name them one by one

This may be cliche, but I think it's totally necessary.  I am so thankful for everything I have been blessed with over this past year and just some random things in life that make me happy.

I am thankful for red velvet cake. Yep.
I am thankful for my Grandmother's Dressing.  It's so awesome it deserves capital letters.
But mostly I am thankful that she is able to cook the dressing.
I am thankful for coffee. It keeps you awake and it is tasty.
I am thankful for Weight Watchers because of my obvious love for food.
I'm thankful for Bath and Body Works' decision to make their new scent Dark Kiss. I'm in love.
I'm thankful for Glee, E!, Bravo, and Grey's Anatomy. Gotta stay entertained, I get bored easy.
I am thankful for OPI's Lincoln Park After Dark. My nails may look a little gothic, but I love the color!
I am thankful that Alabama football did not suck this year. Even though we're not going back to the National Championship, I still love the Tide.
I am thankful I did not cough/choke/die during my song at church Sunday morning. Really, it must have been divine intervention because of my recent sickness.
I am thankful for music and opportunities to sing, even if American Idol wasn't feeling it. 
I am thankful for Tate - the new addition to my family.
I am thankful for my Sunday school class aka "Meat and Taters." Don't hate the name, it has a special meaning. 
I am thankful that the Lord has blessed my friends with their pregnancies this year. Can't wait to meet those little guys!
I am thankful that my out-of-state friends live in awesome places that I can come visit. Oh, that sounds selfish, but whatev - it's my blog :)
I am thankful for laughter. I'll take any kind I can get... especially that kind where you can't breathe and are sore the next day.
I am thankful for my health and my family's health.
I am thankful for my internship. I have met some amazing people and can't wait for the new year that brings with it many new opportunities within the job.
I am thankful for my home. It's small, cozy, and perfect and all thanks to my infinitely amazing parents (more on their awesomeness later).
I am thankful for for each and every one (wish I could list them, but I'm afraid I would forget some body) of my friends. I can not tell each of you how much you mean to me and how much joy you have brought me in my life.
I am thankful for my family.  I don't even have words. I will never be able to express my love and gratitude for how much you have blessed me and supported me.
And I am thankful for my Lord. Because of Him I am able to have all of these things. And I am eternally grateful for my eternal life with Him. 

Love and turkey~
Haley

Procrastination - with a capital P!

I hate papers. Plain and simple. I like to write, but only for fun. Like this blog, I love, but 12-page papers over "Diversity of Religion and the Expression of Faith in the Workplace" are toooooo much for me! I mean, hello, the title takes up a whole page. I've started these great comparisons in my head such as: well, at least I'm not in jail, I'm just writing a paper; or I don't have some sort of sickness right now, so I should be thankful that I am able to write this paper.... Really?! You can't say I'm not grateful...

I've known about the assignment for, oh I don't know, the WHOLE semester, but I started on it one and a half weeks prior to when it is due (of course). Now I'm in a panic (of course). I'm completely consumed with this topic and research. I've learned more about religious expression than I probably ever cared to know. Whatevs, I'll stop complaining.

But, wish me luck... I may lose my sanity with another 6 pages to go and only 2 days to write them in... By the way, how was my punctuation and spelling throughout this post? That's what you get when I'm in paper-writing mode!

Side note ~ the holidays are fastly approaching and I'll be honest, I've already started listening to Christmas music, naturally.

hello, my name is Haley and I'm an ____aholic.

For me, an addiction usually has some sort of negative connotation... and typically that's what it all boils down to: something that you are completely obsessed with and that completely consumes you. Or what I like to call in Jesus world: idolizing. I currently have too many of these. Some of them I won't mention on here, but a few include:

1. Food
2. My phone
3. Caffeine (this may be a serious problem... I get crazy headaches)
4.Spending money I don't have
5. FACEBOOK!!

Really, seriously, I need to chill with this whole FB thing. It's on my phone; therefore, I check it every hour. It's the first thing I look at when I get on any computer. Let's just say I know what all of my 338+ friends are doing at all times. I like to be nosy. Soooo, recently I've tried to limit myself. I even considered deactivating my account. I just can't. Pathetic.

Wouldn't it be great if I focused my time on something that will get me somewhere in life like: searching for a job, being on time to places (I'm always late and I hate it), spending face-to-face time with friends and family, getting out of this rut that I'm stuck in, starting and sticking to a diet, spending time with God, etc. Ok, just realized that that list is way too long. Maybe I need to start on my New Year's resolution post next.

Random note: I have Twizzlers today and I couldn't be happier, for realz

Adios muchachos~