Thankfulness - past, present, and future! :)

**Disclaimer: This was supposed to be a Thanksgiving 2009 post on all that I have to be thankful for, or rather some of what I have to be thankful for; however, I've now decided it is a post on what I was thankful throughout the 2000's and what I'm thankful for and feel blessed to have in my life as we are now in 2010!

I have so many things to be thankful for this year as God has blessed me beyond measure.

1. I'm thankful for my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, whom I would not be the same without. God has truly blessed me and has led me through so much that I must thank Him in the storm and in the good.

2. I'm thankful for my family. I have parents who love me and gave me a wonderful upbringing. They are wonderful Christians and would do anything for my siblings and me.

A beautiful sister who just got her Aggie Ring (Whoop!) and is going to be an amazing elementary school teach soon! We may have our sibling moments, but I love her dearly and we have mucho fun together laughing, acting crazy, having serious talks, etc.

A brother who gives all of us a hard time no matter (he takes after dad!). We love him though! He may act all macho and such but he is still my sweet brother who would do anything for me.

3. I'm thankful for my boyfriend, Matt, who challenges me, encourages me, and I'm very proud of him! He is an amazing coach and teacher. We have lots of fun together - laughing, him giving me a hard time (!), me trying to give him a hard time (!), and much more.

4. Wonderful friends. They pray for me, laugh with me, laugh at me (!), encourage me...everything you would want in friends.

October 2008 - Me holding Reid, Kristin (now has a baby, Emma!), Shelley, and Lauren (Reid's momma!). Love these girls and they are some of my bestest friends!

Courtney and Me! She had just gotten back from England and getting engaged at the London Eye! I am happy to say that I will be blessed to stand up at her and Steven's wedding as a bridesmaid! They are very special friends and she is one of my closest friends!

More friends I'm thankful for!! Front row - Mel, Cassie, Kenna, and Steph. Back row - Courtney and Me. Missing is Julie.

One of my besties from college, Shelley and her husband, Jimmy! They are so cute together and are so wonderful to have me over to play games and eat dinner. :)

2 of my best friends from high school - Rachel and Suzanne. This was after Christmas 2008 when I was able to visit, we had such a wonderful evening! :) I miss them a lot!!

5. I'm also thankful for my extended family, my job, my church, and that I'm blessed with a house and car.

I look forward to all that 2010 will bring!! :)