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November 27, 2008 
As I sit here writing at 6:22am on Thanksgiving morning, the family having left about thirty minutes ago, Jina back in bed trying to catch a few more winks and me trying to keep Lyla sleeping for another hour until it’s time to eat…I thought about a lot of things I’m thankful for this year.
It’s truly a blessed day in our house. We’ve been waiting so long for Lyla to come into our lives and not just for nine months, but for many, many years. Jina has always known she wanted to be a mom, and for me…well, I knew about nine months ago and then again this weekend. And right now, staring at my beautiful little girl, I already can’t imagine life without her.
So what am I thankful for this year…
…starting off with superficial things like Lost, Battlestar Galactica, The Office, Blu-Ray, high definition, the Phoenix Suns, my iPod, Snow Patrol, Storm Chasers, comic books, Facebook, online bill payment, gas being under $2 right now, Google Reader, mix cd’s and Diet Coke
…a great job
…down to one car payment
…a solid roof over our heads
…football on Thanksgiving…football in general
…flag football on Thanksgiving morning (in just over an hour!)
…a great dad who has an amazing faith in God
…a wonderful mom who does everything she can to make sure we have what we need
…my brother who loves to quote movies just like I do
…blogging and writing about my life
…saturday mornings at Paradise Bakery with Jina
…my church
…our two, annoying, loyal dogs
…friends who would do anything for you
…my amazing wife who is the best thing that could have ever happened to a guy like me
…the family that stayed with us this week to ensure that parenthood started for us with a lot of help
…a baby who has been sleeping the entire time I wrote this blog
…the aunt who is bringing us Thanksgiving dinner today
…again my wife who is so wise at times it scares me and makes me a much better person. What would I ever do without her?
…and to Lyla, the new love of my life who makes gurgling sounds, toots, hacks, sneezes, pees, poops, cries and screams, yet somehow was able to make all those things seem awesome
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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