My Gratitude List

I'm sitting in the dim light of my room, drinking hot chocolate, as the thought of Thanksgiving crosses my mind. I looked around my room trying to find things that I'm grateful for. There were so many items, but there were also more important things to be thankful for, that are listed below.


1. I am thankful for my brother Alex, for always making me smile and being there for me no matter what.

2. I am thankful for my health because there are kids who suffer everyday from multiple types of illnesses, which stop them from living their every day life.

3. I am thankful for growing up in Morton Grove, for giving me the friends I have and the great school I go to.

4. I am thankful for music, for expressing my every emotion in words that I can't express myself. Especially Coldplay and Eminem.

5. I am thankful for the class that I'm in and some of the teachers I have, for making me laugh during the day at school no matter how dorky they all are.

6. I am thankful for movies, for making me go into their own little big world.

7. I am thankful for my friends, who give me joy and happiness for the littlest of things.

8. I am thankful for books, for taking my mind to another universe and filling it with every word and story.

9. I am thankful for having items that some kids have never had before, like: a room to myself (even a bed), food on the table every day, having a family, and there's so much more but I could go on forever.

10. Lastly, I am thankful for my mom and dad,  who give me everything I could ever ask for and showing how much they care for me in the slightest ways.

It's sad to say that I don't think about these things enough (even if they are little things) to realize how truly grateful I am for each one of them. Again, there's so much more that I'm thankful for, but these are the ones that mean most to me. I'll continue to think about these every day, to remind me how lucky I am. If you're reading this, enjoy your Thanksgiving.

Food

You have 24 hours to live, what's your last meal going to be? There's so much to choose from, but mine would be Famous Dave's Barbecue. I have been to this restaurant limited times, and been satisfied to the max every time. For my last meal, I would order multiple meals, and have a little bit of everything from each one. 

My personal favorite order is the chicken sandwich. The smell is just as good as the actual taste. Barbecue sauce drips from the meat, leaving a smokey taste in my mouth. It's the absolute best thing known to man.