welcome to november (sung to the tune of welcome to miami)

Hey guys and gals. For those of you who have been around whitney's blog world for a year (or maybs even two) you know what November is all about. No I'm not growing a mustache. I just talk the chance to be overly sentimental and talk about either singular or multiple things I am grateful for everyday. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and I hate that it kind of gets the shaft (since there are already Christmas decorations and commercials scattered around our daily existence, I don't feel the need to prove that point in any depth.) The thing is that this November is going to be different than any other because the Missionary Training Center will be my life in a mere 15 days. But I'm going to get in what I can in the next two weeks.

Today was a pretty good day, so I'm going to give you a gratitude list. I like lists.

• I'm grateful for Jenn. When I moved home and was all "woe is me! my friends live in utah, I live with my parents, I have no purpose!" Jenn made me feel like I had friends again. And, among other things, we talked about good food and good music. Today we had a Milwaukee adventure that included many good things including art and a pistachio rosewater cupcake. Yes, you read that right. It needs to be recreated asap.
• I'm grateful for ups and usps. For letters and postcards from friends and for patagonia raincoat and leggings that came in the mail today and I never want to take off my body.
• I'm grateful for good books and the ability to read and the love of reading. 
• I'm grateful for wool socks.
• I'm grateful for sonicare toothbrushes.
• I'm grateful for hulu.
• I'm grateful for old school kanye.
• I'm grateful for sufjan's come on and feel the illionoise.
• I'm grateful for homemade sweaters.
• I'm grateful for Wisconsin fall colors and weather.
• I'm grateful for gchat and friends that are far away but still like to talk to me. 
• I'm grateful for art museums and how they always have wood floors, tall ceilings and great colored walls.
• I'm grateful for my dino robot shirt I made last week.

I think that's a good jump start on the month. (But I am still BAFFLED that it is already November. Sheeoot.)