The Things I am Thankful For...

While in the midst of going through a hard time in life, I was reminded yesterday to look at the good things. Look at the little things that make life that much better and focus on those.

I know this post is kind of random and weird, but it's cool.

So today these are the things that I am thankful for...

-Friends. Family. A home to live in.
-The friends that put up with my quirkiness, my pain, my sadness, my terrible jokes, and at the end of the day still love me for the werido that I am.
-My Parka. Enough said.
-The opportunity to go to school (one that so graciously will accept my money. Ha)
-The rain and sleet and snow and wind and hail. Oh wait, not all of those have happened yet, but oh how I love love LOVE winter time. :)
-Food. Water. and I cannot leave out Coke Zero and its delicious toxic chemicals that I love.
-Funny movies that make me laugh so hard I cry.
-Dare I say Calculus? And the two boys who put up with my constant question asking, snide remark making, math hating attitude. You guys are helping me learn.
-Freedom.
-Thunder U-11 Soccer Team. These girls are awesome, I love getting to teach a sport I love to the little ones. Their curiosity for the world is infectious.
-The ability to hear, see, touch, feel, and the most important TASTE. Ha.
-Shoes.
-Hoodies (without hoodies, I would not be a normal version of Jess. Let's face it, you know I'm right).
-My adopted family. You know who you are. (your address probably ends with a , UT...no I'm not being biased, those are just some cool peeps out there).
-An iPhone that doesn't seem to break (without this, there would be no contacting the outside world).
-A job...a job that I love, the ability to talk and teach and meet so many new people. As well as help people achieve their goals.
-Music. (Without this I would be lost. I always have my headphones in, I am in my own world with my music).
-Compression Tights. These things are the coolest and I get the weirdest looks when I wear them, must be the cool factor people are jealous of. Ha.
-Professors that teach me AWESOME things. Oh and that listen to me cry... all the time, and are willing to help out in any way that they can. It is because of great professors at MSU and at Ozarks that I have succeeded thus far in my college career.
-Candy-corn (if they sold it year-round, I'd eat it year-round).
-A car that is really pretty freakin' rad. With its multiple bike racks, stickers, and illegally tinted windows there isn't one around that is cooler.
-A bed (one that doesn't get used too much. Insomnia is mean like that.)
-Laughter.
-Exercise Physiology. Because this class is just down right cool. And it allows me to beat-up, I mean make my athletes better.
-Great surgeons. Without them I'd be a mess. Thanks for giving me back the ability to walk!
-Pinterest (because frankly this site makes me laugh...a lot).
-Chocolate
-Rice bars (if you haven't tried them you are missing out! Everyone eats them on the bike, I eat them while lying on the couch).
-Utah. What a fantastic state this is. Mountains. Mountains. Mountains. Did I mention the mountains?
-And if it weren't for challenges in my life, I wouldn't be the strong individual that I am today.