day three.....gratefulness and making out

1. sometimes, we as humans say something that is not "heard" correctly by the person we're talking to, or heard the way they want to hear it.  i'm grateful i had the chance last night to be heard again, this time correctly and with an apology from the person who misunderstood me.
fighting sucks. making up does not suck. ever.

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2. i'm grateful for making out. oh, stop rolling your eyes and keep reading. snort. 

do you still make out with your spouse? like really make out...or is it more like just a few kisses in the morning and then a few more or just a tiny peck when you go to bed? well this may be more information than you want to know, but i'm sharing it anyhow. my hubby and i make out. often. and we love it. 

so with the pressures of the holidays sneaking in, grabbing all of us by the wrists and swinging us around sideways, take a few minutes and make out. relax.

here's a great way to start. at night when you're watching your favorite show on TV and you're all snuggled up in your comfy chair or your side of the couch and a commercial comes on...get up and move closer to your spouse. if possible sit on their lap and make out. make out during the WHOLE commercial and when your show comes back on, go back to "your corners" and wait patiently for the next commercial to surface and then do it all over again. i promise you, you'll love it and so will your spouse. you're welcome.

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3. we've been watching our son mature into such a wonderful young man and loving every minute of it. he was a difficult teenager and those teenage years were filled with so much struggle and pain, that there were moments we felt like we were drowning. somehow, i guess because we're parents, we kept our heads above water and survived and now we're being able to watch our son flourish. he is engaging and funny and smart and kind and loving and so amazingly patient. actually, he's always been those things, but to see him as a man now, with those attributes...well, i'm beyond grateful that he finally grew up and  grew into himself.

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tomorrow is thanksgiving and i wish all of you the happiest turkey day ever. i hope you'll all be surrounded by the ones you love, have more food on your tables than can possibly be eaten and that gratefulness fills the air you breathe.