Thanks for giving 2016

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays but probably for the more selfish reasons...FOOD. I also love our recent starting tradition of my sisters and I going Black Friday shopping. This year is even better with the Gilmore Girls Revival coming out the following day. With all these selfish but fun reasons I thought it would be good for us to also reflect on what we really are thankful for. Most of my answers might seem generic and true for everyone but they are true nonetheless. Because they are answers that I am thankful for every year, I am going to explain why, this year, I am still thankful for them.

1. Heavenly Father - How can I even put into words? This year has been so interesting for Andrew and I. Since the summer Andrew and I have begun to laugh (a painful laugh) at all the things that keep happening to us. I feel like we're in a cartoon. Every time we turn around something is happening. They really seem like big things until my Heavenly Father lovingly reality checks me into realizing how small they are and making me realize all the good things that keep happening to us as well. Life is so good. My Father blesses me everyday in so many ways. In years I'm going to look back and realize why things happen and that He had my best interest the whole time. He knows better than I. I am grateful for Him for always being there through prayer & scripture.
2. Education - I'm thankful to be getting my education even if it has taken 3 different majors, and some semesters off. I am still plugging away at it and love every minute of my major. I am grateful to attend an online school that allows me to live in Utah and still get my schooling done at a school I love. I complain every day but secretly I love what I am learning (minus foundation classes tho, yall I just cant even with those).
3. Andrew - my cute husband. He is the one to make my dramatic moments seems ridiculous so that I snap out of it. He makes me laugh..sometimes unintentionally. He massages the heck out of shoulders that are falling apart. He works hard in school so that he can provide for a WAY DOWN THE ROAD (for any family members getting ideas) future family. 
4. My mama - I work with her 40 hrs a week, grocery shop with her, call her 24/7 & she never gets tired of me. She is just the ultimate best friend, and the person I can tell everything too. I don't have many friends but with her I don't even realize most of the time. She is just the sweetest little mama.
5. The rest of the fam damnily (in the words of grandma) - My dad has been super helpful by providing Andrew with work. It can be so hard to manage/ finds jobs that work with school and my dad has been great with that. My siblings are my super hilarious best friends. My favorite part about living in Utah now is that I get to see them so much.

So thanks for giving to me the life that I have. Thanks for giving me love, & laughter and so much to be thankful for every day.

xoxo perfectly simply happy