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It's Thanksgiving eve. Yay! I love Thanksgiving.  I love the food... gawd do I love the food, but I especially love spending it with my family.

So since it is Thanksgiving eve, I thought it'd be fun to list a few things I'm thankful for:

1. My baby nephew. He seriously brings a smile to my face everytime I see him. I love how it feels when I hold him close to me.

2. My 6 year old niece and the fact that she calls me tia. We've missed so much of her life because of her parents' bitter divorce but I'm so happy she now feels closer to us.

3. My mama, a single woman raising 5 children on her own. I'm happy to say we've all turned out well. I owe her so much.

4. My two brothers and two sisters. They mean the world to me and I'm so happy that we are so close. I bitch to them sometimes (I'm the oldest) but I know they forgive me and I'm thankful for that.

5. My ENTIRE  family. They seriously are the best. I have nearly 40 cousins on my mother's side and we all grew up like brothers and sisters. I love that! My aunts who are each like a second mother, my uncles who are each the father I never had, my tata who is still alive and kicking and was the number one father in my life. I'm thankful for each and every family member in my life.

6. My nana, may she rest in peace. She passed when I was only 11 years old, but I'm so happy that I remember all the moments I spent with her, the riddles she told, the empanadas she made, the hugs she gave, the kisses on my cheek... absolutely everything. I'm so thankful I remember her. My younger cousins and baby sister never got the chance to meet her.

7. The clothes in my closet that actually still fit after my recent weight gain even if they are a bit snug.

8. A boyfriend who thinks I'm beautiful despite my recent weight gain. He said he doesn't notice. I don't believe him, but either way I'm thankful.

9. My boyfriend's family. I love them. Never did I think I'd feel as comfortable with anyone else's family as I do with his. "It's the best. I love it." -Nacho

10. Nacho Libre. What? It's funny. It makes me laugh and I'm forever grateful for anything or anyone that makes me laugh. I love Nacho! "When you are a man sometimes you wear stretchy pants... in your room. It's for fun."

11. My new MySpace and Bakotopia friends and old Blogger buds. I love that you get to meet people you wouldn't normally meet. You get to know them on a different level and develop a relationship with them. I'm easily intimidated and slightly shy so it's not as easy to make friends. So I'm thankful for my cyber buddies!

12. My carrito, even though it's prone to flat tires and cracked windshields, I'm thankful for her. [Yes, it's female. :) ]

13. My laptop!  I LOVE IT!

14. Being able to blog at work. Doesn't get any better than this.

15. Having 4 different functions to go to on Thanksgiving. Even though, I'll probably be stressed and tired tomorrow, I'm so thankful I have places to be and people who love me... and who love to feed me. I couldn't ask for more.