Christmas warmth and joy :)

I'm so glad I went to church this weekend- it was the perfect weekend.
Friday- youth group! the Holy Spirit is very powerful.. we're protected from everything.
So yesterday, for TAF Chicago, we went to go ring Salvation Army bells in front of Walmart. at first, I didn't think it would be much fun.. and what do you know, it actually was!
not to mention, it left everyone with a sort of warm and fuzzy feeling on the inside. because you know the money being donated is going to a good cause, and you're doing good for the world.
suprisingly.. a lot of people gave money. more than I expected. like, some people, I looked at them, and I didn't expect them to donate or put some money in the bucket, and they did.
I think this just goes to show, that you really can't ever judge someone by their appearances.
besides the 'warm and fuzzy' feeling, it was just a fun experience in general.
I'd gladly do it again.
I think anything's fun with a group of friends. you're always going to find a way to make whatever you're doing fun.
this day made me really happy. I was helping a good cause, and having fun with it.
if we were going to do something, no matter how much we didn't want to do it in the first place.. we have to do it anyway, so why not use your whole heart and energy to do it?
the thing is.. I found myself having so much fun, and wanting to do it. more and more.
from singing and jumping around and dancing, I was trying to get people to donate money, and when they did, I felt a sense of accomplishment. it was kind of great.
in all, this experience of Salvation Army ringing bells was really fun. I'd like to do it again.

Highlights of the Night:

• The mom pushing the cart with the kid in it into the post while looking at us.
  
• the kid running into the post, just on his own, by looking at us. aren't we attractive.. :)
• me going.. "I LIKE YOUR HAT!" to that one kid.. and then he ran into the post. and then he started crying. I felt horrible, but it was pretty funny.
  
• Jeff and the candles. thanks again!
  
• me dumping wax all over myself while dancing and spinning around hahaha.
  
• the snow, wait, no snow.. wait YES it's snowing!!
  
• Festivus for the Rest of us!
• Phil- nailing a snowball, right at my mouth.
  

it was a great night. warmth, fuzziness, love, and joy. all in one night. who could ever ask for more?

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byeeee! loves.

Thanksgiving 2009.

I know this is late, but I've been kind of busy, with all these tests/quizzes coming up. blargh.
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THANKSGIVING
was the best I've ever known it to be.
then again, this year was the first year we had that family reunion, so that might be part of it.
I woke up Thanksgiving morning, thinking it would be the same, old, boring like every year.
it wasn't.
first, in the morning I went to go see 2012 with my friend Sami, Ani, and her friend Melissa.
but that's not what made my Thanksgiving. though I liked it.
I knew we had a family reunion to go to that night.. but to tell the truth, I wasn't expecting much.

at the other family reunion/gettogethers, I was usually the odd one out.. the young, little cousin who didn't really talk much. I have that side. haha, hard to picture right?! er. hopefully. anyway- I was always that shy, little cousin in the corner at the family reunions who just listens on and is in her own little world. and listens to the older people, maybe talk a little bit. but that's it.

I thought it'd be the same old. just like that. me, alone. I remember one year, we were all eating, this was for Christmas. but we were eating and it was like a little oval- like thing, and we were all eating, all the cousins, that is. I don't have cousins my age, so I just hang out with the old kids. makes me feel young, but s'okay. anyway- they were all talking and I remember just listening on, wanting to talk but not doing it.

well. it was different. not so suprisingly, kind of? like. it was fun. I talked more than I thought I would.. still felt like the youngest, but who said that was ever a bad feeling? heehee, we watched movies.. played games.. it was fun.

I'm not going to go through the evening and tell you EVERYTHING that happened, but basically we watched 2 movies & played Signal for the rest of the night.

in the end, I had a lot of fun.

it was different. and for some reason, I know it'll be better, when Christmas comes.

did I ever tell you- these family get togethers are why I'm always so excited for the holidays?
& church celebrations, but the family get togethers contribute quite a bit.

I love the warm feeling when you're with family, having a blast.

that's what I'm thankful for.

my family and friends who I know are always there for me, no matter how much I think they're not.

thanks, everyone.

I know it's late, but the feelings are the same.

this is what I'm thankful for.

family.

friends.

life.