My Own Opinion

 
I had this great post all ready to go as a draft, I  wanted to come home and edit it and then, well, it wasn’t there anymore. So in short…

Today I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts (New York Book Review) – and it hit me how thankful I am. I’m so thankful for the opportunity I have.

…to have my own opinion….
….to have a voice to express it…

…to have friends who share differing opinions to learn and grow from…
…to have thoughts that are mine, that no one has the power to change…
…for the freedom to change my likes and dislikes…
…for the choices to choose my own path…
…for the people around me who love me no matter how many times I change my mind…
…for my life that is mine, to live as I please…

I love the country that I live in that I have the opportunity to live without dictation, to use my agency to it’s fullest, and most of all to find beauty in the little things, no matter what they are. 

But most importantly – today – I am thankful to every man and woman on our soil, the seas, or on foreign land.
For ever many and woman who wear a uniform – who protect our neighborhoods, cities, state, and country.

Thank you, for helping me keep my right to my own opinion.

Thanksgiving

I'm going to try once again in my life a once a week update so here it is for this week, which should really be called this month, maybe it'll end up being a monthly thing. We are doing really well. He has been home for a couple of weeks which has been truly wonderful, and I am sad to say that he will be leaving again in the near future to go back to Denver, hopefully he'll be home for Christmas, if not, then I'll be having it in the mile high city.

We had a beautiful Thanksgiving Dinner, thanks to Mike and Heidi for inviting us, it was the prettiest table I think I have ever possibly seen! It was very yummy and the company was wonderful! So here are a couple of pictures from that occasion:

"Table Fixin's"

"Bennett and Lovey"

"Braxton and his HUGE Candy Cane"

We went and had our "yearly family" photo taken they turned out cute so be looking for them. Also, I believe next year we will get them done way before Christmas so I don't have to use the Christmas background, it is defiantly not my favorite. I have had a lot of health tests run in the past week and am waiting on the "conclusion" from the doctor, which I don't know when there will be a conclusion, but we keep praying and hopefully one will be found soon. Minnie is doing great, losing weight, yes mom I have put her on a diet, she did need it, she weighed 11lbs and she should only weight about 6.

Our weekends have been football filled which is great except it interferes with basketball... I'm not sure how I feel about that seeings how I like basketball I think maybe a "tad" better than football. GO WVU, BYU, Eagles, 49ers, Jazz, Spurs, Kings, Dolphins, and all the other teams I have recently became a fan of. I am so excited that my Mountaineers will be playing the National Championship game! Go White and Slayton!

We wish everyone the best and hopefully if I remember I will update again on the 27.

♥ Douglas &Amber ♥