Happy Thanksgiving

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

1) That my procedure went well yesterday, with no complications so far

2) The acceptance letter that I got to BYU almost 2 years ago

3) Colors that make this world vibrant

4) That my roommate and her sister and future brother-in-law made the drive home to Texas for thanksgiving in safety

5) Country music

6) The girls that have been my friends from the very beginning: Megan, Brenna, and Rachel

7) Those girls' mothers that have taken me into their homes hundreds of times and I now consider to be like 2nd and 3rd mothers to me

8) Indoor plumbing

9) The fact that I get to live in this day and age

10) My glasses/contacts, without them I would be completely blind

11) N64 - Mario Kart is unbeatable

12) Living in little old college town Provo. I love it.

13) My current ward full of seriously incredible people

14) The example that my mother has set for me and that she has inspired me to pursue a nursing career

15) The acceptance email into the nursing program that came last summer

16) My roommates, past and present

17) Time off from school

18) The fact that my family is in the process of switching from T-Mobile to AT&T - early Christmas for us!!!!

19) My CTR ring

20) All the oral care my parents payed for as I was growing up, and even now: consistent dentist appointments, teeth pulling to make room in my tiny mouth, expanders, braces (twice), retainers, and now my wisdom teeth. It is because of them I have a confident smile :D

21) A nice laptop

22) My super terrific awesome far-out daddio

23) Going to concerts - Keith Urban 2009 is still the best in my book

24) The passion that I have developed for running

25) All of my aunts, uncles, and cousins

26) The fact that my parents have lived in the same home my entire life. I wouldn't have it any other way.

27) The Book of Mormon

28) My name and the legacy of all my grandmothers that it carries

29) Internet

30) Makeup

31) Soccer

32) That I love all kinds of weather: cloudless sunny days, downpouring rain, snow, overcast, partly cloudy, thunder and lightning storms, windstorms, you name it

33) That I have never been directly affected by a dangerous natural disaster

34) Pictures and their ability to capture precious memories and moments

35) Temples

36) My Patriarchal Blessing

37) The Harry Potter phenomenon and that i'll always remember that I grew up during it

38) Online shopping

39) My sister (and best friend) Kirstin and brother-in-law Ty

40) Their 4 beautiful children: Brayden Hunter, Ella Jean, Rachel Lenae, and Katelin Ruth

41) All the traveling i've been able to do in my time. I hope I get to do much more!

42) The car that my parents allow me to drive

43) The only real job that i've ever had and the beautiful income that came from it

44) Lindsey Veronica Hanna

45) Modern medicine

45) The incredibly challenging and growing experience that i've had as a sunday school teacher this semester

46) Spaghetti squash

47) The ward family I have back home - K4 forever!

48) Kathy Bruner and her ability to make me laugh anytime. Oh and her hugs. They're magic.

49) All my friends who have or are currently serving missions.

50) Getting things in the mail - it ALWAYS makes my day.

51) My big brother Kevin and sister-in-law Carli - for some reason your guys' wedding day is still one of my absolute favorite memories and days to look back on

52) Their beautiful daughter Paige Marie

53) Facetime

54) Board games

55) Cider dog. My first pet ever. Cider left this world a little less than two weeks ago. He was such a good dog, and will forever be part of our family.

56) Melina. My puppy that we got just a few years ago who practically saved my life junior year of high school. I don't know how I would have survived that crappy year without her. And the fact that she is now still there to help my parents cope with the loss of Cider.

57) Type-to-learn. Taught me how to be a fast and accurate typer while I was only in 3rd grade.

58) Costco

59) Ice cream

60) My grandparents

61) My brother Rob and newest sister-in-law Diane - and the fact that they literally live 2 seconds up the stairs from me

62) Their future children that will someday consider me their favorite aunt :)

63) All my favorite pillowcases my mom helped me make growing up in an attempt to teach me how to sew

64) All the times I ever went to EFY

65) Disneyland

66) Awesome purple running shoes

67) My love for organization

68) My journal writing habits

69) Julia Farmer coming into my life my freshman year of high school. Don't know how I would have made it through high school without her.

70) The nursing NEVAC class I took my senior year

71) Mormon Messages

72) President Thomas S. Monson and his counselors and the members of the 12.

73) People who share their amazing singing voices with the world

74) The military personnel who have and continue to sacrifice so much to defend our country

75) Waldo

76) All the service other people have ever given me

77) Peanut Butter

78) Scars, on myself and on others, I just like them

79) My guy friends, I just love you all

80) The traditions of my family

81) That growing up, we ate dinner each night as a family at the dinner table

82) That no one in my family has ever experienced any substantial injury or illness

83) My blog

84) Flossing and teeth brushing

85) Shoelaces

86) Sidewalks

87) Teachers

88) The boat that we had growing up

89) The Family: A Proclamation to the World

90) My testimony

91) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

92) That I get to go home in 23 days

93) The holiday season

94) Christmas music!!!!!

95) Christmas lights

96) The Christmas spirit

97) Santa Claus

98) The real reason for the season: The Savior Jesus Christ

99) My life and everything in it that makes me happy. 2 Nephi 2:25

100) All of you who read my blog

101) THAT TODAY IS THANKSGIVING!

Happy holidays everyone, hope your turkey day is the best yet and that you also get to take some time to reflect on what you're most thankful for.