, they mean the world to me. my parents and i always have such a good time, and i am learning to truly treasure our time together. my aunts, and uncles, and cousins, and grandparents are all just incredible, and it feels so good to feel all that love around the table.

2. i am thankful for my friends. without them all, there is no way i would have made it through the past four years... seriously... it has been the most difficult four years of my life, and hopefully the most difficult i will ever have to face, but i have been truly blessed with some amazing friends who have stood by me through it all, constantly been there for advice and just to listen and be supportive. my friends mean the world to me.

3. i am thankful for the opportunity to have such an incredible four years at bates. as much shit as i've had to deal with these past four years, i am so lucky to be where i am. i remember four years ago, i was wishing desperately to get into bates... and here i am, a senior at bates! bates has given me more opportunities that i would have ever thought possible, and has showed me that i can do anything i can dream of.

4. i am thankful for my faith. i've been struggling lately with making time for god and connecting with my faith, but whenever i start to slip, i am confronted with little reminders that god is all around us, and that he loves us. i'm thankful that god refuses to let me go.

5. i am thankful for my health. i have survived almost insurmountable odds... faced death and come back, and seen the other side. i am a surviver. i have a new perspective on life, and a determination to make every moment count. health is not something i take for granted anymore, and now i see what a precious gift this is.

life is good. happy thanksgiving!