There are so many things I am Thankful for every year; however, this year I am especially thankful for some special things.

I am Thankful for my family.

Thank you for listening to me. Thank you for being there when I needed you, and driving and picking me up and taking me home when times were rough. I know that I have been adjusting to a new school. That has taken some time for me to get used to, but thank you for always being there for me and, believing in me. Thank you for feeding me homemade food when I came home on the weekends. Thank you for making me laugh at times when I felt like I did not fit in. Thank you for pushing me to go back to school even when I did not want to. You are my family, blood is thicker than water, and I LOVE YOU ALL!!!

I am Thankful for loving parents

I am so thankful for all the wonderful things that you have done for me. Thank you for attending all my volleyball games in high school. Thank you for attending ALL of my musicals in high school and when I was at Thames Academy at Mitchell College. Thank you for attending my swim meets when I was on swim team. Thank you for encouraging me to try different sports. Thank you for always supporting me. You always believe in me. Thank you for giving me the confidence to succeed in life. Thank you for letting me explore the world as a People to People Student Ambassador. Thank you for allowing me to take a year off, before going to college. Thank you for loving me even when I feel that I messed up and that I am the worst daughter in the world. Thank you so much for everything!!! I LAVA YOU!!!!

I am Thankful for my Sisters

There are so many things I am thankful for because of my sisters. I am thankful for my wonderful sisters. Without them I do not think I would be the person, or daughter I am. They complete my life, and we are Three Peas in a Pod: One is ok, Two is Fine, Three is Enough and many other funny sayings. Thank you for teaching me that popcorn at movie theaters is the best with peanut M&M’s or Reese’s Pieces in them. Thank you for making our Starbuck’s runs memorable as well, and thank you for the special Starbucks drinks you would surprise me with. Thank you for introducing me to healthy skin products, and makeup products. You have made my skin so much cleaner, and healthier and with that I moisturize less, and am not using as harsh of a product on my skin. Thank you for telling me when I am being awkward, or staring off into space. I know at times it might hurt me but I know you are just trying to protect me. Thank you for letting me borrow your clothes when I couldn’t find anything to wear. Thank you for coming to visit me when I was at Thames Academy at Mitchell College. I enjoyed our trip to the Mystic Aquarium and seeing the beluga whales and penguins with you. Thank you for taking me to paint nights and having some fun with it. Thank you for the reenacting the Santa Clause skits with me as a child. Thank you for playing play mobiles with me, even as you grew older. Thank you for all that you do to help me and make me a better, stronger person. We have so much fun together, and you are the BEST SISTERS a girl could ever ask for!!!

I am Thankful for my Dog

I am thankful for the sweetest little puppy (even though he is 8) in my life. Bailey I do not know what I would do without you. You are my pillow on days when I need to relieve my stress and cuddle. Thank you for letting me take pictures of you. You are my model for when I take pictures of you, you allow me to call you silly names such as: Honey Bunches of Oat, Squirt, Muffin, Prince Charming, and the many other silly names. Bailey I am thankful that you came into my life. Thank you for always putting a smile into my face, even when you try and steal my food. Bailey, I LOVE YOU and I could not ask for a better Bailey Boo in the world!!!!

I am Thankful for my Friends

Without you I would not become the person I am today! Thank you for letting me be myself around you all. I started allowing myself to be the real me, and it was silly at times, but you never judged me and still cared about me. Thank you for my high school friends, my Thames friends, my Summer Ruffing It friends, my R Lazy S friends, my Explo friends, my People to People friends, and lastly my Notre Dame friends.

I am Thankful for the support that I have gotten from my Different Schools

Thank you everyone who believed I could make it to college! I am thankful for all of the support of the schools that I have had over the years to bring me to this point. Thank you from the wonderful teachers at Ruffing Montessori in Cleveland Heights. They taught me how to be more independent, Thank you Lawrence Upper School in Sagamore Hills. This high school was the best high school a student could ever ask for. It was small and fit my learning disability needs,. This school made me feel important and welcome. Thank you Thames Academy at Mitchell College, for teaching me how to be independent away from home. Thank you for teaching me how to make friends when I was afraid that no one in the college setting would like me. The support from Thames Academy was wonderful. I enjoyed the weekly one on one checkups with the teacher, and how you were able to take college classes. I enjoyed living in the house with everyone else who was in the program, yet you were still thought of as a Mitchell College student. Lastly, thank you for Notre Dame College Academic Support Center. They allow me to have extended time, and our weekly lunches every Thursday make everyone in the whole ASC (Academic Support Center) feel like a little family. I am lucky and blessed that I am in the ASC.

I am Thankful for Coffee

Thank you coffee for satisfying my early morning and mid- afternoon caffeine cravings. You are always there for me when I need a little pick me up. You are there when I do not feel completely awake, and you are there when I feel that I might not exactly function completely without you. Thank you coffee for giving me the right caffeine boost that I need.

I am Thankful for my Bed

Thank you bed for always being so comfy. You are the comfiest bed I have ever laid in and I would not trade you for the world. I feel like I am laying on a million, billion, trillion little feathers when I lie on you. You are always so soft. Even my friends that have laid on you too have told me you are a really comfy bed. You should feel honored that you are such a comfy bed. I really feel lucky with you bed. Thank you for being such a comfy bed, and thank you for being MINE!

I am Thankful for Sweater Weather, Boots and Scarves

Thank you for being one of the comfiest times of the year. Thank you for allowing me to wear sweaters of all different shapes and sizes. Thank you for allowing me to put away my summer clothes, and pull out my fall and winter clothes. Thank you for being one of the most fashionable times of the year. Boots thank you for looking really nice in the leaves. Scarves thank you for looking really nice with dresses, jackets, coats, sweaters and practically every clothing item now in season. Thank you clothing for being warm, attractive, and most important thank you for being FANTASTIC!!

I am Thankful for my Shower

Thank you shower for being so nice. You always are so clean, so that I do not need to wear shower flip flops. Thank you for being so tall so that I can fit into it. Thank you for being my one and only shower. Shower, I cannot wait to see you! Thank you for being MINE!

I am Thankful for my Stuffed Animals

Thank you for always being so soft. Thank you for being there for me when I needed a pillow. Thank you for being there for me when I needed something to cuddle. All of you are all so soft. You are all so wonderful, and when I was younger you were my friends. Now I enjoy taking a few of you across the world with me when I travel. We occasionally watch movies together, Bailey sometimes wants to chew on you, and I am sorry about that. I am thankful for all of you! You all have come from different places, different people. You all have names, and I love you all. You all have a place in my heart!

I am Thankful for Quotes

Thank you quotes for you inspire me each day! Thank you for motivating me to become a better person on most days, and lift me up on others. Thank you for teaching me to try and love myself. I love you quotes, and hope that one day my room’s walls will be filled with just quotes. Quotes you inspire me, and especially on days when I feel down I look and turn to you. I have no clue what I would do without you! Thank you so much for coming into my life. You make me feel less stress, less anxious, Thank You!!