Happy Late Thanksgiving!

Okay, I know that Thanksgiving was two days ago, but I just really wanted to write a post about people and things I love and am grateful for.

Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ: For all the tender mercies they grant me, loving me unconditionally, blessing me with all the wonderful things I have in my life, sending me the spirit, answering prayers, giving me opportunities to grow and learn, sending me trials, sending me wonderful people, always being there so I don't feel alone.

My Parents: For supporting me, letting me live my dreams, laughing at me when I do dumb things, letting me live with them, listening to my worries and concerns even if they are trivial or dumb, loving me, working hard, teaching me good things and helping me live the gospel.

My siblings: For teasing me non-stop, helping me to laugh at myself, playing games and talking, being great examples, acting like crazies.

My best friend: For listening to everything I say, understanding me, making me laugh like no one else can, reminding me to be silly sometimes, going to China with me so I don't have to go alone, being a great example, teaching me, going to Barnes and Noble with me, being my best friend.

My friends: For skipping classes with me, texting me in class, doing crazy things with me, watching movies and quoting kid history, listening to my music and pretending to like it, listening to me and understanding me, sticking with me through the years, always being there, being great examples of faith and love, laughing at me.

Work: Ideally, I would just be rich and not need to work, but I am so grateful to be able to work for the things I want like school and China. I'm grateful that I have a job where I have friends and good managers who keep things uplifting and positive and make me feel like a winner. :)

School: I'm not thankful for homework, but I'm so glad I can go to school and learn. I love being able to learn new things and become a better person. I am grateful that I can pay for my education and that my teachers are so nice and understanding.

America: Freedom to practice whatever religion I want, to say what I want, and to be what I want. I love America and the freedoms I enjoy. I am proud to be an American!

Money: I know, this is so shallow, but I am so grateful for money because it teaches me a lot. Paying for school and China has been hard, but I'm so glad that I had to work for those things. You work hard for things that are important to you.

China: I am so glad China exists so I can go spend five months teaching English with my best friend. :)

I am so blessed and overwhelmed with everything in my life. Life isn't perfect, but it sure is wonderful!

Happy Holidays!

Turkey Day

Things I love about my family... (and Thanksgiving)

• Talking wooden Amish people
• Memories
• My little cousin trying to create a marching line with everyone
• Playing Don't Break The Ice
• Pulling out the Christmas decor after cleaning up the Thanksgiving dinner
• Realizing how many things we have to be grateful for
• Driving to Wal-Mart for the last minute spray cheese
• "Blackmailing" with crazy pictures
• Cousins singing at the top of their lungs
• Seeing people that you haven't seen in a while
• The Manichean in the basement
• Feeling warm and fuzzy
• Hugging the Grandparents
• Talking about liver and sheep fetuses.... *coughashleycough*
• Staying at Grandma's for over 6 hours and not wanting to leave ever
• Catching up with my twin cousin
• Knowing you are loved no matter what
• Mecham Style Happy Birthday (You haven't lived until you've heard it)
• Realizing that you must prep outsiders before they hear the Mecham's sing so they don't get scared
• The food is never gross
• Never getting bored
• Knowing we are a forever family
• Fishing worms
• Praying together
• Hide and seek
• Dress ups
• Laughing together
• We are not just a family, we are friends