Normally this is the time of the
year when everyone names off everything they are thankful for. Even Facebook
has asked in the status box “What are you thankful for?” I began to think and
it’s so hard to put into words everything I’m thankful for. First and foremost,
I’m thankful for a God who loves and allows me to be blessed.
When talking to my dad after
thanksgiving dinner, he said something along the lines of “ life is just a game
of chapters.” I then told him that the 20 something’s chapter is terrible
because I literally have no idea about any future plans, which scares me. At the same time, I think back and wonder how
I got so blessed.
Recently, our soccer season ended,
my last. While I’ve been going back and for the between happy and sad, I
realize that after 18 years I’m pretty lucky to still be playing and that in
itself makes me thankful.
Generally, I’d mention the whole
cliché fact that I’m thankful for my friends and my family and how awesome they
all really are. But, I really am. Driving away from Canyon yesterday, I
realized that there were people there who I consider my family. How do you
leave one family to go to the next? If it were up to me, I’d have all of my
loved ones in one spot for thanksgiving or any holiday for that matter.
They say your friends are the
family you make and I have been so blessed to have so many people I can call my
friends. Whether I’m in Canyon, in San Antonio, New Jersey or any other part
where my friends reside, I know I can look to them at any time.
As we are about
to enter the New Year, there are so many uncertainties. Graduation is upon
myself and a lot of my friends meaning new jobs, new start and some goodbyes.
I’m thankful to have found a home and a passion for what I do at WT. I’m also thankful that I’ve always had a
place to come home to. Going to college definitely was hard by leaving my
sister, brother and my parents but I am thankful to have them to come to, even in all
our ups and downs.
I genuinely am thankful for every
opportunity and experience that I’ve had to date because I know each one have
shaped who I am today. As for now, I’m ready to start the new chapter in my
life whatever that may be but keeping a bookmark on the moments that I’m
thankful for now.
