So Blessed

So eight things that I am thankful for. Yes its long, with no pictures. Sorry. Here we go.

I'm thankful that Eric got into the MAcc program at the U.

For those of you who don't know. Eric graduates in December with a Bachelors in accounting. We were very blessed to find out 3 fridays ago that he was accepted into the MAcc (masters of accouting). He will start in January. We are so excited for the new adventure and for all the opprutunities this could open for us (okay mostly Eric).

I'm thankful for fasting.

I can't count the times that my/our life has been blessed through fasting. I'm sure that there are time that I was blessed and didn't even know it. I have fasted for many things. For an opprotunity, an answer,  guidance, safety, understanding, and so much more.

I'm thanful for scholarships.

We have been incredibly blessed with scholarships. Not only was Eric's undergrad paid through a scholarshp, but we found out last Tuesday that he recieved a scholarship for his masters. We are so blessed to have this extra help in paying for school.

I'm thankful for my parents.

I have such wonderful parents. They taught me so many life lessons. They knew when to let me suffer through the consequences and become a better person, and they knew when to help me through lifes challenges. They gave me so much. They made me laugh so hard that I would cry, and laugh when I was crying. They are still there to give me advice. I couldn't have asked for better parents. I love them so much, and I am so thankful for everything they did for me.

I'm thankful for Eric's parents.

I saw a necklace on pinterest that was meant for a bride to give to her mother in law. It said "Thank ou for raising the man of my dreams." I know that Eric is the man that he is today because of his parents. I'm also thankful for the way I was welcomed into their family. I am so blessed to feel like I am a part of their family and simply their son's wife.

I'm thankful for warm winter clothing.

Just in case you didn't know I'm the kind of person who is always cold. I can wrap up in a blanket in the middle of summer and absolutely love it. I love that even when I'm walking through snow and ice to get to my classes that I can stay warm.

I'm thankful for our apartment.

When we first walked into our apartment. I was devistated. There is a reason that there aren't any pictures of our apartment on here. The walls are cinderblock, the carpet is hard, thins, and pink, the linolium is grey and orange, and on top of all of that it stuck. At first we talked about how we would immediately look for a new place because this one is just awful.

I'm so happy that we got caught up in school and didn't have time. As we have move our stuff in and taken some time to decorate and personalize we have grown to like our apartment. It feels like home now, and honestly leaving will be bittersweet.

On top of that I have realized just how licky we are to have a place to live. So many people don't have a nice place to live, or there homes have been damaged through unexpected events. I am so happy that I have  nice, warm, safe place to go home to a night

I'm thankful for out ward.

One of the reasons I have grown to love our apartment is our wonderful neighbors. We have made so many great friends in our ward. We truly feel like we belong there.