As I write this post, I am merely amazed at my general state of alertness at such an hour. It is only 7 o'clock, but I have been awake for 4 hours, which is a good hour longer than I was able to sleep last night. Lucky for me, I have superhuman strength, so sleep is merely a nice thing to do with my time, but ever so far from a necessary one. Yeah, right. At a time like this, there is nothing to do but be grateful. And I am grateful.
Things I am grateful for:
Sub-list, People
My family- I have a good, weird, crazy, funny family. That's always good.
My roommates- Okay, so my roommates are the best. So the best that I need to give them each a couple words:
Bomi and Diana- The two newest of my roommates, they are the best, sweetest girls I have ever been lucky enough to encounter.
Kendra- I haven't known Kendra too long, but she kills me, one of the funniest people I know.
Hannah- She's totally the best. We spend our days speaking in accents and leaning left together, also watching movies, and just generally being the coolest people. ever.
Alicia- We are roommates in the roommatiest of ways, sharing the very room in which we sleep. She can always make me laugh, and is extremely kind.
I seriously love them all.
My friends- I am grateful for the friends I have known forever and the friends I am just getting to know. For the friends it feels like I've known forever, when time has really been quite short, and the friends who are probably quite tired of me. I am grateful for my friends who are dogs, and ducks, and polar bears I have only actually seen in pictures because the one at the hogle zoo ate a latex glove, and the ending of that story was not so pleasant. Anyway, I have the best friends.
Sublist, Material Possessions
I fancy being a minimalist, but when I am perfectly honest, I have some stuff that I really love. For example:
My bike. I am in love with my bike.
My various electronic devices.
My blankets. I am obsessed with blankets.
My clothes. I appreciate not having to be publicly naked.
My pump/tube. It keeps me alive, and I'm a fan of that.
My MANY pens.
My fancy new camera.
Non-tangibles
There are some things that I have that I cannot touch or hold, but that I still love.
My faith. This is something that I do not often express gratitude for, but I am grateful for my faith, and the hope it grants me.
Music.
My mind. Sometimes, my body fails me, but I can be killer smart when I need to be.
The fact that Christmas is coming. Soon.
Yeah... so those are some things that I am grateful for and that have been occupying my mind in the early hours recently. I could probably go on forever, just listing things that I am lucky to have, but instead, I'll stop here for now. Until next time, I suppose.
