Happy Thanksgiving!

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So, thanksgiving was pretty good....wonderful food, wonderful company, wonderful desserts! I got to see my brand new cousin, born only 9 days ago. That was spectacular! Babies are....magnificent.

Finals are in two weeks and I'm not ready. I'm scared out of my mind. Which is strange because recently I've been sort of...happy go lucky.....and now I'm coming out of that and realizing that being that way is not very good because it creates a false security of life being completely good and worry free, which it's not. Life is good. Don't get me wrong. But it's not completely worry free. Without worries, I wouldn't get anything done. I've gotten a minimal amount done up to this point and now I feel like I'm swimming in chin high water and I'm only going deeper. Needless to say, I'll be buckling down these next couple of weeks. - no social life Amelia!! Okay? Okay!!!

Two weeks out of my life....eh....no biggie. I'll be grateful I didn't mess around during those two weeks because before I know it they'll be over and I'll have done well on my finals....haha, good joke Amelia.

Hmmmm....what to do? my oh my. REMINDER: Give thanks when you feel discouraged!
  1. A warm bed
  2. My apartment isn't flooded
  3. I have 4 sisters alive and happy.
  4. I have a mother and father who love each other and show me how a working marriage plays out.
  5. The gospel's light in my life, especially when I'm in the darkest places.
  6. The Atonement, even though I don't fully comprehend it yet, it's very much a part of my life.
  7. hairspray
  8. bobby pins
  9. hair ties
  10. face wash
  11. blow dryer
  12. modern technology
  13. a car
  14. Laurel is safe
  15. clocks
  16. nail polish
  17. money
  18. jobs (even though I don't have one currently and am looking)
  19. blankets!
  20. coats!
  21. the power of the scriptures!
  22. quotes
  23. water
  24. the living prophets and their guiding words
  25. missionaries
  26. physics buddies who keep me on task
  27. good teachers
  28. patient professors
  29. tithing
  30. scholarships
  31. artistic tendencies
  32. scissors
  33. glue
  34. tape
  35. COLOR!
  36. babies
  37. savings
  38. good, wholesome, healthy relationships
  39. toothbrushes and toothpaste
  40. LIGHT!

Comments

  1. Lil MDecember 1, 2010 at 2:05 PM

    I am a little offended that the physics buddy made the list... and I did not.

    ReplyDelete

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