Today Aunt Kathie picked me up around noon and we drove out to South Jordan! That was actually an extraordinarily uncomfortable car ride as her and Makayla are fighting over Makayla's desire to drop out of hs and get her GED and move to California with her boyfriend. The rays of unhappiness with one another radiating from off those two rendered me quite speechless, unfortunately. So I stared out the window and dreamed of Christmas lights. And then we were there. :) I love this home, my grandparents'. I love being here. I even wrote about it here. I felt so comfortable and nice and happy even though I was in the midst of super crazy Utah Mormon Treu's. We ate dinner and sat around and talked and Dad and I set up a webcam and it was just so nice! After everyone left I did this, which was great. :) It's been a fabulous Thanksgiving.
In the spirit of this holiday, I'm going to do something insanely cliche.
Here's what I'm grateful for:
- My family. The crazy, the mean, the strange, the loud, the annoying, all of them. I love my family.
- Light. I love the sun, lightbulbs, and sunrises, sunsets, everything in between, warm spots on the carpet from the sun, candles, flashlights. I love it all. I love coming home and throwing open the blinds to let the sun pour in and warm my life. I'm so grateful for it.
- Education! I love that we have the ability to learn and the capability to continue learning. I just love learning, period. Not necessarily school.. but I do love gaining knowledge. :)
- Coats and blankets. It's cold here and I would probably die without them.
- My viewpoint. I am so grateful that I was born with the eyes to see things the way I do, to view people as the incredible, beautiful creatures they are. I see a hundred different beautiful things walking down the sidewalk than most anyone else ever could.
- My Mommy. Period.
- My friends. They're pretty great. I've never had a ton of friends, that's not me. I usually just have a handful of really, really tight, close friends and a whole bunch of acquaintances. This handful of people.. I love them. They make my life so much fun and are always there for me.
- The gospel! Oh, Mormon-y answer, I know, but I really am. Sometimes I wonder why I, of all people, was born into the gospel but I am exceedingly grateful that I was! The Church is true, I promise. :)
- Food.
- Sleep.
