Happiest Times in My Life to Date

Being thankful, see previous post, I figure I better be thankful for some of the happiest times in my life to date and hope there are more to come.

The following are some of the happiest times of my life:

• Playing checkers with my grandfather (he passed away when I was in the 5th grade)
• Playing Rummy with Thad
• Kindergarten thru 3rd grade = Tifton
• Playing with Mickey and Benjamin (and the other Thomases)
• Playing with Mickey and Chris and Jeff
• Playing with Kevin and William
• 4th – 6th grade = Starkville
• Playing with Mickey and Kyle
• Playing with Mickey and Nick
• Playing soccer for Coach Crowell in 4th & 5th grade
• 6th – 8th grade = Jackson, TN and North Parkway = awesome years
• Playing with Mickey, Paul, and Rebecca (the 4 Aces)
• Helping Coach Scott coach North Parkway Girls Soccer in the 7th and 8th grade
• Playing for North Parkway Boys Soccer in the 6th-8th grades for Coach Scott
• Lunch table discussions 10th -12th grade with Mickey, Landon, Robert, and Rusty (those were crazy discussions) --- outside of Refreshments, this was the only thing I liked about my years in Corinth
• Working with all the great people at Refreshments and having fun
• College = MSU Football Games with Mickey and Robert even though we had 5 losing seasons
• College = Going to MSU baseball games with Mickey, Uncle Alva, and others
• Soccer fields with Mickey and Robert in college
• Game nites with Mickey and Robert in college
• Golf outings with Mickey and Robert
• College Democrats (most of the time)
• College Republicans (most of the time)
• SA Election Campaigns in Spring 2004 and Spring 2005
• SA Senate with Mike and Nish (and Bramuchi) MBA year
• Humane Society Events with Suzanne, Chris, and Rheda among others
• Last weekend in October, 2005 (even with the Thursday nite speeding ticket) (MSU Kids Halloween Carnival, Becca in town, Humane Society fun day, Kristen, Tom, Suzanne, Chris) --- That Sunday afternoon was sad though
  

If it is not here, it doesn't mean it wasn't a happy time. These are just the times I remember really well and would go back to in a heart beat.

Am I Thankful?

Per Static (Tuesday, April 14, 2009)

I heard recently there are two kinds of people: those who fill entitled and those who fill thankful. Immediately I started thinking about what I am thankful for. I came up with the following list:

1. Hershey, Muffin, Beau, and Sly (the dogs in my life)
2. My parents
3. Having a twin brother (Mickey) (I always had a best friend, no matter what town I lived in)
   
4. Moving around a lot because I gained a lot of great friends, had a lot of new experiences, and met a lot of great people
5. All the friends I have made through the years (if only I kept in better touch with them)
   
6. The five years I spent in Starkville going to MSU
7. My great friend Papa Nick
8. Living in this great country (USA)
9. Coach Scott (my favorite teacher and my favorite soccer coach = 6th-8th grade)
10. Coach Crowell (my other favorite soccer coach = 4th-5th grade) (baseball coach one year as well)
11. Hare and Mrs. Hare of Tallahassee (my second set of grandparents since my mom’s parents died before I was born)
12. My high school history teachers
13. My college English teachers, especially KC (I hated Lit and English in High School)
14. college professors Dr. Britton (political science), Dr. Goodman (political science), Kwame (political science), Dr. Long (business)
15. Those who volunteer with the humane society
16. US Military
17. police, firemen, and other first responders
18. Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights
19. Freedom & Liberty
20. The people I worked with at Refreshments
21. Mr. Ted and Mr. David along with the MSU Bulldog Club at my current job
22. Static = the only church I have ever really liked other than First Methodist in Tifton, GA
23. The ability to think and learn

There are others but these are definitely 23 I can believe in