Living Inspired.

 

"Turkey for the girls and turkey for the boys. My favorite kind of pants are corduroys. Gobble gobble goo and
Gobble gobble gickel. I wish turkey only cost a nickel. Oh I love turkey on Thanksgiving."

(if you can tell me where this is from, I'll give you a high five when I get back to the States.)

*One of favorite holidays is coming up on Thursday. So.stinkin'.excited. I decided that the very best way to celebrate this historic and delicious day is to share the many things I'm thankful for. Everyday this week, I will have 10 (or more) people,places, or things that I say thanks for (and why I'm thankful)

Starting today.

1. I'm thankful for laughter. It is indeed the best medicine. It's universal and can bring people together in what seems to be an insignificant way. I can laugh at just about anything. From an episode of Spongebob to an awkward situation. What a great gift.

2. I'm thankful for seasons. Life would be incredibly melancholy if we did not have this change. I absolutely love the joys and differences the seasons bring.

3. I'm thankful for animals. They bring me so much joy and laughter. I've always had a tender spot for animals and their well-being. Every single time the animal abuse commercial came on television (you know, the one with Willy Nelson singing "You Were Always On My Mind"), I had to either turn the channel or run out of the room.

4. I'm thankful for flowers. I love them. Every type of flower is magnificently intricate and beautiful. The first week of October I bought myself daisies. just because. One of my dreams is to work as a florist.

5. I'm thankful for cozy comforters and movies. Yep. That's all I have to say about that (in Forest Gump's voice)

6. I'm thankful for modern technology. Thankfully, I grew up in the 90's where the internet was booming. My life was very convenient to say the least. Especially living in Ukraine, I am overly joyed that I can talk to my friends and family at any time.

7. I'm thankful for coffee. Yes. Coffee. My bones are probably becoming brittle, my teeth are losing their sheen, my heart beat is racing too quickly...but I love it. I can't wait to have a cup of Stabucks coffee when I get home. Yum.yum.and yum.

8. I'm thankful for music. Music moves me in a way that I can't explain. I am a lover of all genres of music. Seriously. I get teased a lot because I have artists from Lil' Wayne to Pavarotti. I am not ashamed.

9. I'm thankful for world travel. Whenever I'm asked what my favorite things are or what my hobbies are, I always answer "traveling." I'm an addict. If someone gave me a plane ticket to go anywhere in the world, I would go. China will always be my first love.

10. I'm thankful for delicious food. I enjoy different tastes and textures of food. God created Paula Dean's "This Ain't Yo Mama's Banana Puddin'" and said 'it was good.' Is that wrong to say?