Positively Grateful

Holy crap, it's December already. I dont know how the hell that happened, but I do know that it's been a good 5 days since Thanksgiving and I never posted what I'm thankful for. This is borrowed from my amazing friend Emily, whose put it well when she said that during these stressful (college application) times, it's important to remember the positive things. Thus, I present

Things James is Thankful For, 2009

(in no order whatsoever)

Pixar movies
Lattes
Used Bookstores
Oscar Wilde
AP English
Handel's Messiah
The Avett Brothers
My car, Maxine
Playing for Others
Chic-Fil-A Fries
Turning 18
Lemonade
Southern Literature
Old Navy sales
Good grades
My (dreadfully out of tune) piano
New opportunities
Rained-out Jason Mraz concerts
A clean bedroom
Trips to Boston, New York, and Chicago
The musicals Billy Elliot, In the Heights, and Next to Normal
A full bookshelf
Mix CDs
The New York Times Magazine
Sweaters/Cardigans
New glasses
Get Fuzzy
Molskine notebooks
Scarves
Original artwork made by friends
Free periods
Cold water bottles
IKEA coming to Charlotte
Italian food
Neil Simon
Coffee shops
A trusty dog
New Hearing Aids
Talented musician friends (*cough* Charlotte Parrott)
Ice Skating
Thank-you Notes
Comfy pillows
Swimming pools at perfect temperatures
College (soon)
Gmail
College-ruled paper
Big open fields
Ink pens
Spontanious coffee dates
Cool high schoolers (as opposed to the lame ones)
Stephen Sondheim
Rainy days
CVS
Sporks
Home-made lunches
65-degree weather
25 Days of Christmas on ABC Family
David Foster Wallace
Tree swings
Convertibles
Vanilla-scented candles
Christmas Lights (all year round)
Electric Scissors
Bravo TV
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Having a dream to pursue
New friends
Old freinds
Newly-realized and appreciated friends
Steady friends
The Fam.
New days and fresh opportunities. There's always another one right around the corner.

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