Turkeys and Hams.

What am I thankful for this year?

You know, Thanksgiving used to be food to me, food and giving your mom the standard answer of "my house, my family, and my friends" when she asked you what you were thankful for.

Of course, that's changed. So what am I actually thankful for this year?
Well, to start, This summer I got an internship working at my church. I'm thankful that I have the opportunity to get to know students from my role as a leader, as well as  being able to share my experiences with them, and learn from them as much as they've learned from me.
With that, I'm thankful to have been able to become closer to my sister Ciara, work with her, and gain a better understanding of who she is and what her likes, dislikes, strengths, and weaknesses are.
I'm thankful to have gotten closer to my Auntie Sarah, gain patience and someone i know won't be afraid to ask me to do something.
I'm thankful for the opportunity to have worked with my sister Lindsey, to learn about myself, gain an understanding of why I do things, and also, just to have time well spent.

I'm thankful for the freedom to travel the nation, to see half of America up close and personal. I'm thankful for the new friends I made, and the family I made from some of them. I'm thankful to have been able to do things I may never be able to do again. I'm thankful for the wonder that is God's creation, and having the liberty to explore some of it's natural wonders.
I'm thankful to have been able to experience all that with my family, with little annoyance.

I am not thankful for Nebraska.

I'm thankful that people know they can rely on me, and ask me for help when they need someone to do something others don't want to do.

I'm thankful for my wonderful friends, who stick with me no matter what.

I'm thankful for my Amazing art teacher Vicki, for giving me opportunities to expand all my knowledge and skills, for showing me the extent (and potential) of my own talents, and being a generally fun person to be around. I'm also thankful for my other art teacher Miss Breanna, for making me check my angles.

I'm thankful for the Google team i was a part of during the beginning of this year, we may have lost the challenge, but it was a blast while it lasted.

I'm thankful for my teacher, for being understanding and not owning me.

I am thankful for my LIFE.

- "I own the key to the cave of wonders"

- Ernie.