a personal thank you note
thank you for unfailing and unconditional love. thank you for iced venti sugar free vanilla non fat light iced lattes. thank you for the nice baristas that never get annoyed w/ me for having to make them. thank you for smiles and for moms and dads and sisters. thank you for grace and mercy. thank you for gatsby's american dream. thank you for shows and for chuck taylors. thank you for friendships. thank you for christmas lights and pumpkin pies. thank you for running and wind and rain and the sun. thank you for the angels. thank you for erin calling me any time she sees or thinks of something that reminds me. thanks for tulips, especially the white ones. thank you for joy. like real joy. like the kinda that never ends and fulfills you. like the kind where when bad things happen is still there. thanks for laughing and giggling and whispering. thanks for people who play w/ my hair. thank you for pictures. thank you for water. thank you for always providing. always. thanks for my roomate and how you totally planned that one. thank you for beaners and for placing people in my life who let me know im fine. thanks for mrs cibor. thank you for lj's cottage and the joseph's and all the love and fun times that are there. thank you for shooting stars and for the perks of being a wallflower. thanks fos skipping. and for tutti fruiti flavored jelly bellys. thank you for my bed. thanks for your Son. thank you for challening me and stretching me and refining me. thank you for conviction and sanctification. thanks for babies. and names like madeline and amelia. thank you for urc. thank you for johnzo and the completely unique relationship we have. thanks for showers and singing. thanks for carin. all of carin. even her buhthighs and farts that make me gag. thank you for blessing me a bajillion million gafillion times a day. thanks for the crew. thanks for everything. the good and the bad. cos the bad is only bad cos we've made it bad. but it really isnt bad. if that makes sense. je t'aime mon Dieu.