Thankful

Another November has come and gone - far too quickly if you ask me – and I want to take a minute to reflect on all I'm thankful for. I tend to mistake life’s little luxuries as givens, but I know that I'm undeserving, and not everyone is afforded these same privileges.  I am grateful for a zillion things, but because there are 30 days in November, here is an abbreviated list (of 30 things) that make my life richer one way or another no matter how silly or serious...

1.  My lovelies who I could not survive without...Beebs, Melissassippi, Whitney, Natalie, and Holly
2. God's amazing grace because I need it more than anything
3. Starbucks and its ability to brighten just about any day
4. Dancing Donna who is the prettiest, funniest, smartest, and craziest mom a girl could ask for
5. And Mr. Pete Vander Meulen who is the most handsome, brilliant, hard-working, and young-at-heart dad a girl could ask for
6. Body Pillows
7. Sunday Funday
8. Having a steady job with full benefits, which include a sarcastic and caring group of co-workers
9. Heated seats in my car (AKA: bun warmers)
10. Jeopardy
11. The snooze button
12. Not being a Gonzaga fan or having hairy feet
13. Nicknames
14. The undefeated Green Bay Packers
15. My gym membership (yes, I said this out loud)
16. The rest of my family...all the Dutch people unite!
17. No snow on the ground for now and a garage to park in when it does
18. Living alone
19. The Baltimore Ravens
20. Never going hungry
21. Speaking of... my big thighs that help me play volleyball
22. Christmas time
23. Salvation
24. Chiquita bananas
25. Having a thick winter coat - literally and figuratively
26. America. We live in a great country.
27. FAT CAT!! Oh, how I love my Rory and her cuddles and sand-paper kisses
28. Friendships, new and old
29. VanderPeenra vernacular *criggles*
30. Boating in the summer. So really, having awesome friends who own boats