Happy Thanksgiving!

It’s Thanksgiving Day. YAY!

I really love this holiday. Although no holiday can ever beat Christmas (you bet I’m already listening to Christmas music :)), Thanksgiving is wonderful. There is no stress of having to buy presents, and you get to spend the entire day with family eating really good food.

Talk about a dream.

In honor of this wonderful holiday, I decided to list a few things I am thankful for. And just to make it fun, I’ll do the top 26, since today is the 26^th.

1. The Lord and his unending love and mercy for me

2. My family

3. All of my incredible friends

4. That I have the opportunity to go to a 4-year university

5. That I have a place like Ventura to call home

6. The beach

7. My AC leader and group

8. My opportunity to go to South Africa next semester

9. That I serve a God who hears my prayers

10. Laughter

11. Flowers (especially gerber daises, roses, and tulips)

12. Okay, let’s be honest…I’m REALLY thankful for Arizona Iced Teas

13. All the ways I’ve grown this past semester

14. The times I’ve been able to travel around the country and the world

15. A really good book or piece of art

16. Pictures

17. Pita chips and hummus…YUM.

18.  My high school experience

19. Good music that can fit any mood (specifically Taylor Swift, Coldplay, & Phil Wickham)

20.  My pillow

21. Yummy smelling candles/lotions/perfumes…I guess just good smells :)

22. Tea

23. Girlfriends who are more encouraging and supportive and fun than I could have ever asked for

24. Umm…it keeps coming to mind so I guess I’ll just say it…The Office. Haha

25. Snapper Jacks, Chipotle, The Habit, In N Out, Urban Café…all the food I’m going to crave next semester

26. Love. As cliché as it sounds, everything in my life I am thankful for can be summed up into that one word. I am thankful for love.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!