happy thanksgiving 2008!

happy happy thanksgiving to all of you! i love that for at least one day a year, we are able to take time out of our busy schedules to thank the Lord for all of his many blessings. so, in the spirit of thanksgiving, here is a list of things that i am thankful for...some are serious and some are not so much...but i'm still thankful for them! :) and i'm thankful for all of you. i love y'all!

*my amazing family. they are my stability and my life. i truly don't know what i would do without them. i'm so glad they're only an hour away from me and i still see them all of the time. any farther and it would be a problem!
*my fabulous friends. i've been blessed to have the same core best friends for almost twelve years now..they're more like sisters to me. of course i've made new friends over the past few years who i'm also extremely close to...but my main group of best friends stays the same...kerri, karen, joni, and jenny. the Lord has blessed me so much with them!
*my precious dogs. i miss brady more than i can put into words but at least i had three years with him. that's better than none at all! i love living with rocky again (although i clean obsessively with him here) and i love my sweet molly. i can't imagine not having pets. they're the best.
*modern technology...cell phones, internet, facebook, picture messaging, the list goes on! i love how easy it is to keep in touch with people now. that's such a blessing! maintaining friendships means a LOT to me...if you know me at all, you know that!
*my apartment. even though its never going to feel the way it used to when i'm home, i do still genuinely love living here. its going to be a lot easier to move out come next august but i have wonderful memories here. its my home and i adore it. my pretty painted walls and all of my decorations...its been a wonderful three years and i wouldn't change them for anything.
*my car. i am BEYOND ready to get a new one (just waiting to be financially ready!). however, i'm blessed to have a car that runs and one that is pretty darn dependable. things could be much worse!
*the opportunity to go to grad school next fall. i seriously cannot wait!
*good books...i love losing myself in a good book at least once a week if not more! i just love to read.
*candles and wallflowers that make my apartment smell so wonderful!
*my relationship with the Lord. he's taught me so much this year and he's showed me in so many ways just how much he loves me. my relationship with him means everything to me.

happy thanksgiving 2008! i love y'all!