Fourteen years ago today, on a crisp, clear, post Thanksgiving Saturday I said I Do.

Had I choose not to I would not have-

Those three precious girls asleep in my bed;

The people on that day who became my in law’s but who I now call friends;

The friendships made over years of football games, concerts and summer barbeques;

This house with it’s freshly fallen snow lining my backyard;

This job that each day makes me feel stronger and more connected;

This city.

Today there is joy.

Joyful life,  grateful heart.