Thursday, 27 November 2008

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  Thank you.

  I have much to be thankful for this year, as I have every year. I know that I can’t possibly get every single thing down or everyone in here but my heart is bursting with love and joy for everything everyone has done for me/with me. I love you all and I am so completely thankful for you.[Aside from the first 3, this is alphabetical order, again, I didn't get everything and everyone in, I started this awhile ago and then Thanksgiving jumped up and surprised me, I am truly thankful for everyone and everything]
  

   

  God- I have been blessed beyond what I deserve. I have life. I still remain. I have food in my tummy and clothes on my back. A roof over my head and heat warming my bones. I am literate and not such a terrible writer. I am getting a free college education and I enjoy school. I have a family that stands behind me with everything I do. A mother that raised me to be a good person, a brother that loves me deeply and a Grandmother that was more incredible than I’ll ever be able to put into words. I have friends that have saved my life, carried me through the darkest of times, laughed, cried, rejoiced and loved. I’ve been blessed with jobs and money. Thank you Lord, for Jesus, for grace, forgiveness and love. You give me everything good that I have, and make me do the good things I do. All that is good in me is because of Him. Thank you Lord, for letting me grow up in quite a fortunate country, through troubles come, I am very blessed to be where I am. Thank you, Lord, for everything.

  Gram-I don’t think it’s ever going to hit me that I will never feel your gentle touch again. But you blessed my life in ways I probably don’t even know yet. You were a true witness to Christ. You were a wonderful mother, grandmother, sister, you were a wonderful everything. Your love and legacy will not pass as your body did. Thank you Gram, for the 20 years that I had with you. For letting me carry the chicken eggs from the coop to the house. For letting me run naked through the sprinkler. For letting us be free in the country, to let our imaginations take Matt and I as far as they could go. Thank you for the freedoms you gave us. For letting us stay up late, sleep in and eat our amazing meals that you cooked in the living room.  I love you Gram, always, forever.

  Kayleigh [aka Wifey]- I could write pages upon pages of why I’m thanking you for the past 8 years of my life. You’ve been a constant in my life when I’ve had nothing be a constant. You’ve endured hard times with me and stood by me. You’ve caught me when I’ve fallen and have always helped to put back the pieces. It doesn’t matter how much time passes, how much we change I can always come back to you and it’s always Isha and Kiki. You get me. I get you. You’re my friend soul mate. Nothing, no time and no one can change or replace you.
  
  

  Alex-Thank you for bruising my rib, without which, I may not be here. Thank you for sticking this friendship out, even through times that sucked. Thank you for all that you do [VCR, coffee table]. Thank you for “I love yous” at lunch. Thanks for having a hot mom ;-]. Thanks for welcoming me to your home/for puppies/movies and rockband. Thank you for rides in your jeep and for letting me drive your jeep.Thanks for getting that cake off my face at your birthday party.

  Curtis- Thanks for our date! & for making the library a tad more fun Thank you for patience and for putting up with my silliness. Thanks for letting me tickle you and chase you through your house. Thanks for Colts games. Thanks for being 2 minutes or a phone call away if I ever need you. Thanks for wanting me to open up to you even though I seem to be incapable of that most of the time.

  Greg-How do I even begin? Thank you for being Greg. Thank you for loving me, so unconditionally that I can’t even understand. Thank you for encouraging me to believe in myself and my abilities. Thank you for making me feel and believe that I am beautiful. Thank you for keeping me company on campus, it use to be such a boring campus, very lonely. You’ve brightened it up so much. When you're not there, it really sucks. Thank you for caring more than what I deserve to be cared about. Thank you for loving my quirks. Thank you for showing me more about myself than I knew. Thank you for making me feel like I’m someone.Thank you for holding my hair back. Thank you for patience. Thank you for wanting the best for me. Thank you for always, every single time, being there for me, listening to me and telling me you love me regardless of anything. I love you.

