Today in the United States people celebrate and remember all of those who have given the ultimate sacrifice when fighting for our beautiful country. Today is Memorial Day,
In honor of Memorial Day, I chose the song “Mr. Red White & Blue” by Coffey Anderson.
This song is a great example of what Memorial Day is all about.
I hope you all have a great day with your family and friends, and thank you to all that have served, are serving, and have taken the ultimate risk for the love of our country.
I just wanted to write a quick little post and say Merry Christmas to everyone! I hope your Christmas has been full of love, joy, and lots of food! Today I had a Christmas breakfast with my mom and then this afternoon I am hanging out with my dad and his girlfriend and having dinner and opening presents. It feels nice to be home and visiting family for a few weeks.
To say that I am beyond stuffed from all the eating I did today would probably be the ultimate understatement of the year.
Even though the food is always a big hit when it comes to Thanksgiving, it is never the most important thing. For me, it is a day to reflect on the things that I am thankful for, and a day to reflect on what has happened over the past 11 months.
I was talking to my friend tonight as we were working on dinner and we were telling each other what we were thankful for and I realized I have a lot to be thankful for.
First of all, I have a roof over my head and I am able to live in LA and pursue my dreams. I am also thankful for my family and friends that are there for me and support me in anything that I set my mind to.
I am also thankful for the job that I had with Wag for a few months. I may not be working there anymore, but my time there left an impact in my life and I met some pretty awesome people that have impacted my life in many ways.
I am thankful that I have good health. It may not be perfect, but it could be worse and I am thankful that it is not.
I am thankful for a certain someone who has been a positive influence in my life and helped me grow and step out of my comfort zone in ways that I did not expect.
I am thankful that I found my voice through writing and for starting my blog earlier this year.
And last, but certainly not least, I am thankful for all of you, my readers, who put up with me randomness and are there for me when I need to vent and voice my opinion on things. Thank you all.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
What are some things you are thankful for?
There is always something about visiting home that is so refreshing and helps put things into perspective for me every time I visit.
While I was home I spent a lot of time with my parents. I did not really see a lot of friends while I was there unfortunately, but then again I was only there for 10 days and family always comes first.
It hovered around 99 to 100 degrees for a huge portion of my trip. Anyone that has been to Oregon knows that it rains a lot there so to have it be extremely hot like that is unheard of. and completely disgusting in my opinion.
I have noticed the past couple of times that I have gone home, my dad and I end up getting closer and end up having some really great talks. It makes me feel good knowing that I can go to my dad when I need advice or just somebody to be there.
Speaking of my dad, I got to meet his girlfriend while I was home. I absolutely loved her! She is so sweet, and she makes my dad happy, so I can’t complain about that!
I got to spend some quality time with my mom as well, but it didn’t feel like a lot just because she had to work. BUT I did get to spend 4th of July with her and some family friends.
I didn’t get to see any fireworks because we all ended up taking care of our dogs because they were scared of the fireworks and barking at them.
My mom recently started a new job within the past couple of months, so while I was home she took me to see the place and meet the people she works with. It was great to see her in her element. My mom is a very out-going friendly person who will make friends with anyone and I could tell that this job just shows those traits of her very well.
I also got to see my sister as well. She lives about two and a half hours away from my parents so it was really good to see her, even it was only for a night. Believe it or not, my sister and I used fight all the time growing up, but now I would have to say that she is one of my best friends who I can go to for anything if needed.
I will admit that I did work while I was home. I got bored after a while needed something to do. It also didn’t help that my dad also had to work and since he works from home, it made it that much easier for me to want to work as well. Plus, I’m a Capricorn, and we can sometimes be known as workaholics so it just comes naturally I guess.
So to sum up my trip I would say that it was refreshing. I was able to come back to craziness more refreshed and ready to attack work and everything else that LA has to offer, which makes me thankful to be home.
It feels so nice to be home for the next 10 days visiting family and friends, but holy shit is it hot! Just in the two days I have been home it has been almost 100 degrees. I miss Oregon’s cold winters right about now. I have found myself to be inside most of the time because it has been way too hot to do anything else.
I was super excited to see my dogs Mollie (a yellow lab) and Chloe (a chiweenie), when I arrived into town yesterday. Mollie looked confused for a minute when I walked through the door and once she figured out who I was, she started jumping and barking. Chloe ran laps around the whole house for about five minutes. Those two are part of my family and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
As much as I love being at home and visiting my family, I will admit that I miss LA and miss going into work everyday. I am really enjoying it and I am learning a lot everyday. Plus, I get to be around dogs all day so I’m not complaining.
Still not too sure what I am doing for the 4th yet. All I know is I want to go watch fireworks somewhere!
As much as I love being at home and visiting my family, I will admit that I miss LA and miss going into work everyday. I am really enjoying it and I am learning a lot everyday. Plus, I get to be around dogs all day so I’m not complaining.
I guess I should get off here and actually socialize with my family now. I hope you all have a fun and safe 4th of July!
Stereotypically Able 
