'Tis the season to give thanks

I stole this from Emily, but encourage you all to participate :)

I am thankful for...

A-Allen - he has such a sweet heart, he loves me and knows absolutely everything about me.
B-Brothers. I love hangin with my brothers.
C-Chocolate & Coke products...both are a must.
D-My dogs. All 3 can make my day every time I get to see them. They always know when you don't feel good.
E-Eating....haha. Right now I can't eat everything in site which is what you are supposed to do this holiday!
F-Family. Family is everything. I love my family more than anything!
G-Grandmas
H-Hugs. Have to have them!
I-Ice cream! It can make any day better.
J-Jars of fresh jam...nothing better than homemade strawberry jam
K-Kind-Hearted people. I wish I could be more like some people!
L-Laughing. Times are always good when everyone is laughing.
M-Money. It doesn't make you happy, but it keeps a roof over my head and a roof over my head.
N-News. I'm addicted.
O-Online ( I couldn't take away Ice cream haha ) - helps me keep connected with all my friends and family.
P-Prayer! It works!
Q-Quarters. They make me happy.
R- Restaurants. I love going out to eat.
S-Sundays. Always a fun day that I get to spend with Allen
T-Thanksgiving dinner...all my favorite foods. I eat Thanksgiving all year long!
U-Unbelievable stories of courage and love that once I started reading, couldn't put down. I love that I still get to see a little of the story continue on.
V-Vacations! Not laying in your bed trying to recover from surgery vacations either!
W-Work. As much as we all love working, I'm thankful to have a job especially during this hard time.
X-tended family =)
Y-Your blogs...I LOVE reading them.
Z-zzzz sleeping!! I like to sleep

It's funny all the things you think of when you are trying to think of the hard ones. I could go back and add so many more now. I hope you guys are having a good Thanksgiving week. I am so thankful for all of you and each little thing you do to influence my life! Happy Thanksgiving!

Amazing....

Well....most of you probably don't know, but I am slightly obsessed with reading the news. Mostly online - it's crazy all the things you can read. Anyway...California is going crazy with this Prop 8. I am so ready for it to end and so astonished at how many articles I read DAILY about Mormons & Prop 8. I have a horrible way with words most times, but an AWESOME woman I "blogger stalk" (well, I just told her so I guess it isn't stalking anymore) has a completly amazing way of expressing EXACTLY how I feel. If all of us could just understand one another, the world would be a much happier place. Go here and read this post and all the comments.

She's Baaack

Well...it's been a while! A long while! You can blame it on the Crackberry! =)I am completely addicted. I pretty much didn't even open my laptop for a good 4 months unless I really needed to. I can do everything on there!! Plus, I am on the computer all day at work! Anyway....I still read all yours post...it's just a little more difficult to comment! I thought since this really is a way for my family to find out what the heck I'm up to, I should probably update it more! A couple HUGE things have been going on!

I am living back in Sacramento and loving it. I will admit, I miss my parents a little (it was nice to be so close, always have good food etc.) but I still visit and of course see my dad on a daily basis!

This election was a huge one, and I wont get into how I feel about the outcome...but the most important part of the election for me, and why I voted for the first time, was Prop 8. I have to say it was a hard subject for me since a good portion of the people my age were voting No on 8. I am not a political person whatsoever, but this is something I knew everything about and knew it was 100% the right thing to do, so had to voice my opinion about it! I think we are extremely blessed that is has passed and hopefully *fingers crossed* it will not come up again!

Another huge thing is that I spent about 6 hours in the ER this weekend to find out I have gallstones! I woke up in the middle of the night in severe pain. We headed to the ER and after many questions, morphine and ultrasounds, they let me know I needed to get my gallbladder removed! This would explain why I feel horrible after every time I eat! So, I will be having surgery on the 21st of this month to remove my gallbladder! Yay, blogging time! I will be out of work for 10 days! yikes! The doctor suggested 2 weeks, but I just can't afford to take that much time off since I think I only have about 8 hours of paid time off right now. Bad timing!Thankfully I will be having the surgery above, where they only make 4 small incisions instead of one large one. That will make my recovery time a lot easier!