What does salamat mean? Thank you, but regardless of what language you speak, I believe the sentiment can be felt even if the word isn't understood. So I realized I have so much to be thankful for - this realization came as we needed to get our car fixed. Our warranty on our brakes was up, we put 17K miles on a 12K mile warranty, but it had not quite been a year. My mechanic graciously made a super fair deal with me - We pay for the part and he will cut the labor costs. Saved us a bundle! Annnnd he went around back to grab something, so I took a gander at the receipt - I saw all sorts of crossed out totals and his chicken scratchings on how much to charge us - we paid less than all the estimates he had made - and I found out why after snooping some more - he charged us what HE pays for parts (customer prices for parts are normally increased by about 50%) so we paid half of what we should have for parts and he did it all for free. I was sooo thankful, I tried to tip him, but he declined and said he was just grateful for our business. I have never met a more honest mechanic, I am grateful for his honest personality and I recommend him to anyone - Ray's Campus American Car Care Center right next to BYU.
I am grateful for the silly things in life that make me smile:
-The cool frozen water droplets on the walkways
-Heater and defroster in my car
-Daniel making fun of my silly inventions (ps. I was going to become a millionaire with this idea I just had - alas I googled it and you would never guess who makes a prototype of my idea - of course CHINA)
-Taco Soup (can you tell what we had for dinner?)
-The pretty snowflakes falling outside my work window (and so we can ski at Alta for free :)
-Dreaming (I am currently dreaming of my future - whatever that may be - as long as I'm with Daniel I can conquer anything!)
-Friends and Family
-The Gospel
-CHOCOLATE
-slipper boots
and I could go on forever ...
So what are you thankful for at this moment? Never cease to be thankful! Have a good laugh at yourself and enjoy the journey. Thanks for reading and thanks for being you! Aloha!
Ps. I am thankful for the Fall and the pretty colors
I am thankful for the Daniel in this picture
and I am thankful for Natalie for taking this picture!
When we were in Provo, we ALWAYS used Ray's for car stuff! He's the best. Super nice and honest! It's so rare to find such a great mechanic.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy you are my brit my brown sugar! Love you!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm thankful for this post! So cute!
ReplyDeleteAloha! Was your invention taco soup? I kind of got that impression from the ordering of your list. I don't think that was the Chinese, I believe it was the Mexicans. ;o
ReplyDeleteWally - I was going to invent ice inserts to go in your shoes so it prevents inflammation for people with the dreaded plantar fasciitis (unfortunately me....but it is not full blown luckily) - so I was all excited and then I googled it and the picture of the insoles is what you can order from China - so they might receive my business soon - and a letter saying they ripped off my idea ;)
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