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30 Things I Am Thankful For

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It gives me an excuse to eat all the turkey, pumpkin pie, green bean casserole…basically stuff my belly worth of food. But not everyone has that luxury to do that and I am so incredibly thankful to have a family that is able to come together over good food and great conversation.

In honor of Thanksgiving, I’m going to name 30 things I am thankful for….the same exact number of days that are in November. Before I do, I just want to put out there that I am thankful everyday for the blessings that I have been given. Not just today.

Here we go! (in no particular order…)
1. My parents. Because without them, none of this would have happened. 
2. My family. Because without them, I wouldn’t know what it would feel like to have a family. 
3. My health. 
4. Tommy. For your advice, for your support, and for being you. This past year has been full of new adventures and I can only imagine what the next year will bring. 
5. My friends. There are so many of you I am thankful for to have in my life. This list would be beyond 30. 
6. Photography. For making me feel like I’m not even working when I’m photographing. Editing? Running my business? That’s another story šŸ˜‰ But I’m still thankful for it. 
7. My clients. For believing in my passion and trusting me. 
8. My house. For it allowing me to keep a roof over my head. 
9. My heater. Because my house has single pane windows and I need that thing! 
10. The Internet. For allowing me to connect with people all over the place. 
11. Google. For always having the right answers. 
12. My dog Baylee. 
13. Mistakes. For showing me what not to do again. 
14. The Outdoors. For giving me a sense of peace and a wonderful place to photograph. 
15. The Holidays! For giving my family a chance once out of the year to come together. 
16. Christmas Lights. Because without you, my house would be bah-humbug. 
17. Traveling. To infinity and beyond. 
18. Vine. For giving me 7 seconds of entertainment. 
19. Coffee. For waking me up in the morning. 
20. Britney Spears. Yes. I said it. Oh, and being thankful for going to see her in VEGAS! 
21. Being able to live in a place with 4 seasons. Thanks Nor Cal! 
22. Italian Food. Because what’s better than pizza or pasta? 
23. The Ocean. For giving me a sense that the possibilities are endless. 
24. RESTART with Jasmine Star. For giving me the business makeover of a lifetime. I cannot be more thankful. 
25. External Hard Drives. Because it’s no fun when you get the “Cannot copy these files because there is not enough free space”

26. My car. For zipping me around.

27. For Knowledge and Education. Never stop learning.

28. Movies.

29. For that $5 bill I found while doing laundry the other day.

30. For being alive.

This is my family…a couple years ago. And one of my favorite photos of us all.

Happy Thanksgiving! 

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