Thanksgiving Gratitude List 2019


2nd annual list of 100 things that I'm grateful for!


  1. The Savior, my Heavenly Parents, and the gospel
  2. The various people who bless my life on a daily basis
    1. My parents, Tara Adams and John Fisher. The heroes of my life, I'd be lost without them
    2. My sister Marissa!
    3. My half-sister Allison
    4. My roommate/best friend Paige who will cry with me when I'm sad, fume with me when I'm angry, and most importantly celebrate with me whenever I experience successes in my life.
    5. My ministering sisters! Emily, Britta, and Megan. These girls have helped me so much this semester, I'm so thankful for them and their example to me of Christ-like love and service
    6. My ministering bro Paul Mak, who stopped by yesterday and gave me a blessing when I was sick (also s/o to Sam for helping with that)
    7. The other various people in my ward who serve me constantly (Macy McGettigan, Long Luong, Austin Kennedy, Parker Allred, Josh Fairbanks, Elizabeth Keeney, Kara McCarthy, Maddie Witzel, Niccolina Balderree, Ethan Nelson, Matthew Ramirez, and Zak Osgood. Honestly I could keep going but don't want half this post to be of people in the ward that I love)
    8. My bishopric members and their spouses, both old and new. Bishops Nielsen and Snow, Brothers Dodge, Woodard, Dabier, and Hills, Sisters Nielsen, Snow, Dodge, Woodard, Dabier, and Hills. I love them all and am incredibly grateful for all of the effort they put in to serving the Provo YSA 22nd ward. 
    9. Alex Forsgen and the Forsgren family
    10. Sarah Earl for being my co-director this semester, as well as being one of the people in my life who constantly inspires me to want to be better. She's one of the most selfless people I know, and love her dearly
    11. Emilee Burton for being my best friend in the music school at BYU, and one of my best friends in general. The one I can always count on to listen to my various rants and complaints about my life. One of the people I know would bend over backwards to serve me and anyone else in her life. 
    12. Seth Smith, James Umphress, Elias Valencia, and Derek Ashliman all for being a constant source of support in my life for the years that we've been friends.
    13. Jean Applonie and Rosalind Hall for being two of the most incredible women I have ever met, for constantly giving me support, and for pushing me to be the best me that I possibly can. I can't even count the number of times I've just flat-out cried in Sister A's office while she's given me life support and guidance, or the number of times Sister Hall has gone out of her way to check on my mental health and stability. 
    14. Madison Barrow for being a constant support of light in my life. I love that it feels like time hasn't passed when we get together. I love that we can see Frozen 2 together the day that it opens. I love that you're as beautiful on the inside as you are on the outside.
    15. Missy Baker for being my longest relationship lolol 
    16. The Baker family in general for being like a second family to me
    17. David Kime, Paul Schwartz, Amber Schwartz, Sarah Earl (she deserves to be on this list twice, lolz), Emilee Burton, Derek Hayashi, Jacob Dayton, Kayla Squire, CJ Madsen, and Samm Madsen. For giving me the support and resources I needed to make my vision of creating a Christmas choir a reality. Also these are all some of the most talented people I know and the fact that they choose to associate with me is surreal sometimes
    18. Dalan Guthrie, for being my mentor this semester by letting me do my pre-student teaching with him
    19. Many, many others that I'm sorry for leaving off this list!
  3. Music, and the role music has played in my life
  4. Christmas
  5. The piano
  6. Dogs
  7. The fact that I survived all three survey of music literature classes!
  8. Modern medicine and the fact that my sinus surgery was successful
  9. The fact that I didn't have to do college until laptops and iPhones were a thing
  10. Disneyland
  11. Disney+
  12. The fact that I get to be a section leader in concert choir. Dream come true!
  13. The fact that I get to participate in Sister Hall's last celebration of Christmas concert
  14. The temple
  15. The fact that I live within driving distance of sooo many temples
  16. General conference
  17. Elder Holland
  18. Elder Bednar
  19. Elder Ucthdorf
  20. I mean, all of the apostles but those three have a soft spot in my heart
  21. Modern revelation
  22. President Nelson
  23. 2 HOUR CHURCH CAN I GET AN AMEN
  24. The fact that I graduate in April!
  25. The fact that graduating in April means I'll be able to get myself a dog next year!
  26. Getting to TA for university chorale this semester
  27. Fuzzy blankets
  28. Soup, especially when I'm feeling sick
  29. The fact that I didn't have classes on Fridays this semester!
  30. Getting to see Sweeney Todd at UVU twice this semester
  31. Ugly Christmas sweaters
  32. The fact that I get to spend time with my family this week
  33. The fact that my mom frequently makes the time in her busy life to come to Provo to hear my concerts
  34. My car
  35. The fact that I've been able to attend the devotional every week with Alex Forsgren
  36. Movies
  37. Musicals
  38. Really any form of media that has the power to take you away from your own life problems and make you really feel something
  39. Getting to study the thing I love in a place I love so much
  40. Spotify!
  41. Cuddling
  42. The fact that I was born into a family that values education
  43. The fact that I was born with enough privilege that I was able to attend college without facing too many obstacles to get here
  44. Eric Whitacre
  45. Beethoven
  46. My instant pot
  47. My love of cooking
  48. Honey nut cheerios, bananas, and milk. My new favorite breakfast!
  49. The fact that I live in a country that gives me the freedom to voice my opinions on feminism without the risk of danger
  50. The Book of Mormon
  51. The Bible
  52. The Doctrine and Covenants
  53. Prayer
  54. The sacrament
  55. Rob Gardner
  56. Mindy Ammons, my beloved voice teacher
  57. New York City
  58. Hadestown
  59. My FHE group
  60. Roadtrips
  61. Food
  62. My bed
  63. The fact that the maintenance at my apartment is better than the maintenance at park plaza lolol
  64. Photos
  65. Phoenix Mercury
  66.  Friends who seem to always pick up the extra load when I feel overwhelmed
  67. Christmas trees
  68. My dog, Daisy, who is always deliriously happy to see me and is full of nothing but love
  69. My sister's youtube videos and tweets
  70. Memes
  71. The internet in general
  72. Taskmaster
  73. Sock monkeys
  74. Pizza
  75. Flowers
  76. Fuzzy socks
  77. Baseball caps
  78. Sloths
  79. Our family cats, Minnie and Tiger
  80. Marianas Trench (band)
  81. Warm cookies
  82. Watermelon
  83. The Office
  84. Dance
  85. Gymnastics
  86. A body healthy enough to allow me to participate in those sorts of activities
  87. Family search
  88. Pecan pie
  89. Pumpkin pie
  90. Superheros
  91. The mountains
  92. Laughter
  93. Diet coke
  94. Mcdonald's diet coke (beyond any mere normal diet coke)
  95. Repentance
  96. Missionaries
  97. Days that professors cancel classes
  98. BYU and the BYU choir program
  99. Family traditions
  100. Thanksgiving, for giving me an opportunity once a year to really reflect on all the many, many ways I'm incredibly blessed!

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