November is a month to be thankful. Being in this beautiful place every day gets me thinking a lot and i want to think of one thing each day to be thankful for. I'll post it at the end of the month so it's not little ones each day. Hopefully it's not too long and bores you out of your mind!! Here goes.
Today I am Thankful For...
November 1st
Today I am thankful for nature. We went on a picnic today and it's so beautiful. Everything is so amazing to me. I Love the colorful leaves, the brisk fall air, being able to see your breath in the morning, being able to run to the temple to see how beautiful it looks in the fall, just everything about it is beautiful to me. I am thankful for the changing seasons to keep life interesting.
November 2nd
Today i am thankful for institute. Brin and i trekked up to our institute class only to be spiritually blow away. Brother Maughn is amazing and i have grown to love that man. He has such knowledge of the gospel and there isn't a class that i don't leave crying. I am so thankful for the gospel in my life and the knowledge i have of it. I am thankful for the ability i have to learn more each and every day because i defiantly have a long way to go.
November 3rd
Today I am thankful for college. I am thankful for the experience I have to better myself with education, I am thankful for the experience of living on my own to learn life skills I will someday put to use, I am thankful for the opportunity to make new friends each and every day, and I am thankful for the memories i am making here with friends and roommates that i love so much. The new friends I am especially thankful for are Kim and J Car. Kim is in almost all of my classes and I know i would defiantly not survive without her. We are going into the same program so for the next million years of our college existence Kim and I are going to schedule to be in classes together. She is such a cute girl and i am glad i have the chance to get to know her better. Now J Car is a crazy! I just love him. He is almost as weird as I am and he makes everything fun. I sure love that kid and will be real sad to see him leave.
November 4th
Today i am thankful for roommates. I have NO idea what i did to be so lucky but i swear you will never find as good of roommates as i have. How is it that we have not gotten into one single fight yet? How is it that we are best friends and can talk about everything? Becca I look up to so much, sometimes she seems like the mom I am missing so much. Kyler is darling. I love talking to her, I love her stories, I just love her and am so glad to be her friend. I will miss those two so much when they decide to leave. :( And then there is Brin. How can I live 10 minutes away from such an amazing girl and not even know her all growing up. The weirdest thing is that we were even friends when we were little, we played dress ups together and danced together. She is my best friend now. We share everything. I tell her everything and i trust her so much. Her husband better know that we are a packaged deal!! I love my roommates more than anything!!!
November 5th
Today I am thankful for family. My family surprised me last night and came up to stay in Logan since Brit and Ridge played in Springville on Saturday. Then this morning bright and early my mom picked me up and we went and watched them play ball all morning. Brit and Ridge played very well and it was so fun to watch them. It was also so fun to see everyone from home, I even got to see my favorite young women's leader Candy! I don't realize how much i miss my family until i see them!! I love laughing and joking with them. I am so excited that i get to be with them for forever. I don't know what i would do without them!! Grandma and Grandpa Utah and Masha came too so it was so fun to see them. I just love my family!!
November 6th
Today I am thankful for testimonies. I love fast and testimony meeting, it normal makes me tear up a bit. A guy that was on the football came to our ward since they had gotten home from Hawaii a few hours earlier but he really wanted to take the sacrament and to bear his testimony. One line in his testimony stood out to me. It is worth it. It's worth it to live the gospel, it's worth it to say your prayers, it’s worth it to read your scriptures, and it is worth it to be a Mormon. I loved his testimony it was just what i needed to hear. I love fast and testimony meeting!!!
November 7th
Today I am thankful for a clean house. We have kinda been slacking lately on cleaning so Brin, Ky, and I decide to do some serious cleaning! Our house instantly smelled better and it felt so good to be surrounded by cleanliness. At home i would always have "organized piles of mess" as i would call them and my mom would be so mad. I knew where everything was in its own pile but my mom wasn't a fan of that. I was real worried i would be a slob here at college but I have actually changed. I am a lot like my mom now and am a clean freak. It makes me thankful for a mother that for the past 18 years of my life has done everything for me and i totally took it all for granted. I know that having a clean house is something i defiantly will have for my own family and am thankful to be learning life skills here at college that will help me throughout my life.
