Tomorrow night I will be home for Thanksgiving break and I couldn't be more excited.
These are the following things I am excited for at home.

Family (The whole family will be home!)
Friends
Seeing Nicole Gardia's baby
Thanksgiving dinner (two of them (one for each side)) yum yum
Sleeping in my own bed
Walking on the beach
Seeing Ashlyn and Aubree hopefully!
Spending time with the people who I love!


YAY I can't wait!

Blessed

Today I am thankful that I was born:
Into a family that loves me it's amazing how many children don't.
Into a family where my childhood innocence was never compromised, that not only did my parents never abuse me but they protected me from anyone who might have. It's disgusting how many kids are abused and how many kids tell their parents someone is abusing them only to have their parents not believe them, or ignore them.
With no mental illnesses, seeing children struggle with a mental illness is heartbreaking.
Blessed enough to always have a roof over my head and food on the table.

I am thankful that I have never been shot or been shot at.
I am thankful that I get to go to college.
I am thankful that I have two parents who are alive and well.
I am thankful that I am healthy.

This list could go on as I think about all the cases I read and the clients I see. Burnout is a common thing in the profession of social work. Seeing such horrible things daily is something that many people can't handle for to long, it wears on you. Though I have only been "in the field" for a few months when I leave my internship in some weird way I feel revived. I feel thankful for my life and like I desperately want to live it and celebrate my blessings. In some weird way, that is hard to put into words, I feel like I owe it to these kids to live my life to it's fullest, I feel if they could look at my life and the way I am living with all I have been blessed with I don't want them to look at me and say wow what a waste. (hopefully that makes sense)

I have been blessed beyond belief and I am so thankful.

Today I loved...

Staying in my PJ's all day. Today all I did was lounge around the apartment. I spent the majority of the time doing homework and I got a lot done. It seems like I haven't had a day with nothing major planned in so long.

p.s. I didn't post yesterday but:
Yesterday I loved...watching all our hard work with Sisters' Closet pay off (I think everyone who reads this knows what it is so I won't explain). The event was a huge hit out goal was to have a hundred dresses and thirty girls, we ended up with over 250 dresses and around 54 girls come. It was so awesome to help them find dresses and to watch as they happily walked away with their outfits for the prom. Girls lined up out the door three hours before it started! It was amazing!

Today I loved...

Having dinner with friends. My roommate and I had our two friends over for dinner and I love having meals with people!

Today I loved...

Getting an A on my Human Behavior in the Social Environment exam! This class is super hard ad I never know how I do on the exams until I get them back which is stressful, but I got an A!!!

Today I loved...

The little girl in group who called out my friend Ashley. So I am taking a class learning how to facilitate groups. My friend Ashley and I are facilitating a character building group for third graders. In talking about our family my friend Ashley said she had the "cutest dog in the world." This little girl in the group raised her hand and said something along the lines of, "isn't that just your opinion." It was sooo funny and the best part of my day!

p.s. About yesterday...I went to the lunch of one of my good friend's babies blessings (if that made any sense). I love being apart of their lives and being an Auntie to Miss Aubree.

Today I loved...

Getting to be apart of Aubree's special day.