Pilgrim's Progress

I am very excited to be going to visit some relatives whom I have not seen for years and years. I really like Thanksgiving a lot.

So, at the risk of being sentimental and cheesy, here we go.

A partial list of what I am currently thankful for:

• My family
• My friends
• Films, in general
• My iPod
• Having experienced the joy of Minnesota
• Experiencing grad school
• My blog
• The honor of directing plays at BHS
• My passion for music
• The recent elections
• Chicago's proximity to DeKalb
  
• Being able to see my family more than once a year
• The successes that have shaped me
• The missteps that have shaped me
• Grinnell College
• Pop culture
• Netflix
• William Shakespeare
• Wallace Stevens, E.E. Cummings, and William Carlos Williams
• Student loans
• Shiraz and Pinot Noir
  
• Post-It^® page markers
• Movies that make me laugh
• Movies that make me cry
• The Departed and Little Miss Sunshine
• My three houseplants that are thriving instead of dying
• Favorite songs that make me happy
  
• Felicity Huffman
• Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Office, and Grey's Anatomy
• My DVR
• Having had the opportunity to travel a lot
  
• $5.50 pitchers of Killian's at The Annex
• Barns
• Being half a car payment away from fully owning my car
• My new scanner
• Being the keeper of the family slide collection
• That movies like Magnolia, Fargo, and Eternal Sunshine exist
• The fear that comes from leaping
• Having options
• Narrowing my options
• Being a teacher
  

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!