November 8th
Today I am thankful for Brin. Who could ask for a better best friend. Today i was having a nasty day i didn't know what to wear or what to do with my hair. No worries, Brin had it all under control. She helped me find a shirt to match the jacket i wanted to wear and a cute thing to put in my hair. She is always just doing the little things to make my day better. There is always a note left around the house brightening my day. She is always txting me making me feel important and when i get home she even is excited to see me. She lets me tag along with everything she is doing! I just love the darling girl i am lucky to call my roommate. I know she is an answer to much fasting and praying. I love my roommate and best friend Brin and am SO thankful to be able to get to know her better.
November 9th
Today I am thankful for Judy. Brin and I went to Morgan to see her cousin open his mission call. Brin totally knew how to get most of the way there but was a little confused on the last part. We pulled over at a gas station to ask for some directions, only to get lead astray by the crazy clerk who lied to us!! Two hours later we were lost, hopelessly lost. After many tears and a few choice words we found our way to her crazy family and some loving grandparents that made everything ok. Thank heavens we had Judy (her GPS) to guide us back home!!
November 10th
Today I am thankful for a warm big bed to sleep in(even though my beds only a twin its way bigger than what i had to sleep on last night!!) Tomorrow night is the BYU vs. USU basketball game and if you want a good seat you have to camp out. Brin and I got us a tent to sleep in but when we opened it up it was a super tiny tent. The next problem is that four of us had to sleep in it and one of the four is Mark. I had a little problem and got claustrophobic real bad but it was worth it. This totally is part of the college experience and i wouldn't trade it for anything but it really made me thankful for a warm house to go home to and a big warm bed to sleep in.
November 11th
Today I am thankful for sports and exercise. We have been camping out the past couple nights just so we can get into a basketball game tonight. I love watching sports, that’s what i have grown up with and am so thankful for the body i have that was able to play sports and be active all my life. Being here i can't really just get on the line and have coach Kerbs tell me to run a ladder or do a ball lap, I have to exercise on my own. I am really enjoying running, which i have all my life, but i especially enjoy running to the temple. It's amazing to me how i can run even when i don't think i can or don't feel in shape enough to do it. I am grateful for the body i have been blessed with to do all the activities i love to do!!
November 12th
Today I am thankful for the temple. Mark and i were studying for our huge biology test on Monday and decided we needed a little break so we took a drive and we happened to stop at the temple. I love looking at the temple, it is one of my favorite things to see being here and so close to it. It makes me so happy to know that because of that temple, my family can be together forever. I am thankful for the knowledge i have that of forever families. I know i defiantly wouldn't want to be without the whole crew up there in Heaven, what would i do without each and every one of them!? I have no idea. I am thankful for the opportunity and the blessings that come with going to the temple. I am thankful for the feeling i get while being in the temple. The temple is the most beautiful place to be and i am so glad there is one so close to me.
November 13th
Today I am thankful for nail polish. I didn't paint my nails that often when i was home, but being here with triple the amount of colors we paint our nails at least twice a week, sometimes more! I love the bonding time it gives me with all my roommates. We talk and giggle and just get to know one another more. Plus when we are done our nails come out looking pretty dang cute. I love the bright color it brings into my life. I love to look down and see bright pink or sunny yellow color on my nails. It reminds me to be happy and that life is good!!
November 14th
Today I am thankful for missionaries. I love getting letters from missionaries because they are so positive and even if you are having the most horrible day ever they just make your day. Today I got a letter from one of my favorite cousins ever, Kolby. He sent me a picture and wrote about his mission. I miss him more than I thought and it was nice to get a letter and that he was able to trust me and talk to me about what is going on. I look up to missionaries so much because they are all such good examples to my three younger brothers. I am so thankful for their examples in my life and for the letters they write to brighten my day!!
November 15th
Today I am thankful for where i live. In Oakridge we got the best apartment, 1E!!! We are on the top floor right next to the clubhouse. I love being so close to the laundry room, the treadmills, and especially the mailbox. All my laundry is done and it smells divine! I got a little restless at like 11 so i headed over to the clubhouse for a late night run which was amazing. We check the mail at least once a day just in case one of us has a letter. Being so close to everything is so nice and i am very thankful that i was lucky enough to live where i do.
November 16th
Today I am thankful for my mom. I love my best friend more than anything and it has been really hard to be away from her. Getting to go home for the weekend to see her is even better than Christmas to me, and i still tear up a bit when i have to leave to come back to school. I love that we still keep in contact through txting (ha which we do EVERY single day) and a phone call a couple times a week. My mom is my role model, the person i look up to most. I know I’d defiantly would not be the person i am today without my mom. I love her more than anything and am so thankful for everything she has done for me!
