Happy Thanksgiving!

"Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever"

Psalm 107:1

Today is always a day to keep things in perspective & really truly realize all the things you are thankful for. Even though I try on a daily basis to give thanks, I can sometimes lose sight of how blessed I am... So before I leave to go spend a much anticipated day with our families, I wanted to make a list of anything and everything that comes to mind that I am thankful for...

I am thankful for:

• knowing the love of a very forgiving God
• a husband that sees my good & my bad days and still loves me unconditionally
• parents who raised me to be the person I am today & having such a great relationship with them
• being able to have known my great-grandparents and still get to experience the joy of having my grandparents in my life today
• the loving relationship I have with my siblings, words cannot describe what they mean to me
• my awesome extended family full of aunts, uncles, cousins, and now in-laws :)
• Our puppy Bennett, who has taught us patience and adds excitement to our home
• Our home
• Amazing friends, old & new
• the opportunity to go back to school to finish my degree
• My job & the friends I have made because of working with those fantastic ladies :)
• Zumba
• My health
• The Biggest Loser
• Glee
• Camping
• Boating/Being blessed to live in a lake community
• Vacations
• Being raised in both the city & a small town
• McDonald's Sweet Tea
• Double mint Gum (it reminds me of my great-grandpa)
• trying new things
• not afraid of being myself
• Birthdays :)
• Candles that smell like fall/winter
• Moroccan Oil
• Starbucks
• Pictures
• My Blog
• Target
• Wood burning fireplaces
• Christmas Lights (& Christmas Music)
• Quotes {like this one: "All our young lives we search for someone to love; Someone who makes us complete; We choose partners, we change partners. We dance to the song of heartbreak and hope... all the while wondering if somewhere, somehow, there's someone perfect.. who might be searching for us."}
• A clean house with laundry put away
• Cinnamon scented pine cones
• Pumpkins
• Funny movies
• Gossip Magazines
• My Kindle
• Febreeze wall plug ins- clean linen scent
• big watches
• ugg boots
• sweat pants
• Crest deep clean dental floss
• the Clinique Skin Care line
• telling funny stories
• Music/Musicals
• going out to eat
• road trips
• being me
• being happy :)

(I could go on forever... but I think this will do for now...)

Headed to the gym then on to enjoy this special day with our families! :)