Thankfulness

In only two short days people all over will be celebrating Thanksgiving. I realize that we've all heard the speech in some form or another about how we should really spend everyday being thankful and not spending only one measly day on it, although no one really does this. So I won't give that spill on here now. I will, however, tell you about a little Thanksgiving tradition. Now I've discussed my family's rituals on previous posts, but there is one ritual of my own that I haven't shared yet.

In high school I started doing this thing where on Thanksgiving I would call anyone in my life who I was truly thankful for and leave them a voicemail telling them that I was grateful for them. Now this was no one standard message each person got, it was personalized for every person so they would know just how they had helped me and affected my life in a positive way. Sadly this ritual has faded over time and I don't find the necessary time to call everyone, mainly because there are so many special people in my life. 


In the spirit of thankfulness, though, I'll make a short list of things I am most thankful for this year.

• I am thankful for my incredibly supportive family. I know that I always have people I can fall back on and people that I want to make proud. 
• Within my family, I'm so thankful for my niece and nephew. Spending time with either of them just reminds me how special and important it is to show love to others. And come on they are adorable!!
• I'm also thankful for my friends. I can't really explain how great they are and all they do for me.
• Now this sounds weird but I'm thankful for Auburn. Not football (well that too), but I'm thankful for my education and the experience that I've had there. 

So these are just a few things, and I suggest everyone actually stop this year and name a few things that you're thankful for. :)