Happy Thanksgiving

Ahhhhh! I am turning 27 this week. I am a little worried that my birthday this year falls on a day called "Black Friday". It's ominous sounding. People who have never experienced black Fiday don't know that it is actually a good day, one that takes me to my happy place where acting like a mad woman is acceptable, all in the name of "shopping for the kids"... who end up needing new bags, shoes, earrings, jeans or all of the forementioned all in my size.

My sister has had a friend since she was maybe 12 named Buffy (used to be) Larson. I get warm and fuzzy feelings just by hearing her name because she is such a cool girl and is someone I have always adored. She had a birthday this week and named some things on her blog that she was thankful for and I thought it very fitting with a birthday so close to the Holiday....so I am going to run with her idea. Hopefully she won't mind:)

So....

I am thankful for...
1.)A Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ who find new ways to make my life better everyday...and who also help me find my keys, phone and glasses atleast five times a week, keep my cooking from killing my family every day, gave me life, will give me death (someday!! not today hopefully) and surrounded me with people in my life that make it all worth it.
2.) The LDS Church. It's hard to not feel like it's kept me from making even bigger mistakes in my life (and giving me some sort of hope when I do) than I would have otherwise
3.) My parents, for being my best friends.....and for not killing me as a teenager.
4.) My sister, who is my best friend and who understands me unlike anyone else and always shows me which way is up when I"m toppling over.
5.)My brothers,(they're my best friends too!!:) who taught me what good guys are like and that they do exists... and who put forth the extra effort of calling me to make sure I'm doing okay, which means the world to me.
6.) My extended family, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, who all help mold me into the lovely person I am today:)
7.)Bobby....I feel like I need to say that one again...BOBBY. Who I am positive was made to be a perfect fit for my missing pieces.
8.)Brayden, who is daily a remider that miracles happen and who makes me smile more than any one person should be allowed.
9.)Kailey Grace, who reminds me to just be happy when she bounces into our room very early every morning, sometimes covered in pee, sometimes not, but 9 times out of 10 with her excited face on.
10.)My dogs, who all should be named individually, but then you would know exactly what kind of crazy dog freak I am. They are fun.
11.) My house, because I don't hear gun shots on holidays, random nights of the week....or weekends anymore. Yay!!
12.) Food, especially the kind I don't have to make:)
13.) Grocery stores, because it makes me happy to be able to buy anything I want at all hours.
14.) The movie robots, and scoobie doo. They allow me to get things done around the house. (or post a blog while I should be cleaning out a toilet.)
15.)My 4Runner. Yes, because it takes me places and I don't have to ride bareback on a horse with two children to go see family and friends, but also just because I really like my 4Runner. It's old and silver and is missing a radio knob, but it also has a back window that rolls down and leather seats that you can wipe down after someones drink goes flailing through the vehicle and it fits three carseats in the backrow when I need it too. It is my passport out of crazy land somedays and I love it:)
16.)Friends...who are also sometimes my passport out of crazy land:)
17.) Money, jobs that pay money.
18.) "Alone time" with Bobby.
19.) Heartache.
20.) Books, movies and other forms of entertainment that make me laugh at the end of a crappy day.

There is a bunch more that I could say, but this would turn into a 12 page blog and I really do have a toillet to clean, even if that's the only thing I finish today:)

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
I love you all a bunch!:)
Sara