I'm backtracking, because I want to have enough days and I botched my first attempt. There are just too many people/things that I am thankful for!
Today I am thankful for my brother. We didn't always get along growing up, but as we have gotten older and stopped torturing each other, I've gotten to see what a decent, caring, hardworking guy he has become. I love seeing how he is taking after my dad in that he-knows-how-to-fix-anything kind of way. He is a a handy, knowledgable, Mr. Fix It type, and I am just super impressed with him!
I also love that although we don't live near each other, we get to bond while shooting people on call of duty, and it's just pretty cool. And we had a heck of a lot of fun as kids, whether it was on our family snowmobile trips where we'd run between the hot tub and indoor pool and jump in, whether it was playing kick the can at grandma and grandpas, whether it was trying to knock each other off the jet skis, or whether it was him racking himself on a piece of playground equipment and blaming me for pulling him down (I have never heard someone scream so loudly in my LIFE!). We had some good times.
I wish we could hang out more and get to know each other more as the people we are today, because I am excited about the person he is becoming! I am thankful for who he is turning in to, and thankful for all the memories that I have from growing up with him.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Day 25
Okay, so I missed about 13 days blogging about thankfulness. However, I specifically remember multiple things on each day that I am thankful for, and that's really the whole purpose of this little exercise.
That being said, today I am thankful for my mom. She has selflessly given so much for me to have a happy life, and she puts everyone before herself. You would be hard pressed to find many people with a heart as big as hers, and you could see part of that by counting the number of kids throughout the years that she has allowed to live under her roof when they didn't have many other options.
My mom still wants to take care of me when I get sick, and she has already brought me lunch today (a lucky chance that she had to stop by anyway). When I was young and sick, I would stay home from school and we would watch The Price Is Right and she would fix me a turkey sandwich on a croissant. I am so thankful to have a mommy that took such good care of me, and still does.
I don't tell her often enough, and I always assume she knows, but I am so thankful that God has given her to me as a mother. I know that He definitely didn't make a mistake where this is concerned (not that my God makes mistakes...that he does NOT do!). I hope as I continue to grow older, that I will have a heart as big as hers, that I will always put others before myself, and I will be just as wonderful of a mother that she has been to me.
That being said, today I am thankful for my mom. She has selflessly given so much for me to have a happy life, and she puts everyone before herself. You would be hard pressed to find many people with a heart as big as hers, and you could see part of that by counting the number of kids throughout the years that she has allowed to live under her roof when they didn't have many other options.
My mom still wants to take care of me when I get sick, and she has already brought me lunch today (a lucky chance that she had to stop by anyway). When I was young and sick, I would stay home from school and we would watch The Price Is Right and she would fix me a turkey sandwich on a croissant. I am so thankful to have a mommy that took such good care of me, and still does.
I don't tell her often enough, and I always assume she knows, but I am so thankful that God has given her to me as a mother. I know that He definitely didn't make a mistake where this is concerned (not that my God makes mistakes...that he does NOT do!). I hope as I continue to grow older, that I will have a heart as big as hers, that I will always put others before myself, and I will be just as wonderful of a mother that she has been to me.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Day 12
Today I went to work, fully expecting there to be a freshman basketball game. When I got there, I discovered it had been cancelled. I am thankful for unexpected 'early' nights off from work! Yeah!
Day 11
On Sunday, I had the opportunity to attend a banquet for the organization Hope 2 Liberia. Hope 2 Liberia's vision is to provide safe and living water for the nation of Liberia, resulting in better health, available education and stronger leaders; all culminating in a renewed sense of hope.
I am thankful for the heart behind this organization. Knowing a lot of the individuals involved with this ministry personally, I know that there is such a love for the country of Liberia and her people. Having been there personally, I have seen the devastation and the need. I have also seen the hope that Hope 2 has given through both safe and living water. I am thankful for that hope, and for each and every heart affected by it.
I am thankful for the heart behind this organization. Knowing a lot of the individuals involved with this ministry personally, I know that there is such a love for the country of Liberia and her people. Having been there personally, I have seen the devastation and the need. I have also seen the hope that Hope 2 has given through both safe and living water. I am thankful for that hope, and for each and every heart affected by it.
Day 10
Yes, I am behind on my days, but i remember what I was thankful for each day, so I will play a little catch-up!
Saturday I went to help my dear old roommate, Kristen, at her new house. She just became a first time homeowner (yayyy!!!) and she is SUPER excited! The house is adorable, and once she gets the "old lady look out of it, it will be even more so! She is remodeling every room in the house, most with a fresh coat of pain and new carpet. A few other rooms will get some more detailed face-lifts. I am excited to see it when it gets done!
All that being said, I am super thankful for Kristen. She has been one of the best friends I could have ever asked for. We lived together for 3 years and I can only remember one "fight" we got into, and it was me just being a grump.
Kristen has helped guide me as a friend should. So many times I would go to her for advice (though more times I was looking for approval and justification) and rather than go along with it, she would respond "Well, what do YOU think?" I cannot express how absolutely FRUSTRATING that response was, but also how absolutely CRUCIAL it was for me in a time where I wanted to make bad decisions. She knew exactly how to stir up my conscience and make me realize what truly was best for me. Without that, I think I would have learned some lessons a lot harder (and I learned some pretty hard lessons the way it was!).
Living with Kristen was also hilarious 99% of the time (1% was when we were actually sleeping). Whether we were playing videogames until 2am, making midnight trips to the VP for the best hot chocolate around, or stealthy creeping through our house with a baseball bat and butcher knife looking for intruders, there was never a dull moment. I truly miss my friend and all of the fun times that we had, and I am so thankful that God blessed me with a random roommate that happened to become a best friend.
