#12) Thankful

I had a wonderful time with my family over the Thanksgiving break. We decided not to stay home in Salt Lake and visit our favorite vacation spot in Carlsbad, California. Although I was only with my immediate family for Thanksgiving, I had a wonderful time bonding with my siblings that I don’t get to see very often. Three of my younger siblings and parents got to leave a few days before me and my other siblings. I felt way sad that I couldn’t be there with them but was overjoyed when they came to pick my siblings and I up at the airport. We went to an incredible mall in Hollywood, ate at the Cheesecake factory, played on the beach, had a delicious Thanksgiving feast and went to the movie Blindside. One of my friends texted me while I was on vacation and asked what I was most grateful this year. I really thought about it and came to the conclusion that I am most thankful for my family, an education and the gospel. I have particularly become more thankful for my family as I have lived away from home this semester of school. Because I hardly get to see them, I now cherish every minute I am with them.