Thankfulness Days

Day #9: I'm thankful for such a small campus. From where I live, it's a 4 minute walk to the bus stop and a 12 minute walk to the dance studio on a bad day.

I'm lazy. I know it could be a lot longer of a walk, but as the weather is getting colder, I'm very thankful for the short distance between everything!

Day #10: I'm thankful for snow!

Even though it leaves you wet and cold, I can't help but be happy about the first snow fall today! It made my day so wonderful and it put me in such a great mood!

Day #8

Day #8: I am thankful for snail mail.

There is something so special about having mail when you open your mailbox. I can't really explain it, but if you get mail from people you love and miss, you understand exactly what I mean.

Happy Tuesday!

ps. I might start posting what I'm thankful for every couple of days. Just a heads-up :)

Day #7 ....

#7: Today I am thankful for J.K. Rowling and her wonderfully magical books along with Warner Bros Studios for making such amazing movies out of them.

This one is pretty self explanatory. I love all things Harry Potter and that is all thanks to J.K. Rowling. Thanks to her, many think in other ways and see things differently than they originally appear. Because of 'Jo' I try to find the magic in most situations and I relate almost everything that happens to me to something that happened in one of the HP books/movies.

If you haven't read the books, you're seriously missing out. They're all on my favorites list and I would recommend them to anyone.

Thank you J.K. Rowling.

The UK versions of the covers are so much prettier :)

(I copied this picture from google images)

#4, #5, #6

Day # 4: I'm thankful that I see a familiar face from home nearly everyday while I'm away.

I cannot explain how thankful I am to not feel completely alone. Three of my best friends went to completely knew states for college and I can't imagine what it would be like to not know anyone that was going to the same school you were about to head off to.

Day #5: I'm thankful for laaaaazy Saturdays.

There is nothing better than sitting in sweatpants and a hoodie, watching tv, and staying home all day to hang out and do absolutely nothing.

Day #6: I'm thankful for the technology that keeps me connected to my friends and family.

The longer I'm away, the more thankful I am for technology that keeps me connected to my family that lives in another city, state and sometimes a different country as I do. Being able to email, call, text, Skype, or Facetime with the people I used to see every day makes not seeing them anymore ten times easier.

el número tres

Day #3: I'm thankful for an RA that cares.

It's a very rare occasion that my RA doesn't say hi to me and ask me how my day has been. Sometimes it's a little much and I just don't want to talk to anyone but she's always really helpful and I know that she means a lot to some girls in my hall. She always has cute little boards or posters or fun things for us to do!

Today I came back to my room and this was hanging on my door :)

Almost every week we get giant coloring sheets (topic upon request) hung upon the hall board to color, this one was a definite favorite!

Numéro Deux

Day #2: I'm thankful for a beautiful fall day

and not having to wear a coat and gloves today!

Such a nice change up for GV, barely windy, sunny, and kiiiiind of warm!

A glimpse at GV's beautiful campus and one of their strange

students and oddly enough, one of my good friends, Shelbs.

Starting Something New../#3

For the next month, I'm going to post a picture of something I'm thankful for everyday. Being realistic, it will probably not end up being every single day, but I'm going to shoot for it!

So, let's get started!

Day #1: I'm thankful for my small group.

Throughout middle school and high school I avoided any small group/youth group setting. I'm not sure what it was about it but I never felt like I fit with the ones I found available to me. (This is also #3 on the "Things That Have Changed..." list) When I came to college I decided that I was going to throw myself into my faith, really learn as much as I could and get involved in the church and that's exactly what I feel like I'm doing! After the first church service I signed up for a small group with Shay and I've loved every minute of our small group. I leave feeling so connected to God and I feel ready to take on the rest of the week until we meet again. Most of this is thanks to the greatest small group leader, Rae, sometimes we don't stay on topic, but having someone like her around campus has been a very comforting feeling. Going to small group makes me want to be a better Christian and really pursue my faith. The people I meet with every Tuesday at 6:30 have been helping me out with this. Some of us seem to be more of, what I like to call, a 'laid-back-Christian', that's me and then there are others in my small group that are the Christians I want to be. I can tell just from seeing them once a week that they're constantly putting God first, they're reading their Bible for pleasure, not because they just want to get ahead on what we're talking about in small group, and they do exactly what my dad has reminded me to do everyday of my life; let people see God through you.

So, what am I thankful for?

Specifically, my small group- but more because they're encouraging me to be the Christian I want to be and helping me understand what that is, exactly.

Small Group <3