Mom for all of the sacrifices she has made for me, dad for the example of hard work, Chad for being such a great missionary, Lindsay for being so close and cooking for me all the time, Jared for being brave enough to stand up for what he believes, my mac computer which has saved me multiple times this semester, my apartment, my roommates for always keeping things real, the show Criminal Minds because it is on at 11 when I get home and it puts me to sleep, my mission for giving me direction in life, my mission president and wife for being great examples, MPA team for forgiving me for being obsessive, my MPA friends for just going through the process together, my professors for loving what they do, that I grew up on a farm, friends that I love but don’t keep in touch like I should, my car (ruby) for all of our wonderful years together even though she is falling apart now, my dinner group which feeds me 4 times a week, my calling which helps me remember my mission, youtube for providing so many hours of laughter, BYUSA for what it taught me about myself, my cell phone which is always dead and lost but keeps me connected to the world, my job at the stadium which lets me watch the game so close but reminds me not to be so crazy about sports because fans lose all sense of reality in sporting events, 2009 which kept me single but allowed me to date a great girl, for getting in to the MPA program, healthcare reform because it gives me something to talk about, my summer moving home so I could get closer to family but realize that waiting tables is hard work, for fun trips to Vegas that keep me sane and meeting great people, this years trips to Colorado, Boston, Nebraska, and Texas which remind me how much I love to travel (it may just be the experience of taking off in an airplane I really do love that), graduating from college and that so many of my family could come, the multiple non-fiction books that I have read this year which has given new perspectives on life, the Christmas season that is coming so soon ( I love Christmas), for fall weather, my mission companions and those I served around, driving a snowmobile finally this year, snowshoeing, power point which makes things so easy, that I understand excel enough to help others, that somehow I got elected to be the secretary for the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students, working with Make-A-Wish Utah which has changed my life, those long prayers when things don’t seem to be going just right, the answers that come from those prayers, swimming, my internship doing rehab therapy which gave me a new appreciation for life, the therapists I worked with for being so patient, for the couple of days I have been able to sleep in, for my slip on shoes which are so comfortable and can be both causal and dress up shoes, being able to go to the temple and receiving answers, for being a home teacher, for cinnamon life, peanut butter and jelly, and spaghetti sandwiches which have been staple foods in my life lately, for the Book of Mormon, for Mormon messages on youtube, General Conference, for a great Stake President, sincere thank you notes, the people I taught on my mission that keep in touch with me because I am so bad at keeping in touch, for being so poor, for snow and all of the memories it brings back, for my blog which lets me keep some sort of track of my life, movies-I love watching movies because you don’t have to think you can just enjoy, that I can play the piano and escape for a while, for people who write blogs so I can keep up with them, those who pay their tithing so I can go to school at BYU, weekly devotionals at BYU which always refocus my attention, the food mart in the Tanner building which costs way too much but keep me alive, for cookies because they are my favorite dessert of all time, that my name is Chance and everyone calls me Chase, for all the people that think I am Adam because I laugh every time, that I was an EFY counselor and all the calls I get about mission calls, that I taught Seminary, facebook for all of the people that I am able to semi keep in contact with, the internet which makes things so much easier, that I am healthy, this list which has made me think that I really having nothing to complain about but everything to be grateful for.
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving, just remember there are so many things to be grateful for in this life, we just need to take the time to think about them. Just know that I am grateful for you, because in some way or another we have had an experience which has made you interested enough to read this post.
I also enjoyed this last conference, especially because my mom came up to spend the weekend with Lindsay, Jared, and I. It is good to see her walking around and enjoying life. It was also great to eat some of her home cooked meals. We had fun playing games, and we look forward to having Chad join us here in the next couple of months as he approaches the end of his mission.
Here is the Vegas group! Like I said, it was a ton of fun! (Joe Boyer, Linds, Me, Stephanie Putnam, Chase, Aubin, Heather, Reed)
Just a quick shot of the game!
We went to visit the Houston temple and walk around the grounds. It was really pretty! The only thing about Houston is the it is very humid!
Parker loved playing in the water, everywhere we would go he would always get excited at any water that we saw! It was fun to go swimming with him later that day and to play "toothpick"
We also went to the Natural science museum, I didnt get any pictures, but here is one I found on the internet. This is a picture of one of the attractions at the museum, it is called "Terracotta Warrior's" I am not totally sure what the whole story is but just know they were made to protect the emperor in the after life! It was actually really interesting!
