Because November is the month of Thanksgiving, I decided to follow the trend of thinking of something to be grateful for on each day of the month. However, I didn't really feel like I wanted to put it up on Facebook every day. Partially because I don't know that I would have been as honest (I may have tried to think of things that would make me look good...), and quite frankly, I enjoy posting my obnoxiously funny statuses. I wasn't really willing to give that up. Besides, I figured enough people were posting about it for the rest of the world, so I decided to just keep track of them and put them all in one place. I think I'll do this every year. It might be kind of neat to see how my gratefuls change year to year. Or it might not. Either way, here are my gratefuls for 2012:
1. Idaho sunrises. There is absolutely nothing that can beat an Idaho sunrise. They are nothing short of incredible.
2. Being able to have a great time with my friend Alex. It was especially nice after being in Utah with not much of a life whatsoever.
3. Dance. Especially improv. I haven't danced since tour, and I've been feeling like my soul is withering away. It is now much more renewed. And also today, I'm especially grateful for my best friends. They really are the greatest.
4. Eternal families. I got to go to my niece Kimber's baby blessing today. It's so exciting to see my siblings build their eternal families!
5. Dave and Bethani. They are incredible people! They are just so great to take me under their wings. I can't even tell you how grateful I am for their hospitality.
6. To live in a free country. Oh how blessed we are to be here. Even if the votes don't go the way we would like, at least we have the chance to vote.
7. A good job. This job is really so great, and I am so happy that I (surprisingly) enjoy what I'm doing.
8. Fruits and veggies. They make me feel good.
9. Beautiful Utah snow. It makes winter here seem much more bearable than in Idaho...
10. To have my own room and a bed! I never thought I would be so happy to sleep in a bed!
11. Welcoming members of the church. I went to a new ward today, and all the members there made me feel so loved and welcomed! It really makes such a big difference.
12. The Lord's mercy, and the opportunity I have to start fresh through the incredible sacrifice of the Atonement.
13. The mountains. Ask anyone. I'm obsessed with these mountains.
14. The plan of happiness! And having a chance to share that happiness! I love it when strangers recognize that I'm LDS. It makes me feel like I just might be doing something right.
15. To live in a place that is close enough to almost anything I could ever need. This is a first.
16. Sleeping in. It is such a glorious feeling to wake up and not be miserable.
17. My bro, Jason, and our obnoxious, goofy relationship. And the fact that I'm always crocheting when he calls me.
18. High heels. They just make me feel so feminine!
19. That I don't have to do homework! I can go do things on a whim if I so choose, because I don't have assignments waiting for me!
20. DANCE!!!
21. Being sore :)
22. Amazing extended family (including ancestors), and learning about my mom and her life when she was a child...so much fun! What a great Thanksgiving Day.
23. My parents, and their quirks (such as Dad's jokes, and when he plays with the way words sound...like "Dillards"...haha). As their only child on Black Friday, it was fun just being the three of us.
24. Texas Roadhouse...yay for having a social life!
25. A merciful, ever-loving Heavenly Father.
26. That I'm a good enough employee to be offered a full-time position before I'm even fully trained. Even if I did turn the offer down.
27. That I'm pushing myself outside of my comfort zone more and more.
28. Good people who have connections to help me live my dreams :)
29. Good people who go out of their way to do things for me! My co-worker offered to go to the post office to pick up my iPhone and bring it to my house for me. What a sweetheart!
30. The arts, and what they mean to me.
