turkey and gravy, hehe

Hello blog world,
I'm going to make you a list of things I'm thankful for, simply because I need something to fill this post up, and because I want you to know:

- a big family
- loud music
- food, lots of food
- forgiveness
- brown hair
- having the Lord of Lords holding my hand :)
- friends that are just like me
- friends that are completely opposite to me
- having a family that both halves (Mom's side and Dad's side) differ from each other 100%
- my future husband
- trees
- God's planning, timing, and control and not mine
- a car
- a good job (where I still get paid on days when it's closed, like Christmas and Thanksgiving)
- nail clippers, tweezers, razorblades and retainers
- USB cords
- the sun, moon, and stars
- hearts
- little brothers and little sisters... and a big brother
- parents who are (even though sometimes they really aren't) some of the best parents in the world
- true friends
- cute clothes
- blue jeans
- PAJAMA PANTS
- earrings
- makeup, especially mascara, especially waterproof mascara
- cheese
- cameras with which to take cute pictures
- pianos and piano playing
- couches
- (and my new addiction) coffee
- lamps
- a voice to sing with
- TOMS
- online shopping
- cozy blankets and hoodies
- fellowship with fellow believers
- being intimate with my Jesus
- sarcasm
- puzzles. just kidding. I hate those.
- treseme hairspray
- cows
- silence
- lap sitting
- pets, like my puppy dogs
- musicals
- good tv (that's an oxymoron). good tv shows.
- mercy
- good kids that I babysit
- music majors
- christmas lights
- being home schooled
- ability to read, and to read fast
- popcorn
- trident gum
- disney movies
- red hair (even though I don't have it.)
- pearls
- second families and homes
- lobsters, snow tigers, and platypus
- sweet tea
- dark meat turkey

And I think that's about all for tonight :)
One other thing I wanted to say... tell... write... whatever, is just what being thankful means to me. I think being thankful for something is developing an appreciation for something, whether it be from birth or something you've been told all your life and then coming to appreciate it for what it's truly worth to you personally by losing it and having it come back to you; realizing that you can live without it, but it's miserable. Without it, everything seems strange and out of place, and you're having to find replacements that just aren't making the cut. And then, when it comes back to you, you rejoice with open arms and take in what you've been missing with a whole new viewpoint; an appreciation so deep that it could have only been developed by the absence of what you're appreciating.
Anyway, that's what I like to think being thankful means. I also started that "100 days of gratitude" thing on twitter (you should follow me! (http://twitter.com/#!/KendallEAvery).
I hope you had an awesome Thanksgiving, mine definitely was fun.
Much love from this girl,
Kendall <3