When I begin to think of all the things I'm thankful for my mind runs wild with the overload. So many times we think of all the things we wish were different that we forget to think of the good.
The first thing I'm thankful for is my best friend and wife Claudia. I am such an off the wall person that I have often, in my life, thought that no one would be able to even like me if I were myself. Well I have been myself always with her. I had come to the point in my life where if someone didn't like me for who I am the I didn't want to be friends with them any way. We dated for almost 5 years and this July 25th we will celebrate our 12th anniversary. So when you add that up it's almost 17 years.
The second thing I am grateful for is getting to know my daughter. Things that separated me from her for most of our life have been resolved and now, finally, I'm able to have a wonderful visit with her from time to time and she has shared her children with Claudia and I which has been the joy of the last couple of years. I simply love it when my oldest granddaughter, Leslie, refers to me as "her grandfather". I love you Leslie.
The third thing that I am thankful for is being found by my best friend from my Navy days, Tom Connelly. Tom came along in my life when friendship was important. When we in the Navy making log trips to the Med there wasn't a way to communicate home other than letters which took weeks to come and go. Many marriages were lost during that time of which I was one. Friendships are not so easy to come by when you are older. We have lived in Tennessee for 3 years and don't have the first person we call friends. It's really very lonely.
Fourth would being reunited with an old friend, Linnie Lyle. We were separated for some years but now we talk on occasion and email often. It's good to be back in touch with Linnie.
Enough for now I hope all of you have a wonder day.
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Location:Knoxville, Tennessee
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