So I just thought I'd say what I'm thankful for every day but only actually address on this day, cuz that's what we're supposed to do, right? So here goes.
1.) My niece Rhiannon ♥
Seriously I'm so obsessed with her it's kind of embarrassing. I take millions of pictures of her and pretty much all my status updates are about her and I just...I love being with her! Even when she's driving me absolutely crazy I still miss her if she's gone for more than an hour lol. She's such a brat and she's sooo conceited but her personality is so fucking cute. She says things like "You suck loser!" and dances to KPOP, like the actual dances that go with the song, and my name is the only name she knows how to say perfectly lol. <3 I just never knew I could LOVE someone SO MUCH, so deep, so unconditionally, and so overwhelmingly until she came into my life. I can't even explain the amount of love I feel for this little girl but it just consumes my whole being. It's different than loving a sibling or a family member or a significant other. It makes me excited for when I finally have my own kids (way WAY in the future) because I love this feeling of loving someone this much, I can only imagine it'll be magnified more when it's my own child. So yeah, I'm so thankful for my sister bringing Rhiannon into my life, I honestly can't imagine it without her anymore. ♥
2.) I have the luxury to choose being a vegetarian.
Becoming a vegetarian 8 years ago was MY CHOICE and I've never regretted it once. I'm happy with my choice and I hope to continue it throughout my life. In fact once I'm able to support myself financially, I plan on becoming vegan. But the thing is, being a vegetarian is a PRIVILEGE. Not everyone has the option, the luxury, to become a vegetarian because they need all the food they can to survive. So I try to make it clear that I don't think I'm some elitist picky eater and look down at people who eat meat, because I am still fully aware that not everyone can become a vegetarian due to their own means of supporting themselves. (Though a vegetarian diet is actually CHEAPER than a meat-eating diet, just saying...).
3.) Emelia/Tumblr
Okay this last one is kind of dumb and stupid but I'm still IMMENSELY thankful nonetheless. Last Thanksgiving I said I was thankful for my roommate Emelia because she was the BEST ROOMMATE EVER (seriously thank you God for pairing me with her), I could not have gone through my freshman year of college without her. But this year I'm thankful for her for a few different, silly reasons. She may be in Philadelphia now but she still managed to make the list again this year! :P
I'm thankful for her because she introduced me to 2 things I'm completely obsessed with now: The Hunger Games book series, and TUMBLR. I know, I know, lame but omg I can't help it. I remember I used to make fun of her ALL THE TIME for her tumblr obsession but I got a tumblr and gave it a try and at first I was like "This is boring" but then I tried it again during the summer and became COMPLETELY OBSESSED WITH IT. It's completely taken over my old livejournal blogging ways. :( But the reason why I'm so thankful for having tumblr in my life is that it's made me see that there are other people out there completely like me. I'm not alone! All my weird obsessions and habits and fangirling, OTHER PEOPLE DO IT TOO! It makes me feel better and not so weird because I'm the only one in my family who likes all this weird stuff. :/
I also want to say thanks to Emelia because she introduced me to The Hunger Games! I never thought I'd find another book series as good as the Harry Potter series (and seriously, Harry Potter is my favorite series EVER because it's so personal to me ♥ ). I feel it is up to par with the Harry Potter series (while still being about COMPLETELY DIFFERENT subjects) because I always recommend it to others! Usually when people ask me what they should read I never really know what to say other than Harry Potter (if they haven't already) but I would definitely recommend The Hunger Games series to everyone! I remember reading those books SO FAST!!! I remember I even bought the last book on my Kindle because I was so impatient and didn't want to wait for her to bring the last one from her house on the weekend lol. (Not a decision I regret at all because the last book ended up being my favorite!) And now they're making a movie out of the series!!!! So if it wasn't for her, I would've never known about this amazing fandom and the book series and just yeah! :)
Alright so those are the things that I am thankful for this year and I just wanted to share! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! :) And if you're not American I hope you had a great Thursday anyway! :)
