Thankfull

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

First and foremost I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving.. spending it with loved one and enjoying time and laughter together.. what else could you ask for.

A Few things I am thankful:
God - For him giving his Son to die on the cross for our sins. For his care and passion for my life. For his concern for my fears and feelings. His love that is never ending. His support when I am down. I could not thank him enough.
My Family - They are always there for me.. Through thick and thin, hard times and great times. They are the one thing besides God that will never ever leave me.. they are going to be there forever. You can choose your friends but you cannot choose your family (and I got lucky and got a pretty amazing one) Mom and Dad: Thank you for trusting me in everything I do. Thank you for setting an example of Godly parents and loving eachother enough to make me want a marriage exactly like yours. Kyle: Thank you for being you. You are an amazing brother and friend. I can never truly apologize enough for the things I put you through when you were younger.. but now that we are older and more alike.. I am truly sorry for it all (now will you please stop hurting me physically to show everyone how macho you are..lol).

My Friends - You guys are my life. You have stuck my side through it all. You are all so amazing and I dont know what in the WORLD I would do without any of you. You are all so special to me in such unique ways. Ambies: Thank you for being my other half, my inspiration my sister that I never had. Thank you for letting me be such a big part of your BEAUTIFUL daughters life. Jon: Where do I even begin for you.. THANK YOU!!! Thank you for dealing with my insanity of relationships, and giving me the most amazing guidance, and for being 100% true and honest with me about it all.. I am so lucky to have my cousin be one of my best friends. Becca: Thank you for being there for everything. I know we got blessed with this amazing frienship that isnt something that will blow out over time.. we will truly be friends forever. Domi: Thank you for being you. Thank you for setting an amazing example for me to follow on how to serve and follow God. I cant believe that from Africa we have grown the closest. I love you and cant wait to see you (1 more week!!!!) All of you and MANY others.. thank you for being who you are and letting me be who I am with you. I am beyond blessed to have some of the most amazing bunch of friends.. others should be jelouse for what I have :)

I am thankful for my house that keeps me warm and dry.
I am thankful for my full and smelly garbage cans, cause that means I have eaten well.
I am thankful for the running water in our house to keep me clean.
I am thankful for the perfectly good car I have.
I am thankful for the job I have.
I am thankful for my life, for every breath I take.

During this Holiday season I hope each and everyone of you can enjoy life and appreciate life as much as I have come to realise. It is not the material things that you have that you should be thankful for, but for the everyday, extra ordinary daily life events you should be thankful for... The red lights that we get angry at when we are in a hurry, those keep us from millions of car accidents a day... the taxes we pay; be thankful you have a job. the electricity bill; be thankful for the roof over your head.

I can go on forever, but I will come to an end. The luxuries in life may come and go, but the lasting relationships you have made with friends and family are never ending.. do not take advantage of these relationships, charish them.

Again.. Happy Thanksgiving :)

::UPDATES::

So yes.. I have been the ULTIMATE slacker when it comes to my blogg.. I dont even honestly know if anyone out there reads it.. but I now feel guilty for not posting ANYTHING for over the past month.. wow.

My last entry was a little more on the serious side.. and is something I am still dealing with in my life. It has become something that I now. I am on a mission to find myself.. through God. I want to be one with him.. give everything to him, every worry and every fear. Its been a huge struggle.. its weird. You grow up knowing what you need to do, but you avoid it.. and when you finally grow up and know what you need to do.. you still cant do it. Ugh.. So yah.. life besides that is amazing. In the past month I have never felt so uplifted.. more like me than I have in a long time. The ability to put God first in my life.. closely followed by my family and friends is amazing... which who by the way are the most AMAZING people in the world. I couldnt ask for better friends.. they have been my life support these last few weeks... special thank you too Amber. Becca. Jon. Johnny. Loni. Auntie Sheila. Elisia and even Domi (yes all the way from Africa I have support) I love ALL of you more than you will know and have honestly been a huge help through all this...

Okay now onto the FUN from this past month.. here are some montages of events that have happend in the past month, that I once again apologize for not updating you earlier...

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Mini Day Trip to LA to see ELLEN!!!
... I took a quick flight out to LA for one night to not only get quality time with my Amanda (who I hadnt seen since I moved back to San Jose) but to also go on the ELLEN Show.. It was amazing. During our adventures we went to the WB Studios and went on a tour and to top off the whole trip, we got to sit on the Central Perk set from Friends!!!

Will & Lauren Laing's Wedding
...by far the cutest couple...Had a blast dancing with my girls (and boys) enjoyed catching the BOUQUET!! better have something in it for me this time..lol


One of MANY movie nights
...this particular movie night brought MANY laughs, johnny's shake-a-face to be precise..lol


Apple Hill for Grandma's Birthday
...tradition is for Grandma's birthday every year we do a day trip out to Sacramento to go to Apple Hill.. buy random crafts, eat a lot of yummy foods and just have quality time together celebrating my amazing g-ma!


Sharks Game with church.. It was also Nicole's 1st Game :)
...self explanitory..lol


Johnny's Birthday
...a fun suprise party for Johnny's 24th birthday involved a fun night of Pictionary and oh to many memories of people's drawings.. Richards imparticular. lol


Halloween
...Candice and Lee threw such a fun party.. costumes were a MUST!! Appearances included: Fred Flinstone, Shaggy, King Kong, 70's Dancers, A Daisey and mannny more.


Domi's Birthday!!
.. so yah.. if you dont know the full story, bascally Domi is in Africa and for her birthday we made a carboard cutout of her and took her EVERYWHERE for her birthday.. we got a lot of wierd looks, but overall, we dont care. lol... Shes almost home!!


Jason Mraz.. (Johnny's Birthday Present!!)
...for Johnny's birthday I got him tickets to our most favorite singer...Jason Mraz. We took the day and drove out to Berkely to the beautiful Greek Theater and enjoyed a rainless day and lots of memories...


Beach Day (Pelican Rock)
... 80 degrees in Novemeber, how can you not take advantage of that. A few of us took a drive out to Davenport to go to Pelican Rock. We got there about an hour before sunset.. watched one of themost beautiful sunsets I have seen in a long time.. navigated though the mini tad pools... and yet again.. made lasting memories.



... so thats been life over the last month. Made some amazing memories and cant wait for the next few months to make more... I promise I will update more.. Just got out of the groove and lost it.. but Im back.. I promise :)

night.