Tonight, however, I feel that with the upcoming coming holiday next week I need to take a moment to write about what I am grateful for. In this stressful time for me, sometimes it is a wonderful break to think about what I've been given to realize that life isn't as bad as I originally thought. Hopefully, it will be entertaining (possibly even interesting) to read.
I am grateful for...
First and foremost is my family. Being away from them I realize just how much I depended on their love and support every day. Breaking away from that was a challenge that is still plaguing me today. I can't wait to go home and hear my brothers quote Nacho Libre together, complete with terrible Hispanic accents. Or see my sister practicing her beam routine in the living room while everyone else tries to watch TV. What is more exciting is the fact that this year will be the first time in a few years that I will see my extended family from my mother's side. After growing up about 45 minutes away from my grandparents' house, we would see them two to three times a month. Moving away, I hardly saw them. I love seeing my aunts and uncles and cousins and getting to play with the family who I miss so much. So many good memories have come out of that house.
My room mates. They put up with so much of my shenanigans, they should be given a medal. Thank goodness I was placed with such sweet girls. We've become something of a family, celebrating our little triumphs together (We passed cleaning check!) and sharing many good memories (our Quote wall can prove it). Whether we are traipsing through the snow, or sitting down to watch The Scarlet Pimpernel, we have many different adventures together.
Film. There is a reason that I have been quoting movies since I was a little girl. I know this was the chosen way for me and every day as I learn more and more about it I see that this is where I belong. The world of film is so creative and reflective and so expressive. I tremble to think about a world without movies. Where would we be as a society without the greats like Hitchcock, Sturgis, Spielberg, Scorsese, or Eastwood? I have to be extra grateful for what my film courses have taught me about the film experience and how through analysis I can enjoy movies even more (Skyfall was pretty brilliant in my new film viewing style)!
I'll end with hand written letters. I have become slightly obsessed with letter writing lately and I can not thank my correspondents enough for their letters. Such magic is found in reading the actual handwriting of a friend who is far away. Though I have been writing to many of my very dear friends on their missions in many different countries, I've also found I can draw closer to friends who I have not spoken to in many years or siblings that I miss. To me there are two great joys in my stage of life: first of all is having my hair brushed by someone else, and secondly is receiving a hand written letter. Letters are so personal; they make you feel so loved and appreciated that someone took the time out of their day to compose a letter and send it along. Though it takes longer than a text or email, it is worth the wait to be able to see the piece of paper that they were holding and writing on at one point. That personal touch is what makes letter writing feel like a huge wave of endorphin running through you, making you smile like a lunatic as you hold your letter tightly as you try to walk back to your apartment as fast as you can in order to read it in good light. It is a dying art, but bygolly I'm going to keep it up until no one writes me back... even then I'll probably keep at it.
Well, I'll go ahead and wrap this one up. I am sure that many of you probably haven't even made it this far, but to those who have, congratulations I should find you some sort of plastic medal and present it to you with a personal hug. I want to try and post some more Grateful Things the rest of this week so stay tuned :)
This is Meg, signing off.
IN CASUS PERGIT
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