December: Day 4

Your favorite Holiday drink: Pumpkin Spice Latte

I even had one today. Ignore the misspelling of my name. It's actually pretty close to my actual name so I'm not complaining. My favorite part is that Starbucks has their holiday cups right now. They say, "Rekindle the season." I love it! This latte was a very relaxing part of an otherwise hectic day. This last week of the semester is always so busy. I'm just trying to take it day by day.

Today I had my gender and society class that is always interesting but then I had to recreate my resume in under an hour for an internship showcase. I thought it would be simple but it proved to be a difficult task. I had the problem most people have of getting it all on one page and highlighting only the most important and useful aspects of your skills and experience. I'm so thankful of all the help I had but with 4 different people with 4 different styles helping me with my resume, I was going back and forth a bit--a lot actually. I'm satisfied with the end result though.

Then I had 30 minutes to go home change and get back to campus which can be hard using the university's public transportation but I did it! I looked and felt great doing it too!

Now I'll be up late studying and preparing for an ASL presentation tomorrow. I wish I had another one of those pumpkin spice lattes but I can see the finish line for this semester. I hope I get through tomorrow as successfully.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm always thankful for the wonderful people, events, things, and experiences in my life but today I really took a moment to think of everything that I'm thankful for.

I'm thankful for my amazing family. I don't know how I would survive without their love and support. I'm so blessed to have such a loving and supportive force in my life. This year, I spent Thanksgiving with my mom, step dad, and my brother and sister. It was a great day. We went to Busch Gardens and then had dinner together. It was a great break from some of the things that have been stressing me out lately. I really needed a great face to face chat with my mom. We missed our family in New York but we should be seeing them around Christmas time! :)

I'm thankful for the opportunity to be in college and all the experiences that have grown and are growing from that. I've met so many wonderful people. I've met people who have taught me some major life lessons because they weren't so wonderful.

I'm thankful for my friends. There are some people in my life who aren't blood related but feel like family nonetheless. Those friends are the ones that will remain in my heart forever. I would do anything for my friends and I know that the feeling is mutual. My friends help me get through the day! They know who they are.

Although I still have homework due on Sunday night. I still had these two extra days off during the week. Two extra days to just relax!

Thanksgiving represents A LOT. I like to focus on the aspect of being thankful. Although I only listed a few things, I'm thankful for so much. This is my favorite time of year. We get to reflect on so much and spend time with the people we love.

I want you to know that I'm thankful for you. I hope you had a beautiful and blessed holiday. If it's not a a holiday you celebrate, I hope your Thursday was fantastic!

-With Love♥

Things I love about this time of year....

• Family...they're always important but I love the traditions that take place during this time. They make me so happy.
  
• smiles
• the weather! I love the cold and if I'm in the right place, I love the snow!
  
• The food :)
• The toy commercials and the giant toy book from Toys 'R' Us. I get so excited even though I can't play with them unless my beautiful siblings get them.
• The Kleenex commercials! so cute!
• The lights and the decorations
• the ornaments
• the use of imagination
• cookies for Santa!
• the Christmas specials and movies...Love Actually
• Harry Potter
• mittens and hats and winter coats..if need apply and hopefully, need applies.
  
• finals.....wait ummm should that be there?
• bonfires and smores
• hot chocolate
• candy canes
• Thinking about being at disney world with all the magic

It's such a wonderful time! I just saw a Kleenex commercials and was noticing the crazy amount of toy commercials so I decided to do a happy little rant about it.

Keep your hearts happy out there!

Happy Holidays!

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Remember not to keep things bottled up, it's good to let it all out, it's healthy and you'll feel better. feel free to vent or ask for advice or you can even just say hi. I don't mind, I'm here to listen. I'm here for you.

I hope that you all have a safe holiday season and don't forget to think about others and love them the way you want to be loved.

I love you

Peace ♥