Thankful

November is a month to give thanks, and I am blessed to have to so many things to be thankful for. Because there are 30 days in November, I am going to list 30 things that I am thankful for, even though there are plenty more :)
I am thankful for:

1. My health, both physical and mental

2. My loving husband, my soul mate, my best friend. I love you baby

3. Our sweet kitty

4. Our handsome chocolate lab

5. Our beautiful baby great dane, soon to be our gentle giant

6. My incredibly strong, caring, and goofy dad

7. My big brother and his family who live far away but luckily I get to talk to and skype with frequently

8. Technology that allows me to communicate with my big brother in real time so the 2,000 miles between us seemingly doesn’t exist.

9. My little bro who isn’t so little, and can always make me laugh

10. My marvelous extended family

11. Living so close to all my family and that we get to see each other multiple times a week

12. A house to call home

13. A career that I love

14. My car to take me where I need to go

15. My education, thank you Mom and Dad for the gift of knowledge

16. Great friends who are there for me no matter what

17. My fantastic parents-in-law who are two of the kindest people I know

18. The ability to pay my bills on time

19. Sunsets, I’m a sucker for sunsets

20. Seeing the sunrise every morning because it reminds me I’m alive on this day and to make it count

21. Where I live (5 minutes from the beach, 1½ hours from the mountains and desert)

22. Movies

23. Food and my favorite drink, water

24. My love for cooking and being able to do so

25. My community

26. Having traveled around the world to the places I’ve been to (with many more places on our travel list)

27. This blog to share my thoughts

28. My readers on this blog

29. Music

And last but definitely not least,

30. My Mom, who was and will always be my mentor, my idol, and my best friend. I miss you every single day. I love you to heaven and back.

I am thankful.

Happy Grad-Aversary!!!

Three years ago today I graduated from Manhattan College, a small private school in New York. Where has the time gone?! Living in NYC for 4 years was the experience of a lifetime, and I am so grateful to my parents for giving me that opportunity. I had the BEST time living in New York. I grew as an individual, an academic, a friend, and became a confident young woman ready to take on the world.

I was fortunate enough to live with 7 incredible girls all four years of college…yes SEVEN, 8 including myself! These girls became my sisters and helped shape me in to who I am today. We always had so much fun together whether it was making mojitos on our townhouse steps in the spring or staying up until 3am cramming for finals (or being out and about in the city till 3am!) No matter what it was we always had fun!

To my 3219 girls, I love you all so much! I can't wait to see you this fall when I'm out there, and of course in the winter for Sean's and my wedding!!!

<3 Mags