Day 15

Stephanie: I am grateful for the good health Nathan and I have. We are so lucky that we don't have any major medical problems. I'm so happy with the wonderful body I've been given. I have so many abilities, I can do whatever I'd like to. Except the splits... I'll have to work on that.


Nathan : I'm thankful for the love of my wife. She treats me so well and I have a loving home in which to enter. She's the best thing that has ever happened to me.

Day 13 and 14

Well it was bound to happen. I knew we'd forget to post at least one day...

Day 13:

Stephanie: I am grateful for gardening. I know this seems like a silly one, but I absolutely love to garden. I love being outside and tending to my plants. There's nothing better than knowing that I grew my own food (well only a little of it). One day I'll have a big, huge garden. I'll also have a super awesome tiller!

Nathan: I'm thankful for my education. I love that I have the ability to look at problems and understand the concept behind them and how to solve them.

Day 14:

Stephanie: I am so thankful that I have had the chance to have horses most of my life. I love my horses so much, I can't imagine not having horses. When I was little, before we had horses, every birthday I would wish for the same thing: to have a  horse and have somewhere to keep him. When I was nine I finally got my wish. I got the bratty pony named Bluesky. I loved that pony (even when I wanted to kill him) and I still love him now. I've heard it said that "Horses are proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." I couldn't agree more.

Praline

Bluesky

Apache

Digger

Scooter

Penny

Rusty

 Nathan: I'm thankful for Cache Valley and how beautiful it is here. The winters are cold, but it's amazing. Life couldn't have blessed me more than to develop this valley and the people in it.

Day 12

Stephanie: I am so grateful for music! I love music! I love music in every way, shape, and form. Music is so amazing, it can define a moment. It can make you cry, make you laugh, and make you so completely happy. My favorite is classic rock, but I'm not opposed to other genres. I'll "shake it" for Luke Bryan while I clean the house or I'll rock out in the car, I'm that weirdo you see air drumming at stop lights. I also love classical music to study to, I'm too easily distracted by songs with lyrics to study to, but I'm also too easily distracted by silence. I've learned to really love classical music, especially music with a piano in it. My one deepest, darkest wish is to learn to play the piano. I never learned, I can't even read music, but one day (even if I'm 90) I'll learn.

Nathan: Tonight I'm thankful for my friends. I've been blessed with some truly amazing people that have helped me all throughout my life. I've had many compadres that have helped me create trouble and also stay out of it. Many of my greatest stories start out like, "This one time my buddy and me..." I'm so thankful for my friends, there's no price that can be put on a friendship. Thank you to all my friends.

Day 11

Stephanie: Today I am thankful for the technology Nathan and I have. Are our cell phones or computer necessities? No, but they make our lives a lot easier. I don't know how we would get our work done for college if we didn't have them.

Nathan: Today I'm thankful for my sister Shari. She's helped me through the hardest times of my life and hasn't ever given up on me, even though that would have been easier. She's always been my second mother and I'm thankful for her. I love you Sis!

Day 10

Stephanie: I am so grateful that I got to grow up in the country. I'm also grateful that I can go home to the country whenever I want. There's no freedom like being out in the sticks where I can see all the stars, breathe fresh air, and there's no sirens and no traffic. Life seems to move at a slower pace out here; it's wonderful to be able to come to Clifton and unwind from our crazy college lives.

Nathan: Tonight I am grateful for my healthy family. We've been blessed with strong bodies and the ability to work and be active. I've never had a disability and I know how lucky that is. I definately don't take it for granted.

Day 9

Stephanie: I am very grateful for agriculture. It has given me so much more than clothes, food, and shelter. It has given me an education, a future career, self-reliability, a sense of self-worth, and even my husband. I don't know where I'd be today if I didn't have agriculture in my life!

Nathan: I am grateful for a reliable food source. For example,  we don't have to worry about if there will be meat at the market when we go to shop.

Day 8

Stephanie: I am grateful for our reliable transportation. I know a lot of married couples who don't have the luxury of having two vehicles, I'm so glad that we do. I'm also thankful that Nathan knows how to fix and maintain them.

Nathan: I'm grateful for all of the leadership experiences that I've been blessed with. I love going and talking to students and teaching them to believe in themselves. Being a state officer was an amazing time in my life, and it prepared me for the things that I am doing today with Utah State University.