it's too much.

i was told today that gratitude is a sign of maturity.

so, since i am so mature....

i'm very thankful for the life i am living. i couldn't be more blessed. 

i am so thankful for my parents, for their sacrifices. for the opportunity which they have given me to move away from home and to come to school in a place as beautiful and incredible as hawaii.  they are the most amazing parents.  i will never be able to express to them fully my love or appreciation.

i am so thankful for music. i am addicted.

i am so thankful for my roommate and one of my best friends allison smilanich.  she laughs at all my jokes and helps me remember to not take life too seriously.  she has been such a blessing in my life because shelbey and maggie can't be here with me.  she is the kindest, most pure in heart person and is always happy.  she is an amazing example and helps me be a better person. i honestly don't know what i would have done without her this year.

i am so thankful for shelbey ballantyne.  she is the most loyal friend i have ever had.  she is always willing to help me and is so giving. she is such a good example and influence in my life.

i am so thankful for maggie dorrough.  nobody in this world can make me laugh as hard as she does.  she helped me find myself in high school and we have been through so much together.  she never judges and is so open and kind to everyone she meets.

i am so thankful for the gospel of Jesus Christ, for the light it brings into my life and peace and joy i feel from being a member.

i am so thankful for nichel warwick.  she is always finding the positive in life and helps me realize the importance of service and the happiness it brings.

i am so thankful for stacie farr, it is alway so nice to find someone who thinks the same way you do and who understands your jokes.  i am so thankful for arrie petro and her ability to make me laugh and for her listening ear.  i am so thankful for sean innes and his sacrifice and desire to serve our country. i am so thankful for chase beal and his amazing cooking abilities and kind heart. i am so thankful for kenzie carlson and all the good times we had together.

i am so thankful for craig muirhead.  he has the best attitude about life and is the most incredible friend.  he is so hilarious and outgoing and so fun to be around.  i love that he gets my sense of humor and that he enjoys good music.

i am so thankful for mattie tueller, corrado, and ackerman.  they are the funniest guys i have ever met and  can have me laughing so hard that i am either crying or...releasing some other bodily fluid in a matter of seconds.

i am so thankful for megan conley and danielle leavitt i will still never be able to let them know how much their friendship has been needed in my life.

i am thankful for trent andrus my number one homie and best guy friend.

i am so thankful for rachel stuart. she is the greatest best friend i have ever had.  we are soul sisters i can tell her absolutely anything and she can make me laugh about anything.

i am so thankful for courtney king.  she is the sister i never had.

i am so thankful for my brothers. 

 I HAVE THE BEST BROTHERS IN THE WORLD.

i won't even to try to describe how absolutely amazing they are.

i am so thankful for my the sun, the sand, the beach, the ocean, my education...

my heart is so full of gratitude and love.

"to live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven." 
thomas s. monson