Those Pesky Tears at 2:30am - or - Thankful for Mr. Potts

It seems this time of year there is a plethora of posts around what people are thankful for. I have many, many things that I am thankful for, but I wanted to share with you the person that I'm most thankful for.

Mr. Potts, yep, you guessed it. He's the person I'm most thankful for.

When I'm thirsty and we're lounging on the couch, he'll get me a glass of water. One of our great, big 32 ounce cups because I drink a LOT of water.

When I finish reading at night, he'll get out of bed and turn the light off so I don't have to.

While I'm gone, he keeps me updated with tales of Pepe Cat and his morning chatter and Hayden with her sweet calmness.

He laughs at my goofy jokes. And trust me, they're GOOFY. I'm goofy. And he loves this about me.

He'll rub my feet after a long day and then will cuddle with me at night. This is BIG because he is not a cuddler.

Perhaps the thing I'm most thankful for about Mr. Potts is that he knows me. He knows how I'll react to things. He knows where my thought process is going to take me.

He'll let me cry when he knows I need to at 2:30 in the morning and he'll smooth my hair and talk me through my tears.

He knows what sets me off, what worries me and what can bring me to my knees in fear.

He knows my heart.

Mr. Potts...I thank God every day for bringing him into my life.

In this time of reflection, what (or who) are you thankful for?

A Thankful Thursday & the First of my Christmas Giveaways!

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As I was getting ready for bed last night I realized I look like an alligator. My skin is so dry & flaky - I think due to the sun from our cruise, the lack of heat at my MIL's house & then from Mr. Potts running our gas fireplace.

I slathered on the lotion and thought about the fact that I could be irritated by this (although, truthfully, only a little irritated because it isn't really that big of a deal) or I could choose to focus on the positive aspects of my life. Because really, don't we all need to be reminded of what is so positive about us sometimes?

I'm going today after work to spend the evening with my mom and the munchkins. I'll most likely help sweet niece with her "homework" and work with her on her flashcards - number & letter identification. I'm thankful that I'll get to spend some extra time with them this week.

In the spirit of considering all I have to be thankful for, I realized that I'm thankful for you all. I've met many wonderful people through this and I never thought I would. Your comments & suggestions lift my spirits sometimes. Your posts make me tear up, cry, feel proud to be your friend and sometimes spit water out of my nose (thanks Brittany Ann and your Workout Wednesdays!).

As my own way of saying thank you, I wanted to share some special treats with you from now until Christmas.

Without further ado (and since I know you all were really waiting for this) I give you the first of my Christmas Giveaways.

I'm calling this one my Munch & Crunch.

To help you enjoy the holidays, I thought a gift from Godiva would be a welcome treat (the Munch part of this gift). Godiva chocolates were something I always enjoyed growing up (the white chocolate raspberry starfish - pure heaven in your mouth!) and I wanted to share a bit of that with you.

This special edition Holiday Chocolate Gift Box contains 9 pieces of Godiva chocolate including 4 special winter wonders:

• Mocha Snowflake dipped in delicate milk chocolate
• Mandarin Orange Snowflake under a fresh blanket of snow-white chocolate
• Dark chocolate Winter Cocoa warmed with notes of cinnamon and spice
• Winter Almond marzipan enrobed in their finest milk chocolate.

Isn't that such a pretty gift box?

The second part of my gift to you is a $15 iTunes Gift Card (the Crunch part of the gift). I know that I'm always on the hunt for new tunes to work out to & iTunes gift cards are always a favorite gift for me - both to give & to receive.

To enter this giveaway you only need to comment on this post. Perhaps you'd like to share something you're thankful for?

The winner will be announced tomorrow in my Fabulous Friday post.

What a happy Thursday!