Thankful

So, since November began I have been seeing people posting something they are thankful for each day. I choose not to do that this year because there is so much to be thankful for and the greatest is the love of my husband. I truly see a change in him just in the past few months not to mention since we first started our long distance relationship. I always heard how good he was with kids, but since he became a step-dad to my little girl, he has truly amazed me. He loves taking her out on father daughter dates! He has a special bond with her, true, she is still a mama's girl, there are times when she begs for his attention. Like last night when we had been out all day and our last stop was in the grocery store. She was a tired little girl and just wanted mama to hold her, but when Robert walked across the aisle from us she called to him, she said "Robert come here, I have a question", so he came and asked what her question was, she really didn't have a question for him, but wanted to tell him something that neither of us really understood.

I have heard of all the shows he used to go to and all the trips he made and all the bands that he allowed to stay over when they needed a place to sleep. Since Georgia and I have moved here, he has had one band stay over with my permission and it was a trial for us. We agreed that we would try it once to see how it went, and after that one time we have agreed as a couple that it doesn't work in an apartment with a two year old and that it would be better to have a bigger place before another band stays over. He has not gone on any trips, even though he has wanted to. But he looked at our finances and saw that the money that would have gone towards the one trip he wanted to take was much better used to take care of our family here. He was asked to be a tour manager for a month in January and I told him he should go because a record label would be looking at his performance on that tour and wanted to talk to him, which I felt was a good sign. But since we started talking about it, he has told me that he doesn't think he is going because he feels like it might be a waste of time.

As far as shows that he goes to, since moving here I can probably count the number of shows he has been to on one hand. There are times when I look at him and ask him, "is there a show you can go to tonight?" just so he can go and get some of his energy out. He has grown into such a family man recently and I didn't expect that to come for a few years yet! But he has made these choices on his own and granted, we are struggling some, he knows that Georgia comes first in every aspect and respects that fact. I love my husband with all my heart and every day (not just this month) I am so thankful for him in our lives. Last night, Georgia wanted me to lay with her to fall asleep, but wanted Robert to read her stories, when he was done, she gave him a kiss and told him she loved him, my family is complete. I couldn't be any happier.