Be Thankful

When my little peach, Katie, wrote this post earlier this week, I knew that I had to be a true and total copy cat - and steal her idea.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and Christmas is quickly on it's heels, and it's so incredibly easy to get caught up in the excitement of the holidays - and lose sight of the real meaning of the holidays. Spending time with family and eating until even our leggings are too tight and just simply being thankful for all that surrounds us.

I'm thankful for...

blog ideas like this one, bloggers like Katie, who are encouraging and uplifting - who write with such heart and passion, are sweet, and have great ideas like this one. Go to her blog here.



for my family. I've literally been blessed beyond measure with my parents. A dad who works hard and a mom who has always been an example. I got my work ethic from them, and know the value of a dollar because of them. I get my sweet tooth from my momma and my dark skin from my poppa.

for my best friends. The two girls who remind me each and every day how blessed I am. They make me wanna be a better person. They are my touring partners, they love to travel like I do, they let me take their pictures a million times, they are better Christians than me, they love the Lord, can sing in the car for hours at a time, can eat Mexican 7 days a week, they listen to me cry, complain, whine, they know my heart better than I do, they love a tradition, they let me be a part of their world, and they remind me that it's okay that I'm still single.

for a Savior that forgives me daily. for being reminded that I am not defined by my past, but I am defined by my Savior. for grace.



for blogging. For the community of people that I've met, the ideas that I've been given, the readers who stop by here daily. For the Kentucky girls I've met who tell me where I should shop, remind me to be a good Christian girl, I'm looking at you, Dana and Jessica. I'm thankful for those blog posts that I read that bring tears to my eyes, the ones that encourage me on my weight loss journey, those that make me want to spend every last dime, and those that make me thankful for the friendships that I've made. Which leads me to....

for Whitney. She has quickly become one of my favorite people in the entire world. Our gchat sessions and text messages and the way that we just don't judge each other. She gets me and I get her. She's beautiful and she sparkles and she's got one of the biggest hearts. She can make me laugh when I need it most, she tells me it's okay that I drink wine through a straw, she gives me great boy advice and her blog is one of my favorite ones ever written. She made my blog beautiful.

for Sami. She has a closet that makes me so jealous, a heart as big as the Colorado sky, she can encourage me in a split second, she tells me I deserve better, she makes me wanna shop, spend money and sparkle just like her. She loves glitter and sparkles as much as I do, she loves to travel, does fun things like go to beer festivals and makes me just wanna be her bestie. 

for my pup who loves me unconditionally.

And for coffee, Starbucks, glitter, mexican, margaritas, boxed wine, football, the SEC, cute boys on the elevator, and most importantly ALL OF YOU!