A lot of times I get so caught up in what is going on around me that I forget to appreciate where I am and the people around me. I feel like these last few weeks have been nothing short of that. So many new things are happening that I keep forgetting to stop and think. This picture is probably not good to anyone who knows anything about photography, but it was all I could find to represent what I've been thinking about tonight. I have so much to be grateful for in my life. I have:

*A husband who works so hard and is passionate about everything he does. I thought I loved him the day we got married, and yet everyday, he seems to remind me how blessed I am to have his influence in my life.

*The opportunity to bear children. I've learned it's not always pleasant, but it's a gift and a blessing.

*The chance to not only attend college, but to graduate with an education that I can use in multiple aspects of my life.

*An apartment to live in that is affordable.

*The gospel and knowledge of both my Heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ.

*A family (those who have recently become such and those I've grown up with all my life). I love them all.

*Friends who inspire me to be better

*The opportunity to live less than five minutes from the temple, it won't always be that easy.

There is so much that I have to be thankful for. I think a lot of times I let these moments go unnoticed when I start to appreciate my life a little bit, but for some reason I couldn't do that tonight. I am so grateful for the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. Everything I have in my life seems to stem from that blessing.