Updates

Basketball has begun so my social life has ended.
I am currently in the lead for Cuts for a Cure.  You may know I hate to lose but you may not realize this is not a contest where winning isn't desireable.  Winners have their heads shaved.  This face and body were not made to have a shaved head.  Let's be honest.  :)  Any donations to my competitors jars would be greatly appreciated.
I am working hard on finishing up my masters' classes.  Should be done soon with classes but then I'll have hours, my giant paper, and my portfolio to finish.
I went to black friday sales from 8:30pm-9:30am.  It was INSANE!  I think I'm in the market for the Xbox 360 with Kinect.  It will be a fun Christmas gift to myself. 
Living with my new roommate is going well.  It's an adjustment process but overall it's been good.
Of course I miss living with Sam but we try to hang out whenever we can and she's doing well at work and looking for a house of her own.
We got to see Idina Menzel in concert at the new Kaufman Performing Arts Center earlier this month.  It was amazing and beautiful!  I really enjoyed it.
Sam and I got tickets to the women's final four.  I am hoping that Tennessee makes it all the way this year.  Either way, a week in Denver will be amazing, exciting, relaxing, and much needed in early April.
My family is headed to Carthage for Christmas.  This will be our last Christmas in the big house in  Carthage which is terribly sad but it will be great.  Everyone in the family will be there except Jon.  We will miss him for sure.  All of the cousins will be staying in the house with the grandparents. :)  This should be super fun! 
Well, I can't think of much more to say here right now.  I hope to update more soon. 

Thankful

      Sometimes I forget to be thankful for all of the amazing things I have and none of it deserved.  My list could be days long and still not actually cover everything individually I have to be thankful for.       
      So, I will try to cover it all in a very quick fashion.
I am thankful for my amazing family (even with all it's craziness and extensions, my family is truly uplifting)
I am thankful for my job (sometimes I groan or complain but teaching is exactly where I am supposed to be and I'm so lucky to work with awesome people and havre the coaching jobs I've always wanted)
I am thankful for all of my stuff (house, car, education, etc.)
I am thankful for my friends and coworkers who can always be counted on to keep me honest and help me out, keep me laughing, and support me when laughing is the last thing I want to do.
      My Mom deserves her own special thanks.  She is an amazing example of a hardworking, independent, driven, focused, godly woman.  My mom has sacrificed so much for me she gives until it hurts and would do anything, absolutely anything for me.  Thank you mom for your unfathomable love and support.  Maybe it's just a Mother's Love but I don't buy that.  I think my mom goes above and beyond and I am so grateful for everything she does.
And none of this do I deserve.  I thank God for all of these great things in my life.  I will work hard to earn them every day but I know I never can fully earn it.