Four Months and Counting!

This morning, I was awoken at 6:15 by my favorite person, who wanted to let me know that he was thinking of me. The morning call has become a little ritual since I've adjusted my schedule to fit in a workout before Mass. His calls really mean a lot to me. There's nothing like waking up in the morning and immediately being reminded that someone really cares about you and wants you to have a great, productive day!

We are normally on our way to church at that hour, which reminds me of reason #3,682 that I am so grateful to be marrying this man: his spiritual life. Even though we are hundreds of miles apart, I know that he prays for me at the same time and in the same way that I pray for him. His love for God shines forth in a million little ways, having to do with actions more than flowery words. He desires to serve others and is always serving me when we are together. He always helps with whatever needs to be done (dishwashing and dinner prep included) while I'm working on other chores. He's flown and driven thousands of miles over the last 6 months, many times for fewer than 48 hours so that we could be together for the weekend. Then he turns right around to begin more intense, demanding workweeks. He is a good man.

Reason #3,683 would be that he really values integrity. I have always been struck by how accurately and thoroughly he communicates - breaking the ruthless attorney stereotype. But that's another blog post . . .