Thankful Project (Part Four)

November 22: An Expectation

I am very happy that my family has the expectation of calling eachother for a ride if we are drinking. I know of way too many people that have DUIs or some that have killed, hurt, or been killed because of drinking and driving. Even if I only have a few drinks I don't risk it and call someone in my family for a ride. My parents will get up at any hour of the night to pick us up as will either of my brothers. I'm glad that this has been an expectation in our family and we aren't punished for calling if we need a ride. 

November 23: Something You've Seen

I am lucky to say that as a child my family traveled a LOT but we NEVER flew on a plane. We would get in the car and tour the country for a few weeks at a time. While 8 hours a day in a van with your family could bring the stress levels pretty high we saw so many things. It was great to just stop wherever we wanted along the way. I remember staying in a hotel that wrapped around a drive in movie theater. You could lay on the bed and turn on this little box in your room and watch the movie. We saw Bruce Almighty together while laying in our hotel room. I also saw the site of the Oklahoma City bombing...before and after. We saw the twin towers before September 11. We went to Disney World and Disney Land. We even traveled to Canada for a day just to be able to say we traveled outside of the country together. I've not only seen the capitol building in DC but have photos in front of 24 of the state capitols. We learned to read maps and helped dad navigate (or so we thought) between city to city on the atlas, making sure to let him know how many more miles till this town or that town. I have seen SO MANY things and for this I'm thankful. (I don't think the 5 of us would travel together in a van so well anymore as all 3 of us kids are over 6ft tall now.)

November 24: A Physical Trait You Have

I like the color of my eyes. I have always wanted to have blue or green eyes but I like how dark my eyes are. If I am stuck with brown eyes these are the ones I want. ;) 

November 25: Something You Know

I'm thankful to have knowledge about technology. I have found this to be beneficial for me in all aspects of life. It can get frustrating once in a while when people continuously ask for advice on what they should buy or how to fix something but I love having the knowledge to help. 

November 26: Criticism You've Received

Oh this one is really hard for me! HAHA! I love getting feedback from people on things I am doing great at and maybe need to work on but if it's full on criticism I have a really hard time with it. I am not one to show that it bothers me but it eats at me for quite a while. I would have to say that being told that I overthink things has helped me to step back and breathe and not stress about every little thing. I try to plan too much sometimes and when things don't fall into place as I wanted them to I have a hard time with it. 

November 27: A Simple Pleasure

I'm thankful for SLEEP! I know that I don't get enough of it and I often have a hard time falling asleep but I'm thankful for lazy days when I can relax and nap and catch up on sleep. :) 

November 28: Free Day (Write About Anything You Want)

I am very thankful for everything in my life. I am blessed to have a wonderful family and get to see most of them very often. I have the most amazing friends in the whole world that have been there for me through thick and thin. I'm going to school for something that I love doing and can't wait to be out in "the real world" doing it very soon. I have a part time job where I get to use my knowledge of technology and help people. I am lucky to live in an area where I can continuously celebrate my heritage that is very important to me. I am thankful every day to have a church home where we are welcomed with open arms and can count on a smile, a hug, and a prayer when we need it. We are lucky to have 2 houses and 5 cars and 3 wonderful puppies to keep us busy. I am thankful to have a blog where I can write about things that are going on in my life and I'm thankful that YOU take the time to read it. There isn't much for me to not be thankful for. I am so so so so so blessed.