What I'm Thankful For

Feeling sad but thankful for the amazing people in my life.

Thanksgiving: Thoughts from Places, Annapolis, MD

In which Thanksgiving is making my miss my family this year, but I'm trying to be thankful for what I have and the new home I've made here in Annapolis.
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Thankvember: Family

Happy Thanksgiving! Since this is my last Thankvember post I am dedicating it to my family. I had a great childhood and continue to have the love and support of my family every day. I know not everyone is as fortunate so I am beyond thankful for them. I love them so so much! I'm not going to write too much here (I could write a book!) since I'd rather spend time with them (and eat some turkey) than sit alone and write about them, so I'll leave you with a few good photos.

(My sister Amy and myself)

(My wonderful parents, Linda and Bob)

(I have one living blood grandparent, my mom's mom Grandma Carol)

(Cousins! These are all the cousins on my dad's side, my closest cousins. Katie, Dianna, Greg, me, Aaron, and my sister Amy)

(I have extended family in Sweden and these are my cousins Kavita and Sabina)

(A rare cousin (and sister) reunion)

Have a nice meal today, even if you don't celebrate Thanksgiving!
Read past Thankvember posts here: Me | Friendship | Jim
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Thankvember: My Boyfriend

(Jim working in the field, his gun is to defend himself in case of bears, not for hunting.)

It's the third week of Thankvember and, of course, I am thankful for my boyfriend, my life buddy, my partner in crime. How do you talk about your significant other without sounding cheesy and sappy? How do you convey your love in way that is honest and original? I don't know, but I do know that I am very thankful for having him in my life.

We've been together roughly eight years so far. We've made it through college and most of our 20s by each other's side. We've gone through so much together and yet we're still going strong. Love it like that, it doesn't give up.

Jim is such an amazing intelligent person. He has a PhD and is always trying to learn more about the world. He teaches me so much and together our combined thirst for learning and exploring has brought us on some pretty awesome adventures.

He's musical as well. He is a song writer and also the lead singer of a band he founded. I've always been a sucker for musicians and I'd be lying if I told you that wasn't the first thing that attracted me to him. He's more talented than he realizes sometimes.

Jim is just so great! What do you expect me to say? He's my favorite! He's honest and kind. He's a great big brother to all his brothers and sisters. (He's the oldest of 5!) We have that in common, both 'first-born's. He's respectful and empathetic. He really is just a good person.

 What can I say? I'm in love. I've found my life buddy. He's wonderful and together we are unstoppable! Sorry I'm not sorry, but I lucked out.

Regardless if you've found your other or not, I hope you have a happy November!
Read past Thankvember posts here: Me | Friendship
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Thankvember: Friendship

For today's Thankvember post I am talking about friendship. I've never had a too much of hard time making friends but I also feel like I've been a part of a lot of different friend groups over the years and never seem to have that one person to last through them all. I am so grateful for everyone I have met and befriended in my life. Friendship is not always easy, so even if we've just been friendly acquaintances, thank you.

Friends, this post is coming to you slightly unprepared. Some of the people I see all the time are not in the photos below simple because there were no recent pictures of us on Facebook, and there are some people below that haven't talked to since college. I could do an entire series here talking about all the wonderful people in my life, but for now here are just a handful of memories.

Thank you high school friends, college friends, friends of friends, roommates, post-college friends, Nerdfighter friends, and all the friends I have yet to make!
J.

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Thankvember!

Happy Thankvember! What's Thankvember? It's a month long blog linkup sponsored by Chantillysongs. Every Thursday through Thanksgiving I'll be posting about what I'm most thankful for. (spoiler alert: they're all people!) Today I am thankful for...myself! I do not take for granted my privilege, my health, my opportunities, and my life. Things don't always go according to plan and recently my life has gotten more difficult for various reasons (when it rains it poor, right?) however I am so grateful and thankful for all I do have. So here's to me! The places I've been able to go, the things I've been able to do, and the life I have and love!

J.

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