Thankful Thursday: Breaking the Monotony

This guy right here makes me more thankful on a daily basis than I ever thought possible.  We’ve been together four years on New Years Eve and I couldn’t be happier.  This week, I decided to start a tradition with him.  Since I say what I’m thankful for every week here, I thought San and I should tell each other one thing we’re thankful for on a daily basis, or close to it.  I think it will help us to focus on the really little details within our relationship and each other that we love and will help us see that any little disagreement we may get into means nothing compared to all the great things we appreciate about each other.

He works a lot, so I had to text him about this new tradition.  Here was our conversation:

Me: “I want to start a tradition.  Every night we thank each other for something.  Thanks for telling me that story about staying with me because we have fun together.”  (Sidenote: He told one of his coworkers that he and I make each other happy and the coworker said that he found himself a keeper and that he should never let go of me.  San told me the story right away because he knows that kind of thing makes me happy)

San: “I agree with you.”

At that point I thought it was kind of funny because he didn’t understand that he was supposed to say something back, but once I explained it he told me he was thankful that I love food as much as he does.  The next day we did not have a chance to talk to each other for very long because he gets off work right when I am going to bed.  We had said our good nights and were about to say bye when he quickly said, “Oh wait!  We have to say what we’re thankful for!  I’m thankful that we say good night and sweet dreams to each other every night because it helps me sleep better.”  I don’t know if you can tell, but the fact that he remembered our new tradition and had to tell me before we hung up was so sweet and shows exactly what I love about him.  He knows exactly what to say to make me happy and he truly cares about doing things (like this new tradition) that may not seem that fun or important to him but are to me.  He puts in a lot of effort because he cares more about making me happy than seeming dumb to his friends who might be around him while he is on the phone with me or sounding corny.  I am thankful for him and the (almost) four years of happiness we have shared together.  He is a blessing in my life that I never intend to let go of.

I can just hear the “Ah, to be young again”-s radiating out of your minds, but we are all young once and if I have learned anything in my life so far, it is that I should hold on to those I love more than anything else and cherish the little things in life.  I don’t believe good things happen for no reason, so when something good happens to me or someone amazing comes into my life, I am going to do everything in my power to not mess it up.

What are you thankful for?  What do you and your significant other (if you have one) do on a regular basis that is something special between the two of you that may be meaningless to someone else?  If you are comfortable sharing, I would love to hear it!  Happy Thursday!

This post is also a part of Amanda at Serenity Now’s 27 Days of Thankful. Check her out until Thanksgiving to see what she is thankful for!