November 17th
Today I am thankful for technology. I have no idea what i would do without my cell phone and my computer. It's what keeps me connected to the world and especially to the people i miss back home. There isn't a day that i don't txt my mom! I miss knowing what’s going on and being there with everyone. Getting random txts make my day and phone calls are even better. I am thankful for my laptop to do assignment at home and to creep people on Facebook! I have no idea what i would do without technology.
November 18th
Today i am thankful for snow! I love when i wake up and look out my window to see the ground and trees all covered in white. It makes the world a beautiful place and makes me happy. I love the changing seasons. Snow reminds me of home and how exited I am to spend a whole month with my family. It reminds me of snowball fights with my crazy siblings. It reminds me of drinking hot chocolate after and sitting next to the fire. I love the snow and the memories it brings back!! I love seeing a white world.
November 19th
Today I am thankful for laughter. My family came again for Brit and Ridge’s ball games and I don’t realize how much I miss laughing with those crazy brothers of mine. Everything is a joke and we are constantly teasing and joking one with another. This is one of my favorite things about my family and I realize I miss this a lot. I’m constantly laughing, it’s what I do and it’s even better if it’s done with people you love!!
November 20th
Today I am thankful for November. This month I have been in such a thankful mood and I appreciate EVERYTHING! I love thanksgiving and am thankful that we celebrate it to just remember the little things to be thankful for and the things we take for granted.
November 21st
Today I am so thankful for a car. I got to go home today so I get a whole week to see my family and I have not been this excited in a long time. I am thankful to have a car that can make it all the way home with no problems (except when we take the wrong exit AGAIN and get a little lost!!) Without it I would either have to ride the bus home or become a bum to try and hitch a ride so I am very thankful for my car.
November 22nd
Today I am thankful for work. I am thankful that my dad taught me how to work growing up and am thankful for a job. Being at school, there have been days I feel very lazy and worthless. I love coming home and going into work with my dad and doing hard physical activity. I feel like I accomplish something and I think it makes me appreciate my money more since I work hard to earn it and then I pay for school with it so I take my education more serious. I am thankful for my dad who provided me with a job because I honestly love to work for him!
November 23rd
Today I am thankful for a fire place. I love sitting in front of our fire and keeping warm on a cold night or early in the morning when you still want to be in your bed. I miss having our fire being at school and I love getting to use it when I am home.
November 24th
Today I am thankful for good food. Its thanksgiving today and we got to go have a nice home cooked thanksgiving dinner that was delicious. Being home this week been amazing since I get to be a little kid again and have my mom care for me. I have been in heaven eating all her good food and not having to cook for myself even though I have been learning to do so for myself while I have been at school. I love good food and am thankful for a mother to cook for me.
November 25th
Today I am thankful for Christmas. I got home from work and all the nativities were up and our tree was ready to be decorated with ornaments. I love the feel of Christmas. The yummy smells of Christmas treats, how all of us are so happy and get along, Terin and Ridge soooo excited that Santa has come, everything about Christmas is magical and I love the month before December 25. It doesn’t get much better than this.
November 26th
Today I am thankful for my blog. I really wanted to keep a journal while being here at college but I am the worst at sitting down and writing in it, I never take the time. I am on my laptop all the time and it is so convenient to just be able to write stories down online so someday I can have them all to remember and to pass down to my children.
November 27th
Today I am thankful for roommate talks. We went a whole week away from each other over thanksgiving break so getting back home to my wonderful roommates was so exciting. I couldn’t wait to hear everyone’s stories and I even cried in one of Kyler’s happy stories (ha I’m a bit emotional!) But I sure love my roommates and missed our talks.
November 28th
Today I am thankful for my legs. I love walking home every day from school. It’s just a short mile walk but it is a time for me to clear my head, have some alone time, and just take a break from the busy world around me. I am thankful that I have healthy working legs that allow me to do this.
November 29th
Today I am thankful for Just Dance and a WII. Brin brought hers back from home and we have defiantly been putting it to good use. It’s a great form of exercise for us since we can do it for hours and are a bit competitive at it! I’m even sore from the past few days from playing.
November 30th
Today I am thankful for a razor. I have been participating in Noshember this last month and am so excited that in a few hours I will be able to shave my legs again. How did people in the olden times do it I have no idea!? My dad is appalled by my leg hair and I think he is thankful for the end of November so I can shave. Oh what crazy things we do at college.