  gRegor-  There are just so many things to thank you for. So, so many. Thank you for our date. It was a lot of fun, yummy, laughs galore and it was comfortable. Thank you for helping me get through the past 6 months. If you hadn’t been in my life, I sincerely don’t know what I would do or if I would still even be here. Thank you for the hand to hold, the arms to be held in, the eyes to find rest in, the dimples to poke, the words to hear, the ears to listen, thank you for surviving, thank you for being gRegor. Thank you for handwritten letters. Thank you for real mail. Thank you for leaving notes for me to find when I get home. Thank you for carrot cake, pumpkin ice cream, lean cuisine parties and our BFF nights. Thank you for text messages at 4 AM with Eddie Izzard quotes. Thank you for always being just a phone call and 7 minute drive away. Thank you for just being able to sit in silence with me, for letting the silence be enough. Thank you for Wilco. Thank you for going to Death Cab with me. Thank you for our inside jokes. Thank you for hugs & long ones at that. Thank you for always being there for everyone. Thank you for your forgiveness and love. Thank you for being the nicest guy in the entire world. Thank you for telling me you love me every day. I love you too, every day. Thank you for our matching hearts. Thank you for letting me play with your pace maker. Thank you for being an encouragement, a reason to live. Thank you for random gRegor visits, texts, calls. Thank you for the math help, for helping it be almost fun. Thank you for opening your house to me and all of our friends. Thank you for meeting my grandma, for giving her a good day, for letting her tell you what I already told you about your eyes. Thank you for coming down to her viewing and funeral, for a shoulder to cry on, for the peace you bring. Thank you for loving me just as I am. Thank you for loving without expectation. Thank you for your humbleness. Thank you for being you, gRegor, nothing more, nothing less. I love you.

  Ian-Thank you for your laugh. Even when I don’t want to laugh, you make me laugh. Thank you for our love child. Thank you for your interesting insights about life and the world. Thank you for being Ian and no one else. Thank you for being strong even when being strong was the hardest thing to do. Thanks for coming over for movie night. Thanks for hugs and kisses. Thank you for being there for me when I needed a shoulder or an ear. Thank you for that night at Steak N Shake. Thank you for everything. I love you.

  Jeremiah-Thank you for being making me feel like someone could relate to me. I know our situations are different but when I felt like no one got it, you looked across the canal with me and I felt contentment. I’m so glad you’ve been in my life, near or far. You are a blessing and a role model. I hope to better myself, to become more like you. I love you.

  Lauren-Thanks for being someone I hope to grow up to be like. You’re strong, talented and a hard worker. Thanks for supporting me in the past few months and for coming down to Bloomington. Thanks for playing with my hair. =] I love you.

  Matthew- Thank you for loving me through everything. Thank you for the year and half of amazing togetherness. Thank you for always being a block away when I need you. Thank you for putting up with me when I am annoying and frustrating. Thank you for taking my trash out. Thank you for dropping foods off in my fridge. Thank you for still buying me dinner sometimes. Thank you for having hope. Thank you for my Valentine’s Day surprise. Thank you for making my birthday special. Thank you for being goofy and making me laugh. Thank you for telling me I’m beautiful. Thank you for the beautiful music you make. Thank you for being the first and only person I’ve fallen in love with completely. Regardless of whatever happens ever you will always have a piece of my heart that no one can ever take away or replace. I love you.

  Sam [Gilmore]- Thanks for making Lit class bearable. Seriously. Thanks for cute texts and funny notes in class. I don’t know if I would have really gone to every class [aside from the one I skipped] if you hadn’t been in there suffering with me every day. Thanks for being a friend even though I’m crazy Thanks for hanging out and for Steak N Shake cars. You’re a goofball

  Shawn- Thank you for helping me get through the past couple of months. Thanks for bringing up the idea to come down for my Grandma’s visitation. It helped everything that day, become lighter. Thank you for late night desserts and talks. Thank you for your continued encouragement. Thank you for putting up with me when I’ve been difficult and always remaining my friend, even when I know it was hard. Thank you for the fun parties/get togetherish things you’ve thrown. Thank you for making the smell of gingerbread memorable. Thank you for talking/listening to me. Thank you for all the unsaid things. I love you.

  Sheryl- Thanks for the kisses! Xoxo! Thanks for coming down to Bloomington and helping me feel supported. Thanks for opening your home up to me and for having such a cute dog =] Thanks for the supportive emails you’ve sent. Thanks for everything you’ve done to make me a happier person.

  Suzi- Thank you for being such a strong woman. You are successful, beautiful and a woman of God. All of the things that I hope to become. You have supported me through the past few months with all of the crazy things that have gone on. Thank you for coming to Bloomington to support me. Thank you for understanding my emotions and for never judging or turning away from our friendship. Thank you for making me feel beautiful [though my beauty will never come close to yours]. Thank you for always smelling amazing!! Thanks for the lambie. Thank you for planning Labor Day and your camping birthday celebration, those events are precious and will always remain in my heart. You’re part of the glue that holds our group together, you’ve helped create memories that will forever be in our hearts, in our minds. I love you.

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