#365Gratitude Day 326: Love is like a thumbprint

So here's the thing about romance. It's unique, kind of like a thumbprint.  Everyone does romance in their own way.  Scratch that, everyone does romance in countless unique little ways.

So last night Missy and I went for a romantic walk near the hotel where we're staying for our anniversary. We went on the Ferris wheel, and out for really good steak.  It was an enormous meal, and we couldn't finish it.

It was awesome and romantic and sweet and great.  We've never really gone away for our anniversary before.

This morning we stumbled on a new way to be romantic. We had a bed picnic with the leftovers. 

It was extremely silly and entirely wonderful.  

Here's to finding new romance every single day. 

#365Gratitude Day 325: Eight minutes of memories

My wife Missy and I got married eight years ago. As I told her last night, just before we kissed at the top of a Ferris wheel, it feels more like eight minutes.  

We have been through a lot these past eight years  We've made great friends, lost others, been to weddings, and funerals.  

We've had fantastic highs and terrible lows. Throughout it all, she's stood by my side and made each memory all the more precious to me.  

I have noticed before, more than once, than the vast majority of my gratitude posts are about Missy. I love her, and each day I'm grateful for her. Each day with her we make new and wonderful memories. 

#365Gratitude Day 324: Still relevant.

I have a good friend who's dealing with heavy, heavy things. 

A while back my brother Spacey hooked me up with this amazing article by Leo Baubata about the power of mindful detachment.  

It's called Be Able to Walk Away. The advice it gives is powerful, perennial, and timeless. 

It's why I shared it with my friend. It's why I share it with you. 

Be free.  

#365Gratitude Day 323: Here's some holiday cheer, you #!@!$

A friend of mine posted a link to this amazing, horrible, non-worksafe, sick, depraved, wonderful, terrible monstrosity this morning.

I may never drink egg nog again.

#365Gratitude Day 322: Nice gestures

One thing I love about my little family is that we're all into doing these nice little gestures for each other.  It's just little stuff, like for example, Missy will put the space heater on in the bathroom if she goes in there before I get up, to warm up the floor.

 My sister-in-law Marybeth's been away for a month for work, and while she was away I lured Missy into one of my newer addictions, Bonchon chicken.  (It's this Korean fried chicken that's unlike anything else I've ever had.  It's crunchy yet sweet.  It's so damn good.)  We've been waiting for Marybeth to get back so we could have her try it.

Which we did, lat night.  She loved it.  Then she surprised me, with a six-pack of Asahi, a Japanese beer.

 I love Asahi!

Sadly, she gave me the beer after we had the chicken.  I told her that it would have been amazing together.

Looks like we may have to have a do-over.

Well, darn.