I am thankful for...

As Thanksgiving nears, I thought it would be good to focus on what I am thankful for!

1. I am thankful to be a Child of God. He blesses me and protects me. He has shielded me from a lot.
2. I am thankful for friends and family who support and love me. I am so blessed to have a strong support system.
3. I am thankful for shelter. It’s cold outside and I have a clean, warm home to take refuge in.
4. I am thankful for a good job with benefits. This is something I should appreciate more and stop taking for granted.
5. I am thankful for my health. I have use of my limbs and am in my right mind.
6. I am thankful that God has made away for me to travel. I am still trying to figure out where this desire will take me.
7. I am thankful for the writing gift God has given me. It helps me clear my mind and express myself.
8. I am thankful that I am financially stable. I am thankful that God has given me a job that supports my needs and some of my wants.
9. I am thankful to God for all the times he has not given me things I was sure I wanted. I can say he protected me from myself.
10. I am thankful that God protects me. I read the paper and watch the news and thank God for his protection.
11. I am thankful that God has not given up on me even though I don’t always act right.
12. I am thankful that God has given me time to grow up, mature, and deal with some of my issues.

I have so much to be grateful for.

Reliving the Trip

I’m currently in the process of putting my pictures in photo albums. I love this part because it makes me relive the experience. Although I was in Greece a month ago, it feels like a lifetime away. Time is beginning to feel that way quite a bit. It’s like once time is gone, that is it. There is no getting it back. My mortality is in the forefront of my mind, and I can’t help but keep pondering that the time of innocence is over.

I actually put the pictures in the albums once. There are three. I got towards the end of the last one, and I realized I still had more pictures to go. For a minute, I thought I had done a miscalculation. I have more pictures than space, so I took some pictures out that would not be included in the album. Other pictures would be “doubled up” in the same spot. I went back and behold I had missed pages in the previous two albums. Note to self; next time around check this before moving on to the next album.

Anyway, I initially just moved some pictures forward, but then the order of the trip starting getting mixed up and it would mess up my commentary. So, last night, I painstakingly removed all the pictures. Tonight or sometime in the near future, I need to put them back in the correct order. Luckily, I can sort them by location. I then have to separate the pictures that didn’t make the album. The final step is my running commentary so I can remember just what exactly everything is!

I know I say this a lot, but if only money wasn’t an issue!

Pictures!

Here is a link to pictures from my trip.

http://latonjab.shutterfly.com/

Password is:

italia

Enjoy!

The only downside of traveling is...

The only downside of traveling is jet lag! It’s 3:19 a.m., and I am wide awake.

Yesterday, around 2:30 I was bragging to a friend how I didn’t have any jet lag. Ha!

I got back Saturday afternoon, and I spent some time with LQ and S. Around 6:00ish, I started feeling tired. I went to bed around 7:30ish. I got up around 3:30, but I managed to drift in and out of sleep. Went to church, and managed to hang out until around 8:00. I came home and went to bed. I’m pretty sure I slept well. Yesterday, around 5:00, I got so tired. So I took a nap until six then went to bed around 8:00. Now I’m wide awake! I took yesterday off so today is the first day back to work.

My trip home was relatively quick. I watched Just Wright, Date Night, The A-Team, The Losers, and most of Letters to Juliet. It made the trip go by fast.

I am actually glad to be home. I missed my peeps! It felt good to sleep in my own bed. Most nights, I had twin beds, so it was nice to layout in my queen. In Belgium, I thought I had a queen, but it was two twin beds in disguise. It was very uncomfortable to land where the two beds met! I did have a queen for one of my nights in Athens. It was relatively soft. The other beds were small and hard. Not a good combo for a person who likes to stretch out in a soft bed!

Anyway, it’s so good to be home. I’ll post pictures soon!

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