Days of Thanks: 11/1

So I know that everyone does this in November and it's pretty cliché, but I'm going to join the usual bandwagon and try to find something to be thankful for every day this month. Honestly, I've been through some shit, and I think it's always a useful exercise to step back and be thankful for what you have. It's usually more than you think.

11/1
I have to start with being thankful for my husband. Caleb and I have been together for 11 and a half years, married for five and a half, and the cliché is true - I love him more today than I ever thought I could on our wedding day or before. We've both learned so much in our years together, and I hope I have helped him mature and improve as a person as much as he has helped me. Lately I've been grateful for his listening skills and understanding that when someone you love is in distress, despite the urge to help "fix things," often they just need someone to listen, to be held, to cry on. When I make myself vulnerable to him, I'm not afraid of being judged or cut off; he actively listens and tries to provide comfort, knowing that most of the time, things can't be "fixed." Caleb proves to me on a daily basis how lucky I am to spend the rest of my life with him.

Here's a funny clip from Parks and Rec that I watched last night about listening and not "fixing":