silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone

this past week gave me so much to be thankful for.

a great family. true friends. church. my education. my values and beliefs. a roof over my head. food. and music.

it might of been the longest week of my life, but it was jammed back with one great thing after another. i think i literally ate out every night. i'm not talking anywhere dinky, i'm talking cheesecake factory, p.f. changs, and texas roadhouse up in here. and with nothing but $17.50 in my bank account! who's impressed? thankfully i have a mother who loves sending gift cards, and a sister who loves coupons and dairy queen.

have i ever mentioned how awesome my family is? with how busy this past week has been, i haven't been able to call my mother and have an actual conversation, just a quick check up here and there. we just had an hour long phone call and i've never felt so light. i'm sure i've talked stephanies ear off, so it was my mothers turn this time around. and it was awesome. only 22 more days until scooter finally gets home, me and steph with bring mason with us to washington, and it's going to be the family reunion of the century.

kristen pettitt, i love you. you too alisia, and kelly, and megan.. and chantel. i've fallen asleep in whatever i was wearing that night and with a face full of makeup all this week because my mind has been so blown with how much fun we've been having. i pretty much look like the tasmanian devil every morning. with clothes of course..

church has been awesome. i've learned lots, and have never been so sure about exactly who i am. i'm thankful for the great examples i've been surrounded with, and the standards that haven't' been lowered or forgotten for anything or anyone. i'm sure all of you know by now, when i first moved to utah, i hated it. i felt suffocated and bombarded, but i finally sucked it up, climbed up into the mountains and had some fun! i finally feel like i'm where i'm suppose to be. hopefully i don't relapse when i go home in three weeks. i think i might actually miss this place... gross.

my apartment needs a little cleaning, i need to find my bedroom floor again and do the dishes. but wow... what a week.

i'm so thankful for the life i've been givin.

i wouldn't trade it for the world.

everything's falling into place on thing after the other.

and i'm not just going to be okay, i'm going to be better then okay.

it's about time.

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