Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto declaration #2)

1. For a relatively peaceful thanksgiving

2. For having fun with my sister

3. For doing nothing all day. Having everyone else cook a delcious meal, and simply staying out of the way and enjoying it.

4. For discovering that Old Time Potery is open until 10 on thanksgiving and that people actually go there. (??? yeah I don’t get it either. They have some nice stuff, but it’s junky. And a weird place to go on thanksgiving. It’s not like you craft potery there or anything) Fun times though. :)

5. For the glorious weather we had today!

1. For getting swim captain!!!!!!!!!

2. For the awesome swim season I had this year. I could go on and on but I’ll keep it short, it was incredibal

3. For Uta, because she is an awesome person

4. For the making the most out of my junior year:

- Highest G.P.A. since entering highschool
- Editor-in-Chief of the yearbook
- Girls Swim Captain
- Job

life is wonderful.

5. Mrs. Hoover. I love that woman.

This really does help you become a happier person. Thinking of all the things that I am grateful for in my life is uplifting

—I’m feeling particularly greatful today --

6. That my dad sent me $10 and words of wisdom! Thanks dad! I love that you care and that as I’ve grown older you’ve been more and more present in my life!

7. That I only have one more day of school left!!!

8. That I go to a school where the teachers care (for the most part). I was in early for yearbook the other day and I heard a teacher say “I went to Auburn, and I want to be involved in Auburn till I day.” and this was a retired teacher!!!! It really moved me. I love that there are people looking out for my education and my peers’ education when our district isn’t. My math teacher is the most amazing teacher ever. I love her to death. She may be boring and give a lot of notes, but she really makes you eager to learn. A freshman friend of mine said at the beginging of the year that she hated math, but she just got the highest test grade in the class. I’m so proud of her! And its all because of our awesome teacher. Same with my english teacher and her husband. And my yearbook advisor. They’re all so great. And my social studies teacher! I seriously have awesome teachers. I think I’ll write them thank you notes soon.

Ok that’s it for the day!

1. The fact that I looked absolutally gorgeous today! I <3 curvy gap jeans. They fit like a charm! They minimize what I have too much of, and amplify what I don't have! I totally suggest buying them. Plus my shirt! Super cute! Defintely a self esteem boosting day

2. The awesome solution I had to not having a hair tie at work! I put my hair up with paper clips! Not only did it look great, but it worked! :) I felt like a fairy princess.

3. For the super great day I had at work. I love our customers. Some in a more platonic manner than others. There are two guys, who dress amazing, and are totally gorgeous. I want to marry them both. Tragically they’re both married already, with kids. :( Bummer The best ones always are. Hopefully some day to me!

4. The sweet contest that I started in yearbook! I haven’t been shaving my legs for a month and some other girls don’t shave theirs much either, so we started a contest! It’s awesome! All of us are going to shave our legs the monday after thanksgiving break and then not shave them until the day before winter break. Even our yearbook rep is doing it!!! And she’s married!!!!!!!!!!! :) I’m so excited. It’s going to be awesome. We’re requiring a $2 entry fee though, which I’m goign to use to possibly buy a small trophy to be passed down for generations and a gift basket full of shaving stuff. I know you’re probably thinking, what about the guys, but in a class of 30 we only have 3! So.

5. That I totally didn’t suck up this econ test today!!!!

1. For the man who tipped us today! :) I included a thank you note when I wrapped his pizza. It was a nice gesture, I appreciated it!

2. That was able to rake all the leaves. This year when I go to build a snowman I wont have nasty leaves covering it! The yard looks awesome! It took TEN bags. Ugh.

3. That I look super hot in my new Wisconsin shirt. Hopefully that will bring me luck tomorrow when I ask out this boy to a scrabble thing!

4. Seeing an old friend that I haven’t seen in ages!!!

5. Being able to brush my teeth for the first time since Wednesday because of my braces!

I am grateful that I was able to go to the University of Wicsconsin game against Buffalo. It was awesome! I had such a blast, and I’m quite eager to go to college now! As much fun as it was to go with my sister, I’m excited to have those experiences with my friends.

I’m grateful that my sister is experiencing new things and having more fun than she did in highschool (to my knowledge anyway).

I am grateful that I drove home safely and encountered no problems

I am grateful for the awesome CD mixes I had to keep me company

I’m grateful that I can veg. out and watch movie after movie after movie tonight. (All for free!)

I am grateful that my AP Psychology teacher sucks. Well sort of. He uses tests from the book that are found on the website, that you can practice with and the site will grade them for you. Last night I was studying and I knew that the website would help more than he did, so I went and did those practice tests. Also knowing that he is a terrible teacher and can’t make up his own exams I studied the questions and learned the answers. I go into class today and low and behold! The test is the exact one from the website! :) Imagine that!

I aced the test. :)

I am grateful for reading my physics book last night. Believe it or not (and I could hardly believe it myself) there was a joke!

The comes from a passage talking about forces:

“It might even be doing negative work – a concept tha tmost people, unless they are intimately familiar with small children or bureaucrats, can’t easily imagine.” !!!

I chuckled.

I’m grateful that I finally had my rearview miror reattached.

I’m grateful that the swimming spread turned out so fabulous. I feel like I really have a good mix of pictures and copy. The memories are there, I can feel them. :)

Lastly, I am grateful that I decided not to get McDonalds on the way home today and that there were muffins I could make instead!

Today I am grateful for:

1. Recognizing when to pull out of a dangerous situation
2. Picture phones – so that my sister and I can always stay in touch and send ridiculous images to each other
3. Having an awesome group of teachers that care about my education, even if the district doesn’t
4. Hearing from my Aunt, who I don’t get to speak to often
5. Seeing Mr. Wallens after two years of wondering if he ever did fish that first day of school!