THANK YOU

This Thanksgiving i am truly thankful.
Not only do i have an amazing support system that is comprised of the very best friends and family i could ever hope to have, i am additionally thankful to have both the privilege and honor of being part of this very big world change while i am here in afghanistan.
Which i can say without a shadow of a doubt, is well worth the Gaul it took to volunteer to be a part of, as my marriage was doomed to fail anyhow,regardless of my volunteering to be here. How foolish would i have felt for taking the easy way out of these orders, and still have been abandoned by my former husband?

My mother was probably irritated when i gushed uncontrollably about my new love interest, after the time it took for me to heal before coming home to sign the divorce papers. However,She, Mona, and Tara understood that just because i was abandoned while away at war; i was not going to be an emotional victim of selfishness and ugliness. Even my Teeney little super guy understood that i was more than deserving to stumble upon unintentional happiness. My family and best friends just allowed me to gush uncontrollably, because they actually believed that i deserved to be happy.


I am thankful for my papa jack. His strong, audacious and courageously gallant presence in my life has taught me what to *really* look for in a man. I am thankful for his wife, my grandma nancy, who believes while i am human, that both my intentions and heart are pure. *PURE*. She spent nearly two hours explaining exactly why she is convinced of that during my last visit with her.

I am thankful to my amazing friends.....you are truly the rocks i walk on that keep me above the crocodile and "eel infested"waters that are my life. Whatever trials i stumble upon, you aren't simply "there", you just *ARE*. Your loyalty encompasses my heart, and occupy a permanent residency within my soul; both reminding me that i am loved and assisting my family in making my life worth living.

I am thankful for my god given ability to turn any number of refrigerator and cabinet items into a rare delicacy that is a home made recipe. I am thankful for my ability to be able to take a pan, recipe, and ingredients and create the magic that feeds my friends/loved ones, and the palpable joy that i derive from striving to be able to please others through my actions. I am truly blessed. thank you all!