thankful:
today, natalie and i went coat shopping. if i haven't mentioned, i am in desperate need of a winter coat. being without one here {even just at the beginning of december} is devastating! fortunately, we have a water heater. in my small circle of kindred spirits it is fairly well known that i hate coats. winter clothing as a whole, to be honest. i have a phobia of feeling like a marshmallow. if it's too tight i won't wear it because it makes me claustrophobic in my own skin. if it's it's too big i won't wear it because i feel like a man. coats are difficult for me. so after turning in a massive research paper this afternoon {that i've been losing sleep and hair over for the past week}, and despite natalie's looming research paper, we headed into town in search of a suitable coat. she didn't really know what she was getting into, despite her superior knowledge of my coat disorder. we found one. sort of. see, i bought one, but i'm not sure i'm entirely satisfied with it. and. . . that's a lot of money to spend on something i'm not absolutely in love with. i like it an incredible amount, but i'm not sure if it's love, quite yet. so. i bought another coat online - one that i am absolutely in love with! if it fits, i'll take one back, and voilá! so it's undecided, but the good thing is, within the week i'll have a coat, and it was incredible fun with natalie bringing me just about every small- and medium-sized coat in the store. so. . .
1. natalie: i'm thankful for a sister that will let me drag her through the ordeal of choosing a coat, despite how difficult and ridiculous i am every time i put another one on. it was a darn good thing i wasn't alone, or i wouldn't have come out with anything!
2. water heaters: genni and were talking about how absolutely cool it would be to have one of those water heaters that never runs out of hot water - the ones that heat it as it enters or something specific like that. then, i realized that i am blessed to even have a water heater, even if it runs out of hot water after i do the dishes. i am so absolutely grateful for hot water when i wake up in the morning and freeze upon getting out from under the covers. hot water is an absolute piece of my physical salvation sometimes and i am thankful for that water heater!
3. coats: natalie has one i've borrowed this week and oh was i ever thankful for that coat! walking to class with just a jacket had my lips blue and goose bumps on my goose bumps on my entire body. i'm happy that i have a coat. so many people don't and this week having one to borrow (and now having one in my possession) makes me want to buy one for every poor college student in provo that isn't warm enough - not to mention the rest of the freezing world population. this christmas, i wish for everyone who needs a coat to have one.
4. finished research papers: i was so relieved today after turning in that paper that i could have danced. . . i should have danced! next paper, i will. i'm so thankful that i have the ability to be in a place where enough is demanded of me that i write things i never thought could come from my mind. i love feeling stretched; i love feeling relief when the result of said stretch is pleasing.
5. God-given time: i've needed a coat for quite some time. i've needed a little escape this week with someone to give me a tad bit of coat-support. i just haven't had time {and didn't expect to have time} until during finals week. today, i was blessed with a few hours {and so was natalie} in which to relieve some stress and buy some warmth. i'm thankful when God gives me things i don't expect sooner than i expected.
by the way, what were you thankful for today?
Friday, December 3
Tuesday, November 30
extra on the thanks
thanksgiving was lovely this year. for the first time in {we figured} four years, my entire family was together - plus a few extras. we had almost a pie per person! and the food... oh! the food. it was glorious, to say the least. this was also the first time in probably five years that i took part in the turkey-eating. i can tell you right now, it was darn good!
other than our passionate love affair with food, thanksgiving (and the beginning of the holidays in general) bring out a few little quarks in my family.
as has become the unspoken tradition, all chess boards remained on the tables in multiple rooms. i think i played over ten games of chess while home, and only lost two! unfortunately, the losses were to my dad and natalie's boyfriend {brant}. old vices, intimidation, drastically out of practice, the excuses could go on. truth be told, i've only beat my dad twice in my life - and we've been playing since i was probably thirteen.
the holidays awaken another sleeping monster, especially prevalent in hailey and i (although vigorously shared by my dad and natalie, too). epic movie marathons are always on the mind around this time of year. usually the lord of the rings, star trek, or pirates of the caribbean. something along those lines. but this year (in light of the newly released craze), we waved our wands and borrowed the entire harry potter collection from my oldest sister, carrie. yes, that's right: harry potter 1-7 (part one) in a week! i'll admit. . . i still have hesitations about harry potter. i was outright anti for quite some time. after reading books one through five i was absolutely fed up with the recycled plot, lack of all natural consequences for the main characters, and well, other things. but i've reduced my sticklerness lately. harry potter, while not fabulous literature, is fun. and sometimes, i'm okay with just fun. i've realized (after slowly beginning to eat meat again) that i don't have to be obsessive about the things i feel strongly about. just cautious.
and oh was it fun!
the honest truth: i think i might even see 7 (part one) in theaters again. . . and possibly pick up the last three books during the semester for a bit of light escapism.
okay! now, what i was actually going to write about when i started this crazy post was how i'm working on an attitude adjustment. in light of the season, i'm starting a thankful series. the plan: at least five things i'm thankful for per day - recorded starting today {but i had to review thanksgiving, too, after all}. we'll see how it goes. basically, being thankful makes me un-grouchy. sorta like the LOVE game. but here's the thing. it's the last two weeks of the semester, so. . . crunch time. i'll miss some days probably. but the point is to keep me from ripping out my hair if finals go kerplunk. i think it will!
oh yeah, and to all you other college students: happy finals. i'm praying for all of us!
thankful:
1. i'm so very thankful for a new heating pack. i love not having rice in my bed, and i'm so thankful that i can sleep warmly.
