Gracias!

Besides my family, the gospel, friends, my nice house, and food, (the typical things, which I really am so grateful for) I am saying gracias for:
A puppy that lets me snuggle her. Here she is eating some spaghetti, silly dog.

Great weather. I love that it is hot here and that we had Thanksgiving dinner/pool party.
Babysitting, for 2 reasons: one-I just freaking love kids. Two- I get paid for having fun with them.

Music. Since I’ve been living at my house again, I realized how much our house is always full of music. Whether it’s Laura and I harmonizing while doing the dishes, Laura doing her voice lessons, any of us playing the piano, my dad blasting his favorite CD, or Laura and I dancing around to girly bubble-gum songs, WE LOVE MUSIC!

Books. Since I have been done with school, I have been reading lots of different books. Some really great ones I recommend: The Glass Castle. The Secret Life of Bees. Seriously, go to the library and check them out.
Boys. Who would have thought... Jen is thankful for boys!?! Without getting gushy on you, we’ll just say boys make life way more exciting, and I have learned a lot.

Missionaries. Since I am a ward missionary, I go out with the sister missionaries every once in a while. And let me tell you, I am completely pooped after a couple hours. And they do the work all day every day for EIGHTEEN MONTHS! I am in awe of their sacrifice.
Webcam. Get this. I live on the South American continent right? And my niece lives on the North American continent. And when Cher and I get on webcam, we can all sing songs together and I can watch my niece do the actions. I can see her growing up all the way across the world. Whoever invented webcam, you’re my hero.