Thanksgiving

Since I can't be there in the United States to celebrate Thanksgiving and share my thankfulness with all of you in person, I am going to write a list of some of the things I am thankful for. 16 things to be exact (because that is my favorite number!).

1. I am thankful for J.K. Rowling. For giving us the epic Harry Potter series...books, movies..all of it
2. I am thankful for my audience...without you, I wouldn't be writing this blog!
3. I am thankful for history...it gives me something to geek out over every day
4. I am thankful for this awesome opportunity to live and study in Spain
5. I am thankful for Nepolitanas...those delicious, fluffy pastries with the chocolate in the middle that I've described before somewhere in this blog
6. I am thankful for my giant dictionary. Being in Spain without it makes me feel lost for words
7. I am thankful for the printing press...without its invention in the mid 1300s, literature, propaganda, books etc, even the education system as we know it would not exist
8. I am thankful for cold weather. I've always known I am a mid-westerner at heart, but I never knew how much I really love cold weather until I came to Spain
9. I am thankful for music
10. I am thankful for hockey. My favorite sport by a long shot (or should I say..slap shot?)
11. I am thankful for regulation size swimming pools. There's nothing more satisfying than a good long swim
12. I am thankful for Kappa Alpha Theta, my sorority which has helped me become the woman I am today
13. I am thankful that King Henry VIII split England from the Catholic Church...it gives me something to write about for my senior history paper next semester
14.  I am thankful for different architecture styles...they define eras and cultures, religions, give identity to the architects and neighborhoods, and give character to cities, towns, and country fields
15. I am thankful for the Romans...without it, Toledo would not be the city it is today
16. And last but not least, I am thankful for my family and friends. For always being there and supporting me, no matter how close or far away I might be. You guys are awesome! I love you!