Today I am Thankful

Because my Thanksgiving "break" starts this afternoon and I'm not sure how much computer time I will have... I thought in the spirit of Thanksgiving I would write a list of the things I am thankful for.

I am thankful for having a family that loves me and would do anything for me regardless.

I am thankful for my job, while at times I struggle with the tasks at hand, and really being happy where I am, I am learning a patience I did not know before and I am gaining critical knowledge I could never have learned in school.

I am thankful for the lessons I have learned over the past 9 months. It's been a crazy and emotional 9 months in Atlanta and I will always cherish what I have experienced and look forward to what is still to come.

I am thankful for my afternoon conversations with my Mom almost every afternoon on my way home from work. My mom is such a wonderful woman and the perfect example of how I want to be as a mom one day.

















I am thankful for my friend Elizabeth Pierce. Despite how far away she is, she is always there for me. She is one of the only people who can really understand my exact thoughts on my job and can share how she has coped or dealt with similar issues and of course we both have the other to vent to.

I am thankful for Amanda Woo. My bestfriend since 8th grade. She has been by my side (in spirit now that college took her away) for all the good times, the bad times, and the times I will never forget. She is a blessing.

I am thankful for my little shishter. And our shtupid new language that we ushe when we talk to eachother. She is a messh, but despite all our argumentsh as teenagersh, we love eachother and I couldn't imagine a better shishter to have.

I am thankful for my daddy. A man who would give anything for his children, to make us happy and comfortable. I love him with all my heart and truly believe I have the best father ever.

I am thankful for Jonathan. He has been such a great friend to me since we have met and he knows me better than anyone else. He lets me be as goofy, crazy, sad, happy or normal as I want and has never looked at me differently.

I am thankful for Jessica. She has been such a loyal and wonderful friend to me since we met in college.

I am thankful for big brother Caleb. He works so hard and despite all the hardtimes I give him, he has made me a better person.
I am thankful for my brother Daniel. His patience and strength, knowledge and wittiness is something I have always admired.

I am thankful for Lindsay for being such a great friend, even as she plans a wedding, gets situated in a new job and a new town.

I am thankful for my relationship with God and the strength he gives me.

I am thankful for my Mags. No matter how bad a day I have, having that ball of fur greet me at the door always puts a smile on my face. No matter how big of a pain she is sometimes, I love that dog.

I am thankful for the memories I have and the memories I will make.

Of course I am thankful for so many things, and for all of my friends, all my family and all my experiences, but it would take me years and years to list them all.

There is a brighter side... I hope.

Well, I have been the worlds absolute worst blogger over the past month or so!

I mean I forgot Halloween, trips to Auburn, and more!

So lets rewind. Halloween was a great weekend. I ended up going to the South Carolina (JJs team) Tennessee game which was on Halloween. We (like a few other fans) wore our costumes to the game! Kind of fun! I enjoyed being somewhere different and being in Knoxville for the first time. I did however wonder how in the world they convince people to go to the University of Tennessee. There is nothing really exciting about the campus, it isnt all that pretty, and I just wasnt impressed. Maybe I'm just biased... Either way, in my SEC campus visits, I have found no place better than Auburn.

Last weekend I went to Athens. Loved seeing the people I saw, but wasnt thrilled about the outcome of the game. Parker (my best guy friend) was down there! I havent seen him in so long. He was overseas as a Marine fighting for our country and I missed him! But he is back and ready to start college. I am so proud of him! Amanda also made the trip up. I called her earlier in the week and told her I had a free ticket with her name on it if she could make it to Athens. She did! I was so thrilled! I miss having her around all the time.

I have never been a huge fan of Athens in general, but I wonder if I don't like it because I've only been when it is extremely crowded from football games. I am going to try to give it one last try and maybe then I will see what everyone else seems to see in that city. And just for the record for the two times I have been in Athens, Auburn has lost. I dont think I will be going back for another Auburn UGA game ever again. haha.

Went to Auburn for several games over the past almost 2 months! Got to see some great friends. Man that makes me miss Auburn and everyone so much though. Which brings me to my emotional rant of the blog.

Over the past few weeks I have really been missing all my really close friends from highschool and college. Amanda is all the way in Mobile, a 5-6 hour drive from Atlanta. Elizabeth is all the way in Birmingham, a 2 hour drive, Lindsay has left me in Atlanta to move to Thomasville/Tallahassee, a 3-4 hour drive, and Jess is in Auburn, but is in Birmingham so many weekends with her boyfriend and of course my mom and sister are in Auburn 2ish hours away.

It's just hard to have everyone I love so close for so long and then all of a sudden have none of them. I have great friends here in Atlanta, but they all have their Amandas, Elizabeths, Jessicas and Lindsays close by so it's hard. I miss girls nights, The Bachelorette nights (even though I won't watch that show anymore), Wine Night, Wednesday Night drink specials, random Friday nights and all the random talks I had with all of them.

AND on top of that. I am having some issues with my job. I totally love my company and I love my coworkers, but I've always expected more of myself with work and right now I feel like I have hit a wall. Most of it is my fault, and I totally understand that, but its hard to expect and want more for yourself and know that there is nothing that you can do right now to fix it. I have to change my attitude, step back, and just be happy I have a job. I need to make the best of my situation and do what I need to do to make myself proud and happy to be doing something.

It's just been a rough week I think. Things will look up. I know they will.