thankful for....

I was tagged by 3 friends to do this thing, so here goes. you are supposed to write something you are thankful for, beginning with each letter of your first and last name. HOLLA!

F - fashion, family, friends, fun. I am pretty sure that covers my four fave things in life. Well, except for animals, maybe we can put pets under the "fun" category.

L - love, laughter, ludracris. I love rap, that's why LUDA! is on there. love and laughter, duh. Who doesn't like those things?!

A- Ammon. Our marriage is not perfect (is any one's?! Seriously.) but I adore him more than anything. I love making him laugh at my stupid jokes and I love watching Alton Brown by his side.

V - vacations. Going to Brasil makes me feel like a kid again. Yes, the 10 hour flight is no fun, but as soon as I go through security and see my entire family waiting for me, I cry like a baby. Every time.

I - ignorance. Yes, folks. I am even thankful for the ignorant idiots I have come to meet. Why? Because without them, I would have no desire to get smarter and more educated on things I care about.

A - ANIMALSSSSS!

A. - Amigos. Can I write stuff in Portuguese?! Well, friends are the spice of life. I am thankful for the friends I made while working at Whole Foods and that they still call me and invite me to hang out almost every night. Love it!

G. - Grandmas. My grandma passed away 3 years ago and nothing will ever be the same without her. There are still days when I'm like, "holy shit, gotta call grams and tell her about that!" and then, I'm like, "Oh yeah...". She was so awesome. TE AMO, VOVO!!!

S.- Sassyness. I loves sass. It' a gift. Petunia is the sassyest thing ever. She is my little sussy (suh-see = unexpected present or gift).

T. - Travis Barker. Did anyone think he was going to come out of that plane crash alive?! REALLY! just kidding. I am grateful for my step dad, who gave me the last name of Thiollier. It's french and snotty, just like me. My dad is awesome. He is Buddhist. He is at peace with the world. He doesn't care about material things. He loves to run and make fun of my mom and I. HOLLAAAA! Love the dad.

P - PETUNIA! She did bite my hand pretty hard today, but I know that little thing loves me. And boy, do I love her. I like it when she wants to attack people passing by us on the street. I like to pretend that she is defending me from robbers or scary rapists or something. I'm also thankful for Miuccia Prada, for making the world a better place with her handbags. GO MIU MIU!

A - ANIMALS! I love animals more than I love people. Judge me, see if I care. And if you are judging me, you are one of the reasons why animals are WAY cooler than people.

T - T & A. Porn, in general. I saw a title for a porn this week called "GASH BASH 2009". Pretty funny, huh? I'm not thankful for porn though. I am just having a hard time thinking of something that begins with T. TREASURES. No...TRICKS. No. Tori Spelling. I don't know. SHIT! I KNOW! I'M THANKFUL FOR TARA! THANKS TARA, FOR MAKING MY LIFE BETTER WITH YOUR CHICKEN LASAGNA AND FUN STORIES. And Tori Birch, for her amazing shoe designs.

E - Education. I love learning about stuff. I usually care about learning about stuff that is not useful, but hey, at least I'm learning.


*Just in case anyone is wondering why I have so many letters up there, that's because my real name is Flavia Augusta Goncalves Simardi Thiollier. But then, when the Pate came along, I changed it to Flavia Augusta Goncalves -Pate. Woah.