28 Days of Thankfulness - Day 15 - Bernie

I think I mentioned a few weeks back that I was going to run the Philly Half Marathon.  It is tomorrow.  There was a change in plans and I need to be in Florida on Monday for work, so I decided not to run.  Logistically it was just too difficult to make it all happen.  I decided instead to leave a little bit early and stop in and see my grandparents.  I am so glad I did.  Plus, I'm not feeling very well, so running 13.1 miles tomorrow would have been difficult.

 

Bernie doesn't get a break at all when I travel.  At the very least, I try to make sure he has one kid-free day on the weekends.  Because I am in Georgia, that isn't going to happen this weekend. I am grateful that he encouraged me to come here.

and he's handsome too - did I mention that?

Today alone, while I was enroute to the North Georgia Mountains, he got the kids to help him clean up the yard, then took them to the school to so Jack could ride his bike, and then they made cookies.  Not just any type of cookies, but cookies in the shape of Star Wars ships.  He made them using cookie cutters he and Jack picked up at Williams Sonoma last night. How great are these?

A Huffington Post blog about marriage by Seth Smith was re-posted and commented on a lot last week. The blog is mainly about how you don't marry someone to make yourself happy, you marry them so you can make them happy.  I think Bernie could have written the article himself.  He spends a lot of time putting the rest of us first, and doing whatever he can to try to make us happy. I definitely don't tell him enough, just how much I appreciate all that he does.

Tonight I am thankful that I am married to such an amazing husband, father, and friend.  I love you, Bernie!