Saturday I went to help my dear old roommate, Kristen, at her new house. She just became a first time homeowner (yayyy!!!) and she is SUPER excited! The house is adorable, and once she gets the "old lady look out of it, it will be even more so! She is remodeling every room in the house, most with a fresh coat of pain and new carpet. A few other rooms will get some more detailed face-lifts. I am excited to see it when it gets done!
All that being said, I am super thankful for Kristen. She has been one of the best friends I could have ever asked for. We lived together for 3 years and I can only remember one "fight" we got into, and it was me just being a grump.
Kristen has helped guide me as a friend should. So many times I would go to her for advice (though more times I was looking for approval and justification) and rather than go along with it, she would respond "Well, what do YOU think?" I cannot express how absolutely FRUSTRATING that response was, but also how absolutely CRUCIAL it was for me in a time where I wanted to make bad decisions. She knew exactly how to stir up my conscience and make me realize what truly was best for me. Without that, I think I would have learned some lessons a lot harder (and I learned some pretty hard lessons the way it was!).
Living with Kristen was also hilarious 99% of the time (1% was when we were actually sleeping). Whether we were playing videogames until 2am, making midnight trips to the VP for the best hot chocolate around, or stealthy creeping through our house with a baseball bat and butcher knife looking for intruders, there was never a dull moment. I truly miss my friend and all of the fun times that we had, and I am so thankful that God blessed me with a random roommate that happened to become a best friend.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Day 9
As an athletic trainer, I rarely get Friday nights off. This week I have Friday night off.
And for THAT I am thankful!
And for THAT I am thankful!
Day 8
Last night I had a conversation on the phone with my bestest best friend forever (or BBFF to the unknowing). It was a rare opportunity for at conversation between two people who have had completely different work and sleep schedules over the past 6 months! That conversation led me to the thankfulness that I have for the one and only, Laurie Walls.
Neither of us are sure of the precise origins of our friendship, at least to the extent that it is today. We met in middle school and had a close knit group of 5 who were obsessed with the Backstreet Boys and avidly against any other boy band. We became close friends, but as middle school ended and high school began our crowds changed a little. We didn't hang out as much, though we were always friendly towards one another. Somehow though, even after graduation, we picked back up with a friendship that was stronger than ever. (We both think it had something to do with a mutual love of midnight harry potter book and movie releases that really propelled our friendship!)
Since then, I can say that there has been no one that I have shared in so many adventures with! Our friendship has never been the typical "hang-out and chill at home" or "bar-hopping" type, though we are perfectly okay hanging at home and can have a blast just playing board game. On occasion, we have tried the bar scene and promptly realized that we are not "those people" who enjoy "that". Our friendship, our sistership, revolves around some form of travel. If we are confined to hanging out in Fort Wayne for a night, you will most likely see us tooling around in a little bright blue Kia Spectra 5, with no particular destination in mind, making occasional stops for geocaches, sonic beverages (RIP Ft Wayne Sonic), and stopping for phantom raccoons and suicidal frogs. If we are not in Fort Wayne you probably won't be able to find us, because we are on an epic adventure and are running on little sleep and moving at speeds near 150mph. Our favorite destinations are St. Augustine, NYC, and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter though we will gladly go ANYWHERE (so long as there are no bedbugs)!
There are few people that you hardly have to say anything for them to understand what's going on, but Laurie is one of those people. just last night, I think I said two words and was at a loss for how to explain what I was feeling, and she totally got it. We have had our fare share of ups and downs, but it has only made us greater friends, and it will only continue to do grow stronger and stronger. I am thankful that I have the bestest best friend in the entire universe!!!
For all of the plans we've made,
There isn't a flag I'd wave,
Don't care if we bend,
I'd sink us to swim,
We're marching on!
Neither of us are sure of the precise origins of our friendship, at least to the extent that it is today. We met in middle school and had a close knit group of 5 who were obsessed with the Backstreet Boys and avidly against any other boy band. We became close friends, but as middle school ended and high school began our crowds changed a little. We didn't hang out as much, though we were always friendly towards one another. Somehow though, even after graduation, we picked back up with a friendship that was stronger than ever. (We both think it had something to do with a mutual love of midnight harry potter book and movie releases that really propelled our friendship!)
Since then, I can say that there has been no one that I have shared in so many adventures with! Our friendship has never been the typical "hang-out and chill at home" or "bar-hopping" type, though we are perfectly okay hanging at home and can have a blast just playing board game. On occasion, we have tried the bar scene and promptly realized that we are not "those people" who enjoy "that". Our friendship, our sistership, revolves around some form of travel. If we are confined to hanging out in Fort Wayne for a night, you will most likely see us tooling around in a little bright blue Kia Spectra 5, with no particular destination in mind, making occasional stops for geocaches, sonic beverages (RIP Ft Wayne Sonic), and stopping for phantom raccoons and suicidal frogs. If we are not in Fort Wayne you probably won't be able to find us, because we are on an epic adventure and are running on little sleep and moving at speeds near 150mph. Our favorite destinations are St. Augustine, NYC, and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter though we will gladly go ANYWHERE (so long as there are no bedbugs)!
There are few people that you hardly have to say anything for them to understand what's going on, but Laurie is one of those people. just last night, I think I said two words and was at a loss for how to explain what I was feeling, and she totally got it. We have had our fare share of ups and downs, but it has only made us greater friends, and it will only continue to do grow stronger and stronger. I am thankful that I have the bestest best friend in the entire universe!!!
For all of the plans we've made,
There isn't a flag I'd wave,
Don't care if we bend,
I'd sink us to swim,
We're marching on!
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