Thanksgiving 2011

I really like Thanksgiving. Not just because I'm a fat kid (well, mostly that) but I like that everyone takes the time to look back on the year and think about what they're most thankful for. So, to be cliche, here's what I'm thankful for this year!

My Mom and Sister-

Most of my life it has been just the three of us. For most of my childhood we lived apart from most of our family so we always did things just the three of us. After losing my grandma this year, we realized it's just the three of us again, and we don't rely on my aunts and uncles and cousins anymore. Just the three of us. Living 1600 miles apart, my sister and I are closer than we've ever been, and I love calling to chat her ear off about tv and whatever else. I love my mom more than anything, and my favorite days are the ones I spend just hanging out watching movies and eating junk with her.

Baby Audrey and Black Betty-

For the first part of this year I had my beloved Dodge Neon who got me through some serious mischief and was like a best friend to me. That car played a big part of changing my life when I made the decision to move to Florida and it was a sad farewell, but if it hadn't been for that car I can't say that I would've ended up here. And every day I am thankful for my new car, my Ford Focus. I love that car so much, and enjoy the time I spend just driving around listening to music. Every day I feel very lucky and blessed to have a new fantastic car. And it makes me proud of myself for my hard work in getting and keeping it.

My Friends-

Most days I wouldn't get through things if I didn't have the amazing friends that I do. They make me laugh and cheer me up. When I don't know if I can do something, they believe it for me and give me the confidence I need in myself. It's good to have friends to count on, whether it's just for a good music/movie suggestion, to go to a movie with, or to drive you to Taco Bell after the bar. I cherish all of my friends, some for very different reasons, and hope I'm half the friend to them that they are for me.

I'm thankful every day for the life I have in Florida. Maybe this isn't where I'll be forever, but I know right now I'm where I'm supposed to be.

Now I'm doing something I've never done. I'm cooking dinner. The full Thanksgiving, turkey, yams, stuffing, mashed potatoes, everything. And I don't cook. Ever. But, I figure someday I will have to know how to cook Thanksgiving. And maybe it's time I give my mom a break and do it for her. Although, she's working very hard supervising.

Happy Thanksgiving, I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday!