This list could be a long one but nobody wants to read that crap. Instead I have simplified it all to the one constant in my life that has made what I have now possible, my wife.
My wife saved me. I was not exactly a good person when I came back from the Marine Corp. I was pissed, short tempered, violent and bored and felt like I had no future. I ran with a crowd that no longer exists. Most of them are now statistics that I am sure were chronicled on some other jackass's blog. I had my own brushes with death and never learned, no matter how much my parents tried I never listened to them. I had no desire to be the person that they raised me to be or the person that I was capable of being.
Then I met my wife. It may sound corny to say that she made me want to be a better person but she did. She for some reason saw the good in me but wouldn't have a real relationship with me until I changed my ways. She said this to me without uttering a single word other than NO.
This was all 14 years ago and I can honestly say that she has given me all of my reasons to be thankful. My wonderful daughters, my great job, our wonderful house, my relationship with my family are all from her.
Thank you honey, I love you.
