Giving Thanks!

A couple of days late, but here it goes! Since my blog is working on its third year of existence, I thought it time to start a tradition 3 years in the making. This is my thankful list for 2012.… They’re in totally random order…So!  Here we go

I am thankful for:

1. Faith

2.   The many blessings I’ve been given in life.

3.   Family – Love ‘em and every second with them!

4.   A Mom & Dad who instilled within me the meaning of “work hard” and who gave me an, “I can do this.” attitude.

5.   My lil’ seester, Kelc – even though the fact she’s graduating COLLEGE next month makes me feel old as tar!

6.   My Husband who loves me through and through.

7.   My friends: If I named them all individually, from wonderful acquaintances to tried and true friends, I'd have the rest of my list of things to be thankful for right there. I truly value my friends and will never have "enough" or too many.

8.   My beloved dog, Dexter.  Always there to greet me when I come through the door, and gives me so much love. There's nothing like the unconditional love of a dog.

9.   The people in my life who love me.  I don’t mean that in a bragging sense, like, “Oh, I’m so great and I have oodles of people who love me.” I just mean that I am grateful that God has put so many people in my life who care about me.

10.        My Godchildren, Miss Kennedy and Miss Mallie.

11.   Mexican food (from Texas in particular).

12.   My camera.  LOVE it!

13.  Nieces and soon to be nephews.

14.  Opportunities to take pictures of the ones I love.

15.  Sunshine -  It just feels so good!

16. This Blog

17. Riding bikes

18. Floating a River

19. College football

20. Sunglasses

21.  Live music in Austin, TX

22. Seasons – especially Spring and Fall…

23.  Traveling

24.  Visitors in Ohio

25.  Fishing

26. Memories of Grandparents

27. The greatest state…Texas

28.  Being an American

29.  Being able to vote in this year’s presidential election

30.  Birthday parties

31.  Home-cooked meals

32. Church on Sundays

33. Finally being almost done with Pharmacy School

34. Highlighters

35.  Havin’ my nails done (before they chip in the first 45 minutes).

36. Homegrown veggies from Kyle’s garden

37. Marriage that doesn’t become a statistic of divorce

38. Hometown-homegrown games like Pitch  and 42

39. Christmas decorations – if not done obnoxiously

40. Reclaimed furniture by me

41.  Diet Dr. Pepper

42. Vodka lemonade

43.  Getting packages in the mail

44. Seat warmers

45. Talks with Dorothy

46. My Dad’s magical ability to know what’s wrong 2, 036 miles away.

47. Road trips

48. The power of Prayer

49. Hugs

50. For my education

51. Laughter, laughter, laughter

52. Snow (the kind that doesn’t make your boots cold, doesn’t require windshield scrapping, and that you don’t have to shovel.

53. Those who have served our country

54.  Toilet paper – imagine what we’d do without it.

55. Braces – imagine what my teeth would be without ‘em.

56. Dishwashers

57. Contact lenses

58. Amazon.com + Free 2-day shipping

59. Heaters for when it gets chilly

60. Dancing