Thankful Thursday

This may seem an odd one to anyone who doesn't know us well. But today i am Thankful for my car. I LOVE my car!!!

People can say what they like about it, "it looks like a toaster, or a school bus" but I LOVE so many things about it...

-good gas milage

-the color

- it's really roomy

- it's paid off

- it just looks cool

I am SO thankful that we have a car that is reliable and gets us to where we need to be with no worries. I LOVE this car!!!

Thankful Thursday (a day late)

It maybe a day late but it's a two-fer so hopefully that makes up for. It may sound odd but I am really thankful to be living in Las Vegas. It's not secret that I have had my share of trials here (my ward for one) and there will ALWAYS be some things I miss about Cali (family) but Vegas has been really good for us.

*it's close to Cali and closer to Utah so we can see family more often

*it's close to Cali and closer to Utah so people come and visit us either on the way there or home

*cost of living is cheaper (except for car insurance - dang foreigners)

*good weather most of the year (summers do get hot but anything over 100 feels pretty much the same)

*there is alway something to do and everything is relatively close (i realized the other day that I sounded just like a native when I said blah blah blah was ALL the way on the OTHER side of town - in Cali terms it's NOTHING)

*Despite the general problems with my ward I have met some great people

*Kira is growing up here and those memories are inextricability connected with Vegas and so it will always have a soft spot in my heart

People can say what they want about Vegas being dirty, "gross", sin city. I will venture to say that most big cities have these elements in them somewhere, Vegas is just more open about it. And as we look for a new place to live I am reminded that Home is where you make it and finally after 3 years here I can say, Vegas is home to us!

I'm thankful for...

As I was catching up on a friends blog the other day, I notice she did Thankful Thursdays. I thought I would give a whirl since I truly believe that gratitude is essential to a good life. I truly believe that you have to be grateful for what you have before the Lord (or the universe, depending on your beliefs) will bless you with more .

So today I thought I would post about my sweet family. All of who I love SO very much. I'm sure that there are times that I will single some of these people out as i go through the rest of the year and beyond but first I want to start with "the whole lot" of them... My family, Jacob's family, our adopted family... they have all strengthened me in so many ways.

I call us "My Little Family" ... although Jacob and I aren't really that little... I still love our family unit.. the fun we have, the jokes we tell, the laughing that goes on in our home. Even though I have never known someone who could drive me more crazy that Kira can, she is my heart! Between her and Jacob, my life is one I wouldn't trade for anything.

My family has been a great strength to me over the years. Has supported and loved me and Jacob and Kira. I am thankful that the Lord put me in this family. It's been difficult for us since my grandma passed, but I know we will stay close as the years go on. The same is true for my mom's side of the family. We maybe a small family, but we are a great one!

The Anderson family is my family. I have been that way since almost the beginning. Once they realized that Jacob loved me they did too. (Except for Valerie, who came later...but that's okay) I am honored to count them amoung my parents and brother's and sisters.... I love them dearly and again, am SO thankful they are part of my life and Kira's life.

This is something I hope to be doing as the year progresses. With the health/fertility issues I have been having lately I think it's important to look at the things I have been blessed with instead of focusing on things I don't. So I hope you guys enjoy this post and I'll see ya next time...