2. i'm thankful that i could see the spectacular mountains this morning. i always seem to forget how breath-taking they are when snow was completely dumped on top of them. add to that an incredible sunrise on my walk to campus and you get a fabulous morning - that's for sure.
3. i'm thankful for sabrina perkins. this semester, so many times when i needed a lift, she was the one that realized, that got me out of the house, convinced me to buy the incredible jacket and yellow boots, made me feel like i was trusted and worth trusting, let me talk as long as i needed and cry as much as i wanted, made me dance to lady gaga and laugh till i was giddy.
4. i'm thankful for ink in my printer. . . and getting slightly more simple, for my printer. the expense and hassle of printing in the library for a month was starting to drive me bonkers. i live on convenience, i know. i almost feel guilty for being thankful for a printer. after all, it's not a necessity. but maybe that's all the more reason to be thankful.
5. my mom sent back two bottles of homemade turkey noodle soup - thanksgiving leftovers. believe me, i'm thankful for that soup this freezing week in provo. and thankful for my generous mother to make the soup and insist i take it. i love soup and mom!
other than our passionate love affair with food, thanksgiving (and the beginning of the holidays in general) bring out a few little quarks in my family.
as has become the unspoken tradition, all chess boards remained on the tables in multiple rooms. i think i played over ten games of chess while home, and only lost two! unfortunately, the losses were to my dad and natalie's boyfriend {brant}. old vices, intimidation, drastically out of practice, the excuses could go on. truth be told, i've only beat my dad twice in my life - and we've been playing since i was probably thirteen.
the holidays awaken another sleeping monster, especially prevalent in hailey and i (although vigorously shared by my dad and natalie, too). epic movie marathons are always on the mind around this time of year. usually the lord of the rings, star trek, or pirates of the caribbean. something along those lines. but this year (in light of the newly released craze), we waved our wands and borrowed the entire harry potter collection from my oldest sister, carrie. yes, that's right: harry potter 1-7 (part one) in a week! i'll admit. . . i still have hesitations about harry potter. i was outright anti for quite some time. after reading books one through five i was absolutely fed up with the recycled plot, lack of all natural consequences for the main characters, and well, other things. but i've reduced my sticklerness lately. harry potter, while not fabulous literature, is fun. and sometimes, i'm okay with just fun. i've realized (after slowly beginning to eat meat again) that i don't have to be obsessive about the things i feel strongly about. just cautious.
and oh was it fun!
the honest truth: i think i might even see 7 (part one) in theaters again. . . and possibly pick up the last three books during the semester for a bit of light escapism.
okay! now, what i was actually going to write about when i started this crazy post was how i'm working on an attitude adjustment. in light of the season, i'm starting a thankful series. the plan: at least five things i'm thankful for per day - recorded starting today {but i had to review thanksgiving, too, after all}. we'll see how it goes. basically, being thankful makes me un-grouchy. sorta like the LOVE game. but here's the thing. it's the last two weeks of the semester, so. . . crunch time. i'll miss some days probably. but the point is to keep me from ripping out my hair if finals go kerplunk. i think it will!
oh yeah, and to all you other college students: happy finals. i'm praying for all of us!
thankful:
1. i'm so very thankful for a new heating pack. i love not having rice in my bed, and i'm so thankful that i can sleep warmly.
2. i'm thankful that i could see the spectacular mountains this morning. i always seem to forget how breath-taking they are when snow was completely dumped on top of them. add to that an incredible sunrise on my walk to campus and you get a fabulous morning - that's for sure.
3. i'm thankful for sabrina perkins. this semester, so many times when i needed a lift, she was the one that realized, that got me out of the house, convinced me to buy the incredible jacket and yellow boots, made me feel like i was trusted and worth trusting, let me talk as long as i needed and cry as much as i wanted, made me dance to lady gaga and laugh till i was giddy.
4. i'm thankful for ink in my printer. . . and getting slightly more simple, for my printer. the expense and hassle of printing in the library for a month was starting to drive me bonkers. i live on convenience, i know. i almost feel guilty for being thankful for a printer. after all, it's not a necessity. but maybe that's all the more reason to be thankful.
5. my mom sent back two bottles of homemade turkey noodle soup - thanksgiving leftovers. believe me, i'm thankful for that soup this freezing week in provo. and thankful for my generous mother to make the soup and insist i take it. i love soup and mom!
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