Pre-Thanksgiving

Since I married Cory and moved close to his family we have gotten to celebrate A LOT of holidays. Basically any excuse we can come up with to have great food and a party is always a reason to celebrate. We pick our favorite holidays (such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and the Fourth of July) and do two celebrations for each one.

So last night we had Pre-Thanksgiving and it was sooo worth it! We had all the same foods we do on Thanksgiving day and since Cory and I are going to Idaho for Thanksgiving this year it doesn't feel like we missed this holiday with his family.

The only downside to having Pre-Thanksgiving is that I immediately wanted to go home and put up the Christmas decorations. Since Cory has a strict "no Christmas decorations or Christmas music until after Thanksgiving" rule, I have to wait a couple more weeks. Oh well. I don't know anyone who would complain about getting two Thanksgiving dinners :)

Thankful

In light of Thanksgiving coming up I wanted to make a list of 10 things that I am most grateful for. I believe everyone's lives are full of countless blessings but it is up to us to realize the magnitude of how greatly we are all truly blessed.

1. I am so thankful for this little girl in my life. She has helped me to have a new perspective on life and I just love her! 

2.  I am thankful for a wonderful family who supports me and loves me unconditionally.

3.  I am thankful to live in a country where so many freedoms and opportunities exist.

4.  I am thankful for my awesome husband who is always there for me and who gives me someone to look to to become a better person.

5. I am thankful for Christ's perfect love for me and how it gives me an opportunity to improve everyday no matter how bad yesterday was. 

 6.  I am thankful for Christmas music, hot chocolate, and fuzzy socks.


7.  I am thankful for my in-laws. They are always so helpful and they have become more like my 'real' family and not just people I am acquainted with because of marriage. They are so fun to watch with Cailyn.

8.   I am thankful for an education.

9.  I am thankful for Cory's brownies and cheesy potato soup.

10. I am thankful for Thanksgiving because it gives me the opportunity to think of all the great blessings in my life.