Today I am thankful for...

I've decided to partake in an old tradition and write about something I'm thankful for every day of the month leading up to Thanksgiving (thanks to my sister-in-law Steph for the inspiration). Granted, I've missed a couple days, but I think it will all be ok in the end :-P

So, on November 3rd I am thankful for my husband, Christopher, who is the most amazing man I have ever known and I am continually blown away every day that I got so lucky. Granted, he probably didn't know what he was getting himself into... :-P

This post would have been more meaningful had I written it yesterday because that was the six-year anniversary of our first kiss. Not only was it the same date as our first kiss, but it was the same day of the week (Tuesday) and it was also an election night and we also spent the evening at the same restaurant we were both at six years ago celebrating my dad's election victory. The kiss didn't happen at the restaurant (it happened later, when he brought me home and walked me to the door... I know, cute, right?), but it was still pretty darn cool that we ended up in the same place doing the same thing six years later. Only this time life was quite different :-P

Six years ago I never would have guessed we would be where we are today. We were fresh out of high school, I was going to college, Chris had just gotten home from Basic Training, we had both just gotten out of different relationships. But that fated night of November 2nd, 2004 changed everything. Six years later and we're married with two beautiful children and have been through our fair share of ups and downs.

Now we have certainly had our moments, no marriage is perfect, but through it all I could not ask for a better friend. That is why I am so thankful for my husband. He is my best friend, he's always there for me, always listens to me, is honest with me, encourages me, and loves me more than I deserve. He works all day to provide for our family and never complains about it. He comes home tired, but works up the energy to roughhouse with Elijah who absolutely adores him, and is always willing to take Zoe if I need a little break. And he never fails to make sure that "I love you" is one of the last things we say to each other every time we part.

And of course I am thankful for his personality and sense of humor because nobody gets me like he does and every single day with him is just plain fun because of how dorky we are together. I'm pretty sure we were made for each other... :-D

Did I mention how good-looking he is??? Yeah, definitely thankful for that too ;-)