Thankful For...

I have noticed that everyone is doing things they are thankful for for each day. But I am very behind. So I will make a list of the 10 most important things I am thankful for: 

1. Joseph Jackson. With out him, I don't know where I would be. He is my best friend in the whole world! And he always will be. I can't thank him enough for everything he has done for me, and we have been through so much together, good and bad. I love the fact he can see when something is wrong and know exactly what to do to fix it. I love random things he does for me, like 'I cook for you' nights, tells me I'm doing good at a video games when its obvious I am doing horrible, and when I get surprise flowers in my car right before school. I can't wait until I step out of that beautiful temple, into eternity, as his wife.

 2. My family. I am so thankful for my family, especially for my parents. I could never ask for better parents in my life. They raised me to be the best person I can be, and they showed me the kind of life I want to lead. They also pushed me to succeed and I am thankful for that now, even though I wasn't when I was younger. My siblings are amazing, despite arguments we may get in. They are the best and we will always be best friends with fun memories. I love them all. 

3. Family (Part 2). Along with being married, I also become part of another family. I will not be the oldest anymore, I'll have older siblings I can call on if needed, and I can help them if they need me. I also get two more awesome parents, Ken and Linda are wonderful. I am thankful for them for raising Joe in the gospel like I was, so we can be together forever. Also the 22 nieces and nephews are all awesome, even if I don't know two of them, I hope to someday.

4. The Gospel. Wow, can I just say that no matter how much I thank our heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, it will never be enough. I am SO thankful for the gospel and everything it provides. I may not show it as much as I should but I know it is true, and I am so thankful for the atonement. I am also thankful for the wonderful people that have been brought into my life because of it. 

5. Extended family. All my cousins are awesome! I wish I could see them all everyday, but unfortunately travel distance keeps us apart. I'm also thankful for my grandparents, both Keel and Bradshaw. But my Bradshaw grandparents, I really need to thank because I have been mooching off them for a year now, and they haven't ever gotten mad or anything.

 

6. Friends. My friends are awesome, even living so far away from them, I know we will always keep in touch. We have had so many memories good bad and in between. Random and serious, happy and sad. All of our inside jokes, they will always be part of my life.

7. Art. I am so thankful for the talent I have been blessed with. It gives me a chance to express myself in a way not many can. I love being able to create something from nothing. I hope one day that I can do it for a living. Courtney Lunt, my first art teacher, has always been an inspiration to me. She is strong LDS, and as become very successful because of it.  I hope to be able to do work that is inspiring to others. 

8. Imaginations! I love the fact that I haven't outgrown my imagination. I love being able to read a book and picture it in my mind, or get an assignment in school and have millions ideas pop into my head at once. Movies too, even though you see the screen, my imagination goes wild trying to guess what comes next. 

9. Education. Despite the fact of how expensive it is for school, I would never think of stopping my education. I love learning new things, and I hope to continue to learn new things. I also hope to be able to show my children in the future that education is the best thing in the world for them to do. 

10. Random things. Things like: jumper cables, an umbrellas, etc, that I have found I need since I moved out of my parents house, and don't have them for everything. I have never been so thankful for random things like that, because I never knew how much I would I would appreciate the little things like that in my life.

 I have so many things that I am thankful for that I have not listed. These are just the most important at this point.