Welcome back to our 11th installment of what Jess is thankful for, 2011.

I am thankful for... family. I am so thankful for people who care about me and love me and take care of things for me while I am gone from the country. Things haven't always been just peachy, but we have had some fun memories and even witnessed some fine miracles (hey, if driving across the US and no one dying isn't a miracle, I don't know what is). Together, we have been all over the US, including living in Hawaii (that was just horrible, as I'm sure you can imagine, lol). But we always had each other. We didn't always get along, but we were together.

Now-a-days my family looks different than it used to-there are new members grafted in, relationships which have been redefined. But perhaps that makes me all the more thankful for everyone I consider family. So thanks to my family for being so wonderful :-)