HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!! I have lots to be thankful for this year! There are certainly things in life that make me question that fact somedays (mostly my boss! :) ), but despite the pitfalls I have so many wonderful things that are mine only by the grace of God. I first and foremost have my faith...and in spite of my stumblings a God who still thinks I'm worth the effort. I write this blog from the comfort of my very nice and spacious apartment with the smell of a cake baking in the oven wofting down the hallway. I will drive to work tomorrow in the car I have wanted ever since I started thinking about driving...and it's still under warranty, even better! :) I'm certainly not rich yet, but I already make multiples more than my mother ever dreamed of making while she worked her butt off to bring in a few bucks. I have a great boyfriend who I have been to hell and back with and we have managed to come out on the other side closer than I ever imagined possible, all the while wondering what we where ever fighting about in the first place. I have a list of friends so long that I find it difficult to keep up with and they are all forgiving enough of my poor scheduling to still talk to me when I finally call them back. I have traveled and done things that no one who has been poor and a permanent student for so long should have ever had the opportunity to do (note the picture of me above with one of God's coolest creations). And last but not least, I will go to Virginia, the best state in the Union ,this Thanksgiving to spend the holidays with the family I love and when I return home I will be greeted by two of the cutest furballs I know of.

I pray that each and every one of you take a few moments this Thanksgiving and Christmas season to remember the blessings God has bestowed on you and the never ending wealth of God's love and grace that can make even the worst situations seem like light burdens to bear.

Hokies, Deacs, and Wins...OH MY!!!

WOW!!! Whatta a week in football boyz and girlz!!! In fact, all in all this past week was a pretty good one all around.

A BIG happy birthday to Nicolle who turned the big 25 yesterday!!! Doesn't that make you a bit sick...I don't know if I should associate with a woman that much younger than me! :) Seriously though, I must say just how thankful I am that Nicolle is on my select list of people that I would trust with my life in this world. As I told her yesterday, we haven't even known each other very long in the general scheme of things; but she has turned out to be one of the most generous, caring, and generally wonderful people I know.

And as a tie in, my dear Nicolle has some great pics that I'll share with you when I get them of the Wake - Boston College game on Saturday in which Wake won (oh sorry Snap for the previous mistake...I was thinking of the Va Tech win last week...sorry had to say it :) )...yeah, repeat Wake won...and is now 8 and 1 for the first time since the 40's. Holy CRAP!!!! Wake students, clad in $300 prom gowns and tailored suits stormed the field and tried desperately to rip down the goal posts. Even in spite of the frightenly preppy herd that Wake students are, I find myself proud to be a Wake alum and not so conspicuous when I wear my Wake Forest Football t-shirt out in public. (However, I have placed my free Carolina Football t-shirt on a strict sleepwear rotation.) To make it even better...my Wonderful Hokies pulled out a win against Miami late Saturday night (with a few last second scares) with a final score of 17 to 10.

Here's the rub...Nov 18th, Va Tech plays Wake Forest in Winston-Salem...and Cory and I will be there to witness the event. I will be tailgating with a crowd of Deacs and I will be a HOUSE DIVIDED. I have yet to decide how to dress for the event...if I think through this correctly maybe I'll end up on TV. I have a hard time not cheering for my true heritage that makes me bleed maroon and orange...but then again as a recent Wake grad it sure would be nice to see Wake 9 and 1...especially considering that the first Wake football game I attended as a first year graduate was probably attended by 1000 people total (none of which where watching the game).

May the best team win, and may my heart be spared as I erupt in screaming for both teams after every play.