Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I hope you are all having a great day. I find myself overwhelmed with gratitude. I am so blessed. I have been given so much. I just wanted to take a minute and list just a few of the many things that have blessed my life so much. First is my wonderful, loving husband. He is so patient and kind and genuinely wants nothing more then for me to be happy. He can always make me laugh even if I don't want to and that is sometimes the best thing for me. He reminds me daily not to take myself so seriously and to find the humor in everything. He is my light. Thank you so much Nate, I couldn't do this without you. Next is my beautiful boy. I had no idea I could feel so much love and joy from such a little person. I can't imagine life without him. He is so happy and easy, we really got blessed. I love when he just leans over and gives me a kiss for no reason. Or when I walk into the room and his face lights up. Or when he laughs so hard at something so simple, I don't even notice it. He has only been with us for one year and I am changed forever. I can only say that everyday with him is a treasure and I can't wait for many, many more.
Next, I am so thankful for my wonderful family. That includes my parents who are always there for me, even for the smallest thing. They are so loving and supportive, I know I have taken them for granted so often in my life and I just feel so lucky to have them. Thank you Mom and Dad. Also, Nate's parents who have been the best in-laws I could have hoped for. They did a wonderful job raising Nate, I am so lucky to have him. They continue to bless us all the time even from a distance. They have always been so warm and loving I have felt at home with them from the very beginning. We love and respect and admire them so much. We only wish that we could spend more time with them. Continuing with the family, My brothers and sister, I could name each one individually but that would take days there is so much to say. I just want to thank you all for sticking it out. We have learned a lot together and been through a lot together. I want you all to know that I wouldn't take any of it back. It has made me who I am and I am a better person for it. I think there is a reason we all ended up in the same family. I know there is so much I have learned from you all. I love you more then I can express. Thank you for sharing your lives with me and making me a better person. And your spouses, you are all very patient people. I love you so much. Thank you for being willing to jump into our family and love us for who we are. Thank you for letting us love you back. You have enriched our lives. Nate's brothers and sisters, and husbands and wives and children, I love you so much. I am truly the luckiest girl in the world. I married into the best family I could have ever even imagined. Having only met two of you briefly before we got married I was very nervous for what my future family was and what you would think of me. Thank you so much for loving me and excepting me and making me a part of the family. We don't get to spend much time together but I always look forward to the time we have. I only wish it could be more often. I love you.
Now, moving on to the other significant people in my life. I want to first say that the
Nybo's have been a second family to us and we love them so much. They make us laugh, and cry with us when we need to cry. They have been there for us in everything and we are so grateful for them all. To my wonderful loving extended family; aunts, uncles, cousins on all sides thank you and we love you. My friends, who have been there with me through it all. You girls have stood by me through the best and the worst. You know everything about me and you still love me. I know that I was blessed to have you all in my life. I couldn't have made it through those hard, hard years without you. I am so glad that you are all still in my life. I am constantly blessed by you. "Thank you" isn't enough, but I don't know how to say it. I love you all so much.
Of course there is so much I am thankful for and so much I have been blessed with. I couldn't possibly name it all. So I will stick to the people who are blessing my life. I want to end with the one who I owe it all too. I am so grateful for everything I have. I Love the Gospel. I know that it is true. I know that no matter what happens in my life the Savior will always be there for me. I know that He has already walked with me and carried me through so much. I know that He truly loves me more than I can even comprehend. I can't imagine where I would be without Him. What a wonderful, beautiful thing it is to know that He is real, that He lives, that He loves us all so much He died to save us, and someday we can live with Him. That is the crowning blessing.