Gobble Gobble!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!  It's an odd feeling: waking up and not smelling a turkey being cooked, no early Christmas music being played by my mom in the kitchen, the smell of coffee being brewed by my dad because he stayed up really late prepping the turkey and other casseroles with my mom.  Just quiet, here (oh, and the sound of Scuttle whining downstairs to be let out of her kennel).  It's also an odd feeling not having Matt here.   But, don't you worry, I will partake in the eating of turkeys tonight!  My friend, Lauri, is having a Thanksgiving dinner at her house with family and friends, so, I'm excited for that (and so is Baby Jelly!). 

I'd like to list a few things I am especially thankful for this year:

- the new love of my life: Baby Kelly (little Baby Jelly Belly Kelly!)

- a so-far healthy baby

-a comfortable pregnancy (minus the two icky weeks)

-my loving and supportive husband/best friend

- my wonderful family who constantly shows me love and support

- my old, lifelong friends who I love and miss dearly

- my new friends and friends to come who are proving to be wonderful people

- my two doggies who show unconditional love and cuteness

- the roof over my head

-the food in my kitchen and belly

- my freedom

- my california king bed

- getting a chance to live abroad and experience a new culture

- being the person I have grown up to be

- hot showers

- the technology to text/email/facetime family and friend back home

- the fact that my hubby has his own computer while deployed which means I can email him daily

- mine and my family's health

These are just a few of an endless list of things I am thankful for every day. While there are things to complain about on a daily basis (luke warm showers, dog poop, missing friends and husband, rain) it's important to remember and appreciate both the big and small important things in life: the things that give you a reason for living and waking up each morning with a smile on your face.  I hope all my friends and family get to spend a nice long weekend with each other's loved ones filled with laughter, craziness, nostalgia, and new memories.  Happy Thanksgiving, friends!