Things I am Thankful For

1.  That I am not a pilgrim.

I had this conversation with my parents today - we would have all been sucky pilgrims.  My dad pukes whenever he gets on a boat, my mom is GREAT at lots of things but none of them involve the wilderness, and I have nightmares about getting splinters.  Glad the pilgrims did their thang so we don't have to worry about catastrophic illness or finding enough food to survive, and can instead worry about things like SEC football and sales at J Crew.

2.  That I go to Georgetown

There are a lot of things (and let's be honest...lots of people) there that kinda tick me off.  I don't do well with pretense or with mice.  But at the end of the day, I really do love it there.  I am a different person now than when my family dropped me off in front of Village C West.  I met my best friends on floor 3Y - and through Compass and through classes and through working on campus and even through the sorority I was pretty harsh about in my last post.

3.  That I am healthy, and that my people are healthy

October 2011 marked the one year anniversary of trying to find out why I kept passing out all the time.  It has been a long road, and this summer was a bumpy ride on the struggle bus.  There was some pretty scary stuff happening to me that I'm not going to explain here.  There are lots of people who have what I have and gain eighty pounds in the next year.  I am thankful that I have not doubled in size, so that I don't have to drag Angela The Sequel around on me everywhere.  I'm thankful I'm on the up and up, and that my family and friends are healthy enough that I can hit 'em in the head when we're goofing off and not feel super guilty about it.

Breaking news from my mom:  "HERE is why I would be the better pilgrim:  When West Virginia beats Pitt, I would go light something on fire!!!"

We celebrate sports victories a bit differently in the South.  Just go with it.


4.  That I have a place to live

I'm in the beach house right now, watching two football games at once with two parents who would do anything for me and my brother.  You don't get to be this happy (and this full of pie!) without some serious blessings going on.

My dad just fixed the computer and says, "OH WHO is the bad pilgrim NOW?!?"
You still are, dad.  You still are.

5.  That I am ending this post now, because we're having ridiculous fun

There are leftovers to be eaten and football to pretend to watch while I shop online.  Sending love from the Gulf Coast to all my Hoya family and friends who are family and family family near and far :)