Ringing in a New Year

Last year I created a list of 100 things I was thankful for or looking forward to. This year I have decided to make a list of 100 things I am thankful for. On Saturday I leave for Guyana, so expect the next blog post to happen in country!!!

1. Family
2. Health
3. Going back to Guyana!
4. Finally finished my undergrad!!!
5. Music
6. My job at Mosaic
7. My awesome co-workers from Mosaic
8. Sheltered Reality
9. FCCLA
10. The faculty/staff of North Iowa Community School District
11. The one and only Emily Bell!
12. My car, Misty
13. My Insta Fit Fam :)
14. Facebook
15. Internet
16. Social Media
17. Warmth
18. Clothing
19. Awesome cousins!
20. Many friends who are like family
21. Supervisors who appreciate what we do at my job
22. The simple joys of watching my clients see Santa for Christmas
23. Smartphones
24. My Guyana family
25. The Guyana Lutheran Music Academy
26. Airplanes (I don't want to drive to Guyana and back!)
27. Having not seen a goat or cow up close and personal in six months...(they don't play nice with cars...)
28. iMessage
29. FaceTime/Skype
30. Cameras to capture memories and share them with others
31. My wonderful professors
32. Dr. Taylor, you kept me mostly sane!
33. Love
34. A home to live in
35. Mosquito nets
36. Hammocks
37. My guitar/ukulele
38. My clients
39. My church
40. The super cool Jon Overy!
41. DCI events where I get to see Dan Sailer
42. Random road trips
43. Marching band
44. Playing in an ensemble
45. Celebration holidays
46. The Lair Clan
47. The fact that the Lairs have their own song
48. The missionaries I have met over the past two years
49. Friends who live all over the world, yay culture!
50. Experiences of a lifetime!
51. Memories
52. Acceptance of others
53. Books
54. The Mills Theatre (yay cheap movies!)
55. Having emotions, it means I am human
56. My recent lack of sleep which means I have been able to work, a ton.
57. Notebooks/post its
58. My computer
59. My cooperating teachers, Mr. and Mrs. Cook
60. The Galaxy Girls!
61. The postal service/shipping companies
62. Travel opportunities
63. The Grotewold/Lair traditional Christmas Eve
64. Soup night at the Grand, yum!
65. My past
66. My present
67. My future
68. My education
69. Wartburg College, U Rah Rah Rah!
70. Waldorf College
71. Simple joys in life
72. The space heater at the foot of my bed
73. My parents
74. People who have too much time on their hands, they provide some great mindless videos for me to wind down with after work
75. Showers
76. Clean water
77. Food to eat
78. Selfie sticks, I have some great pictures because of mine
79. Snapchat
80. Board games
81. Arts and crafts
82. People who believe in me no matter what I do
83. Receiving my Patriarchal Blessing
84. Nerf guns
85. Coloring books
86. Dogs
87. A comfy bed
88. Aloe Vera
89. Sunscreen
90. Cabin Coffee runs
91. Those who work customer service jobs
92. Spending time with friends and family
93. Being my own person
94. My life
95. Snowplow drivers
96. Locks on bathroom doors
97. Multiple modes of transportation out there
98. Overnight shipping
99. People who act as DD during nights out. Arrive alive everyone!
100. A new chapter in life