Good Golly Miss Molly: Count Your Blessings

As everyone else is blowing up your Facebook timeline, I chose a different route. Each year, Christmas arrives a tad bit earlier and earlier. While I love the holidays, to me Thanksgiving is the one that gets me in the mood for Christmas! It prepares me mentally and physically (my belly to be exact) for the meaning of that time of the year.

For me, 2013 did not start out on the best foot. It has however taken many positive turns. I know the holidays will never be the same for me and my family, which breaks my heart. It's like every other memory, at some point they must change a little bit with the times.

In order to get ready for the final month of 2013 ... here is the list I created during the month of November to remind myself of why I should be so thankful. FYI, there is no rhyme or reasoning as to why a item appears on a specific day.

1. My girlfriends, Caroline and Holly

2. A comfortable bed
3. Time changes
4. My undergraduate advisor, mentor, Zeta sister, fellow VFL and a lady who is also one heck of a friend, sister, daughter, wife AND mom - Kerri

5. Living in the great state of TN and especially East TN
6. Zeta Tau Alpha
7. My ZTA big sister, Caroline

8. My education and it's role in my future

9. The 'old' CCC church family
10. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
11. A good Mani and pedi
12. Cold weather
13. Running
14. The Shield family
15. Camp Koinonia
16. Camp Koinonia family

17. My family, each and every cousin, aunt, uncle, and grandparent I have
18. Date nights - with busy schedules, you learn to appreciate the open nights
19. My graduate mentors - Jen and Amy
20. My apartment
21. My kitty, Cleo
22. Neyland Stadium
23. My mama