Much to be thankful for

Yay Colts! I managed to stay awake for all of Monday Night Football last night because I was upright the whole time, playing pool. Upright is the key! As soon as I become horizontal I'm a goner. At the beginning of the game Angela and I were slamming pool cues on the floor and stressing about the Colts' seemingly porous pass defense, but at 10:20pm the Colts finally took the lead for good and all was right with the world. The pool table is upstairs in the gameroom and we played with the windows open so the noise we made traveled easily. I hope the neighbors considered our screams to be part of the football-watching atmosphere and not part of some sort of criminal activity. Nobody called 911 on us, so I guess they heard us yell out the names Dwight Freeney and Peyton Manning enough times to figure out that we were okay.

Today is the third anniversary of our holy union. I'm thankful! We celebrated seven years together in August, and today marks three years since our ceremony. The more anniversaries the merrier I say. It hasn't been smooth sailing the entire way, but everything we've been through has led us to where we are today and that's what I'm thankful for. We went through a three-month rough patch in 2002, and we ended up breaking up and Angela moved out of the house and into an apartment. It was bad. Every time I think about that I cringe and realize what a complete fool I can be at times. I threw away the best thing that has ever happened to me, and it is only by the grace of God that I got it back. Angela said I was "not guilty by reason of temporary insanity." I'm glad I'm sane now and that we've healed from that crazy time. We're happier than ever.

So today is a day of celebration! I get to have quality time with one of the warmest yet coolest, most genuine people in the world tonight and every night for as long as I live. And the Colts are 6-0 and they have those hapless Texans up next. It's a great time to be alive. :-)