33 Reasons Why I am glad to be alive!

As many of you may know- this week I celebrated my 33rd birthday. Praise God for being alive and these are some reasons why.......

1. My husband....Charles
2. Hannah
3. Josie, Jackson, Jeb and James
4. My family
5. My friends (college, high school, Tennessee friends and new Georgia friends)
6. Saving grace of Jesus' blood- probably should have been first
7. Cool fall air that brings my spirit refreshment
8. Beautiful colors of the changing leaves
9. first graders and the honesty and innocence that they bring everyday (more to follow about this)
10. no traffic Friday mornings
11. pumpkin pie candles
12. Saturday mornings with the Walton's
13. Bills are paid this month! :)
14. gingerbread and pumpkin spice coffee creamer
15. Wanda saved Becky's life this week by doing the heimlich. (Becky was choking on a green bean. I ran for the school nurse and to call 911....fun week)
16. my new church
17. next month I will see Joshua, Lauren and JAMES!
18. next month is Thanksgiving and I love that holiday
19. We already have Hannah's halloween costume
20. Teddy, our new puppy, I think is beginning to get the hang of pottying outside
21. Today I am bringing Josie and Jackson to my house
22. Tomorrow I get to see my cousins who are in from college
23. I love Saturday nights
24. seatbelts (I was in a traffic accident this week- not my fault...told you it was a fun week)
25. my Master's class assignments are all up to date
26. this time next year (hopefully) I will be taking my last class of my master's
27. My students all thought I was in my twenties. (Ok so they ARE just first graders)
28. This week I received many gift cards that I can't wait to spend on things for my house
29. Most of my students had a great week with their behavior
30. Next month (at the end of the month) I will put up my Christmas tree. I love Christmas!!!!!
31. Because of you reading this are still hanging with me to number 33.
32. I have many happy places to go and people to see whenever I want..... (My brothers' houses, my aunts' houses, my dad's house, the north carolina house (we are going next week) my friends' house in Tennessee,I will add to this list)
33. I still have not been a guest on the Oprah show!