I’m Thankful For…?

I’m thankful for food and video games with my family. My family bonds through  food. We eat together and talk over the dinner table or in the living room. Well this Thanksgiving my sister brought over her Wii, and all of my cousins and I played Wii Sports Resort. It was pretty awesome. Archery, Basketball, Ping-pong, Water Skiing, Sword Fighting and Bowling. Just gonna say…I OWN AT Wii BOWLING! It was friggin sweet. Its times like these that’ll always stay in my memory. Then we watched Harry Potter, twas a fulfilling night according to me. Sticky rice is my favorite…I must learn how to make it.

I’m Thankful For…?

I’m thankful for guy friends. Its not that I don’t like having friends that are girls, its just for me hanging out with guys is way less stressful. There’s just something about immaturity and screwing around that I enjoy oh so much. Today I went and saw Ninja Assassin with Daniel, Matt, and Mykel. The movie was pretty awesome, minus the CGI Blood. But just hanging out afterwards and messing around was fun within itself. Sometimes with girls it can be boring hanging out and talking. When I’m with guys we end up doing a bunch of stupid stuff but its still excessively fun. I don’t know. There are just something I can do with my guy friends that I can’t really do with my girl friends. (Double PiggyBack Rides & Video Game Talk xDD)

Love, Jazmine.

I’m Thankful For…?

I’m thankful for outside opinions. Today Daniel and I helped Elaine with shooting some of her IDentity video. While we were shooting I was constantly asking what they thought of this shot or that shot. I’m really grateful for these opinions because most of the time I’m really unsure of what something looks like, so having that second opinion really helps reassure me that something looks alright. Its not only then, but pretty much anytime I do anything with video. (The only time I’m really confident is in when I’m doing photography.) So I’m thankful not only for those reassuring outside opinions, but the people giving me those opinions as well as the occasional criticism.

Love, Jazmine

I’m Thankful For…?

I’m thankful for inspirations conversations. As of late I’ve been going through a tsunami of problems. Its in these past weeks that I’ve been able to have many profound conversations. Conversations that have opened my eyes in ways that I didn’t know existed. Thanks to these conversations I’ve been able to open my mind and see things in a different light. I’ve been able to realize who is important to me and who my true friends are. I’ve been able to let go of some emotional baggage and I’ve began to slowly climb up the mountain of hardship I’ve been faced with. Thanks to these talks I’m able to pick myself back up and hold out in the ring for another round. So I’m really grateful of these conversations as well as the people I’ve had them with.

Love, Jazmine

I’m thankful for…?

MOMMY DEAREST! I LOVE YOU!

I’m thankful for my mother. Without her I wouldn’t exist and that would be a shame. My mother’s one of those people that have endured so much and is still alive and kickin’. I’m grateful that even through my teenage angst stages she can still say she loves me and that she understands and actually means it. I’m also grateful that she trusts me enough that she shares with me her own past, mistakes and all. I’m really thankful to have a mother that’s not ashamed of her past and lets me know that I shouldn’t be ashamed of mine.

She tells me constantly, though not in so many words, that its your life to live and how you chose to live it is your own business. I’m grateful that she allows me enough freedom to make mistakes and trusts me enough to make the right decisions when the times come.

Without my mother I would never have known how much someone can endure for the sake of others. Though she’s made many mistakes and people have hurt her many a time, I think she counts them as badges of honor showing how big her heart is. And despite how many scars and bandages it may have, it always heals strongly and shines more vibrantly as each moment passes.

So again, I’d like to say I’m thankful for my mother. The woman who created me, encouraged me, and gave me the greatest gift of all, the gift to love under any circumstance.

Love, Jazmine

I’m thankful for…?

I’m thankful for my DSA Family. All of you are my strength when I falter, and my wings when I soar. I’m really grateful to have ALL of you, because if I didn’t have you guys, I don’t know where I’d be. You guys give me the courage to move forward and get past the challenges that I’m approached with in life. I don’t think I can express how much I appreciate all of you and I want everyone to know that you all mean a lot to me.

I LOVE YOU GUYS!

Love, Jazmine

I’m thankful for…?

I’m thankful for Elaine! Her and I? We met freshman year, but never really talked. Last year we had a couple of classes together, and there began our fun-filled friendship. Its kinda funny how you don’t realize how much of an impact you have on a person’s life, until WAY later. Its like that with me and Elaine. She’s one of those people that inspire me to grow and push forward. I know that she doesn’t think that she’s amazing, but she is and I’m waiting for her to accept it. I’m so glad she’s in my life and I can only hope for the absolute best for her. She deserves it.

Love, Jazmine

I’m Thankful For…?

I’m thankful for my social skills. Today we went to Bars+Tone and I was really nervous and shy at first. It doesn’t really seem like me, but that’s usually how I get around new people, or people I don’t know that well. Well, finally about an hour or two of being there I finally started to loosen up and feel more relaxed. When we went on a tour of their office I mingled with the companies team members and struck up conversation with a few of them. I’m really thankful that I’m able to adapt to my surroundings and situations like that. It’s great knowing that I’m able to relate to people, I mean each person, on a level that’s more personal then just a surface “How’s the weather” type of way.

Love, Jazmine

I’m Thankful For…?

I’m thankful for books. When I was in 7th grade my mom cut off our cable and we haven’t had it since. Without books I don’t think I would have survived. I’d spend hours and hours reading instead of doing important homework assignments. I’m constantly fascinated by the lives of others and the worlds they live in. Its amazing how the world in a book can seem so real at times. Just recently I realized how important reading is to me. Its one of those things I do as a stress reliever, a way to just get away from thinking and just escape, if only for a few hours. Its nice having that warm feeling after reading a good book with a perfect ending. I’m not talking about the fairy tale endings. I just mean and ending that just seems to fit.

Love, Jazmine

I’m Thankful For…?

I’m thankful for my family. Unlike many people, I see my family every Sunday. Instead of going to church…we eat together. I see my grandparents, aunts and uncles, and my cousins for our weekly get together. Though all those people are only on my mom’s side. I’m thankful that I get to see them so often and am really grateful that my family remains close like this. Its nice being able to eat dinner together and then watch the latest Blockbuster. I spent birthdays, Christmas’, Thanksgivings’, and pretty much any holiday you could think of with them. They’re all amazing and I can’t really imagine spending my Sunday’s any other way.

Love, Jazmine