As I was sitting on the couch last night, I figured I should be thankful.  Why?  Why not!

As I sit here today, at work I can list off the stuff that is going on with me, or has gone on with me in the last few years.

Throughout my life, my parents gave me everything.  Not literally.  They gave up their life so that my brother and sisters could have it all.  They didnt bitch about me not taking over the family farm, or anything, they were always there when I got in trouble to make sure I know why I did.  They were not the parents that covered up what I did wrong in school or such, but stood by whatever the teachers thought was punishment.  Thats parenting!  Pretending that your kid didnt do anything does not teach your kid anything!

When I was 18 years old, my parents stood by me when I openned our own business.  They did the parental thing and asked the questions, to make sure I had asked myself the same questions.  A month before my 19th birthday, me and 2 other very talented people openned our own company, and havnt stopped going to work or loving it since.

A few year after that, I met Jamie.  She was the girl I wanted to get ‘hooked up’ with for a while.  When a friend of mine was trying to hook me up with ‘anyone’ and I declined since I didnt want to ruin any future chances if/when she came available.
Finally, when she was single, I knew that this was the girl.  We got together, and I could be myself around her….and she didn’t mind it (that’s 1 in a million).  After 3 months being together, we bought a house, lived through that, and moved in together.  This was kind of the point of no return, and I was fine with it.  We moved in, got a dog and started living.
Within, what seemed to be a short time later, we got engaged, where married and lived through a fairly lengthy renovation while working in the house and living with her mom.   About 6 months after that, we found out that we were expecting a baby in May of 2009.

To recap, yes these are all things you have to work for, but if thats what it takes, its very worth it, just look at what I have right now.  A beutiful wife, baby on the way, in a house which we love, working at a job I enjoy.  Could be worse…

Whats next?  Who knows…with the baby, many things are going to change.  A friend of mine whom I corespond with over email says this:

Your life is going to change FOREVER….but in the most wonderful of ways!!!

I’m up for that!