November Gratefuls Game

So I really like focusing on the things I'm grateful for. It helps me realize all of the wonderful blessings I have and amazing people, places, experiences, etc I'm surrounded by. AND! It helps me stay positive and not focus on the negative. So I'll be posting every few days with one thing for every day in November that I am thankful for :) And I'm really going to start posting with pictures again soon but we are still not hooked up to the damn internet at home because our experience with Comcast & Saveology has been one hell of a joke. Maybe if it gets ridiculous enough I'll do a ranting post about it... eh maybe not. That sounds kind of boring. Anyways!

Day #1: Ammon Man

I cannot say enough how incredibly thankful I am to have this man in my life :) Just thinking of it makes me smile and gives me the warm fuzzies. He may work ALL the time (I may exaggerate a little bit but its a lot), he may tease me relentlessly, he may leave change scattered around our room (drives me NUTS!) and he may wake me up when he gets home from work late just to see me whine in my half asleep/half awake state... BUT he loves me and I love him and he makes me so very very happy :) I have come into my own, in the time I have been with him, in more ways than I can count and I am so grateful that he accepts me (still) exactly as I am. I know I can be (as he lovingly says) 'banana sandwich' crazy but so is he and we have this way of balancing each other out in all the right ways :)

Day #2: Athena!

Oh she's such a ham and goofball. Its very true when they say that Basset Hounds are the clowns of the dog world. I just love her droopy eyes and her smooshy wooshy face and her ridiculously long ears (I'm pretty sure she could fly with them if she actually cared). OH and those rolls! She has so many skin rolls on her back legs when she sits down! Her breath may be horrid, she may smell like corn chips and she may shed like a woolly mammoth but she brings so much joy to my life :) She is my reason to exercise after work (I can't expect her to stay with me inside all night after work after she's been inside the same house all day), she has taught me so much patience and she was/is the first to teach me a little something about loving something/someone more than yourself :)

Day #3: 7 Eleven Coffee :)

Lol yeah, I just typed that. But you must know that my 7 Eleven coffee is half 'Extreme Mocha' and half delicious hot chocolate. Oh lordy its good. Warms my red headed soul.

Day #4: Home

When I first moved out with Ammon and my sister I had The Hardest Time moving away from my mom, grandma and childhood home. Looking back I realize that I was in a little bit of a depression and it was SO hard. Thankfully I had Ammon, Mariah & Athena who helped me tremendously (sweet Ammon was so patient and loving to his crazy girlfriend who cried for her Mama at least once a week). But now I am so grateful that I have found a new place to call home. I have the love and resources within me and around me to plant roots wherever I am and be happy. Its a great thing. We moved around a lot as a kid and my mom taught me that it's not where you are that makes you happy, it's who you are; happiness comes from within. Thanks Mom :)

Day #5: My Opinions

I'm thankful that I have grown and developed into who I currently am over the past few years into someone with her own ideas, beliefs and opinions. And I'm so thankful that they are opinions that I feel so strongly about and that I can be proud of. I'm thankful for the ability we have as humans, a nation, etc to think for ourselves. And I'm especially grateful for a mother who never made me feel shameful or guilty or wrong for believing/behaving differently.

Day #6: Exercise

As much as I sometimes despise it or don't want to do it I'm grateful that we have a means to keep our bodies healthy, strong and happy. It's not so much the exercise that I struggle with (although sometimes its very hard), its more of actually getting my butt up from the couch or not letting myself rest after work (even though it sounds SO nice) before getting my active activity in for the day. Its also really great having Athena as motivation too.

What are you thankful for? Maybe you should do a blog post too!

Love,

Kxoxo