Dear diary,

This Thanksgiving I thought I'd make a list of things/people I am grateful for:

1. Shawn, for more reasons than I can count. If it weren't for him, I would still be in Miami. He's always there when I need someone to cheer me up. Also, he's been more honest since we got back together. Though I try, nothing I write down here can express how much I love him.

2. Carlton. We've become closer than siblings over the years. He's taught me how to be strong and independent, and many other things I will never forget.

3. Chief Vick. Though she doesn't admit it, we're actually great friends.

4. Gus and Henry. They keep Shawn in check.

5. Food, shelter, all that.

6. 80's movies. Always fun to watch with Shawn, and I like seeing things from his childhood.

7. The fact that it's raining today. While I usually don't like cold weather, California's been in a drought and we really need it.

8. The Thanksgiving diner Shawn and I are hosting tonight with all the people we're grateful for.

-Juliet O'Hara, 2013