Well.. it's that time of year that everyone posts about everything they're thankful for.. especially their dogs they love so much. It's Day 3 and you're running out of people already? {Who doesn't love animals? This girl.} And it's good that we are thankful but it's even better to be thankful all year long, not just because of this supposed holiday where we stole the Indian's land. {I've seen Addams Family Values... I know the truth}
Wow, this is starting to sound mean. I just don't like dogs. {One time, I got home and my roommate was sobbing under her covers and I asked her what was wrong and she wouldn't tell me. It was only months later I found out her dog died and she wouldn't tell me because she knew of my apathy towards animals and knew I wouldn't care. She was probably right.} Wow. Are there enough segues yet? Didn't think so.
Another time, a roommate and I were really down on ourselves. Our dating lives were less than amazing and both of us had experienced some heartbreak. We decided that we didn't need a guy to make us happy.. and then we burned our bras. Just kidding. Then we decided we would find things to be happy about. So we started texting each other every hour while we were at school. Our texts would include what we were thankful for, and they could be as serious or silly as we wanted. And you know what? There was a change in a single day. And we did this for a couple weeks. And we were happy. And now we're both married and happy.{Note: We didn't meet our husbands the next day or anything.. this was actually like two years before I got married and she got engaged.) What I'm saying, is that when we're thankful, what we have is all we need.
So right now, my mom-mobile is dead and we live in a dinky apartment and I don't have a dishwasher BUT I'm thankful for my sweet husband, my eternal marriage, my education, the proximity of my apartment to my school, my best friends, my little brother, the gospel, Harry Potter, heat, extended family, Netflix, and the Internet to Skype with my niece, Ash Ketchum.
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| {Me and my sweet husband... and our eternal marriage} |
So be thankful. Always.
Dang, we should've burned our bras.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I love reading your blog and seeing what's going on in your life! It's almost as if I'm not living so dang far away...
Yes, I know you only posted this like 9 minutes ago, but I just really like you and stuff and stalk you all the time.
ReplyDeleteHahaha I have to agree that people's obsession with their animals is way over the top. I've totally been noticing this on people's thankful lists. "It's day 3 and you're running out of people already?" You are so funny Roomie. And what a sweet story about you and Kacie. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! Great point. I really like that idea. I've kind of paired that thankful idea with reading The Living Christ this month. Every night before I go to bed, I read The Living Christ and as I lie in bed, I think of all the things for which I am grateful and I fall asleep with happy thoughts. :) I try to do that while I'm driving, too, so I don't want to kill everyone on the road. lol
ReplyDelete{P.S. Your wedding dress is gorgeous!}