I Am Thankful

I am thankful for so many things each and everyday and although we think about these things the most on Thanksgiving we need to try and remember everything that we are thankful for on a daily basis. 

I enjoyed a great Thanksgiving dinner with my family today. Great and yummy food with some great people and even better pie afterwards...yum I love love love holiday food. After dinner we enjoyed playing a game of phase 10 together and a round of apples to apples. I just love when we can all get along and have a great time. Now Im all snuggled up enjoying my blog while Jason is out salting the roads...making that money!...haha

As a tradition of being thankful I have made a list of things that I have been and am thankful each day this past month. Enjoy!

1. I am thankful for all those who love and support me and have helped me to get through a rough time in my life. You truly find out who is there for you the most when you need them and those who don't judge you at all.

2. I am thankful for my family & the things we are able to do together. My brother was running at MIS for states and it was awesome to be able to watch and do it all together as a family.

3. Today I am thankful for my parents and how accepting they are of Bailey. My mom treats her just as if she is her own grandkid and that makes both Jason and I smile. You can tell my mom looks forward to her weekly visits and the two of them always have huge grins on their faces. 

4. I am thankful that I have been able to go back to school and follow my dreams not everyone gets this opportunity and I am so grateful I have so many people backing me up. 

5. I am so thankful that I have picked someone to spend my life with who gets along so well with my family. He's the one who always wants to go spend time with them and I dont have to push them and its such a great feeling. 

6. Today I am thankful for Bentley, my dog. Dogs are those one things in life that never let you down and can always make you feel better. They love you more than they love themselves and are always there when you need them. 

7. Jason's new job makes me so thankful. I am thankful that he has gotten this new opportunity to advance in his career and the opportunity to make more money and be successful like he wants.

8. I am thankful for my sister, its great to have her in my life. I know we dont always get along in fact we but heads a lot but I know that no matter what we are there for each other and nothing can change her being my sister. 

9. I am thankful for Jason's family and how they accept me as their own and take care of me even when he is out of town. 

10. I am thankful that God has given me such a love and eye for photography. Who would have known that I enjoy it so much that I want it as a career. I love to capture the little moments and look back on those photographs. 

11. Happy Veteran's day! I am thankful for my daddy who has served for our country, it hasn't always been the easiest having him leave us on occasion but he makes me and our family proud. 

12. I am thankful that my boyfriend cares enough to come home and surprise me! Being home alone with out him is no fun I missed him so much and to find out he was home a whole day early even if it was one in the morning makes me so happy!

13. I am thankful for the life that God has given me, sometimes we overlook everything and we become ungrateful but just remember all the good things you have and how fortunate you are to have a roof over your head and food to eat.

14. Today I am thankful for the love and support that I receive from everyone around me. 

15. Today I am thankful for my fuzzy pjs and lots of warm blankets and a TV of  ON DEMAND just full of things for me to watch. Sometimes its just nice to stop the craziness of always running around and just cuddle up and have a lazy day.

16. I am thankful for our little family. Today we went to take pictures and although Bailey struggled with her smile we were able to get some great shots that we will be able to look back on for a long time. 

17. Today I am thankful for the amount of time we get to spend together doing all sorts of things. Our trip to Bronners today was much needed get out of the house time, and Im so glad we were able to spend it with friends who share so much in common with us. 

18. I am thankful that I have the energy and motivation on Mondays to get up and out of bed and to make it to class all day long. Some days are better than others but I just have to remember the long term goal and that this will all pay off.

19. Today I am thankful for the love that a little girl named Bailey gives me. 

20. I am thankful for my cosmetology license and the fact that I had people who supported me through the whole process. I know it was a far fetched idea when I first suggested going to school but my family stood behind me and I found something that I love to do that I would have never known had I not tried.

21. I am thankful that Jason works so hard for us, I feel awful sometimes that I cant contribute as much as I want to he understands that I am going to school and trying to concentrate on that as much as I can. 

22. Today I am thankful for Jason's mom, she treats me as her own daughter and sometimes we have the best days together, just like today taking Bailey out shopping and just spending the day out and about.

23. I am thankful for our great friends that we have, they know just how to have a good time with us and its awesome to have people who understand what you go through and who are on the same level as you. 

24.I am thankful for our Sunday family dinner that we have at my parents house every Sunday night. Its great to make sure we get together and catch up on what has gone on during the week. I look forward to it every week and I always know Ill have that one home cooked meal. 

25. Thanksgiving break woohoo!! I am thankful for almost being done with this semester only two weeks left and I am still hanging in there. 

26. I am thankful for the keys to our new apartment that we received today. It has been a long time coming but were here and Im excited to start the next chapter of our lives.

27. I am thankful for my "little shadow" and how she always wants to do things with me. She can be a handful at times but when she's being sweet like tonight when she let me give her a bath and play with her toys it makes up for all the other times she's screaming "go away!" 

28. I am thankful for my amazing boyfriend, Jason James Carlson, words can not describe how much I appreciate you. A year ago we met and although it was under such strange circumstances you stuck by my side as a friend and you never gave up on being there for me. You mean the world to me and I am so glad that our friendship has turned into much much more.