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Every year at this time, I always take a step back from my hectic, crazy life and think about all of the things that I am thankful for. I’m sure I’m not the only one who does this, but it’s almost therapeutic for me. I get to focus on all of the positive things in my life and give them the recognition and thanks they deserve. You should try it if you haven’t already 🙂

I am thankful for my family. They have been there for me throughout all the good times and the bad. They have been my strength and encouragement through all of the big decisions I have made throughout my whole life. I don’t know where I’d be or who I’d be without you and your support.

I am thankful for my friends. My new ones and my old ones. There has been a distinct strain on the relationships I had in Colorado when I moved to San Francisco. While it has been hard maintaining some of these friendships, it makes me that much more grateful for the friendships that have outlasted and will withstand anything. I am so grateful for the new friendships that are developing (slowly but surely) here in San Francisco. I sincerely look forward to all they will bring me throughout the rest of my life.

I am thankful for my job. I’ve said it before, but I feel like the luckiest girl in the world to have landed this dream job that allowed me to move to my dream city without any real hardships. It is an amazing feeling to wake up every morning loving to go to work.

I’m thankful for my health and my happiness and all of the amazing opportunities that I have been given.

This Thanksgiving is going to be hard for me. I won’t be home for the first time, ever. I won’t spend Thanksgiving around the table with my family. I won’t be sharing stories of the past couple months and reminiscing on last year’s holiday season. I won’t sleep in my bed at home, under the roof of my family home. I won’t go shopping at 4 a.m. with my mom on Black Friday.

I am going to try my very best to create a new Thanksgiving memory for myself here in San Francisco. But being away from home during this holiday has heightened my gratefulness. Instead of just taking Thanksgiving with my family for granted, I truly appreciate and remember the times I have spent with my family and friends throughout the holidays. Now, I will start building my own traditions here. And I can’t wait for year because you bet your bottom dollar I’ll be spending it with my family.

What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?

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