Has this ever happened to you?

You're just going about your daily routine and suddenly, you stop and realize that at that point in time, your life is perfect?

I just did. I was going to post about how at this exact moment, I'm sitting in my office with Baby T sitting in his chair next to me, Sunday Revival is on (they are playing old REM now), and some awesome football is on in an hour.

But then I realized it went farther than that. It is a beautiful day outside, my wife is amazing, so is my stepdaughter, we live in an excellent home in an awesome neighborhood and my job is going very well.

It is amazing how you can do a 180 degree turn in just over three years. For those that don't know, I went through a divorce in 2001. I was pretty sure my life was over and I'd never be happy again. Blah, blah, blah. Luckily, my brother and family and my best friend from the old (fun) days spent the time and energy to make me see I wasn't so bad and life wasn't over. Then I met Jen and that part of my life was gone. I much prefer what replaced it.

Don't get me wrong, this is not as good as it gets. It is going to get better. I'm not settling. We are going to do better but the basic things are more than adequate. We can worry about the bigger house, the better cars; the material stuff later. Right now, though, I'm pretty darn happy with everything.

So, I guess that's all I need to say today. Right now, Baby T and I are about to go watch his second NFL playoff game. (He's already a Dolphin's fan, but we are going to watch the playoffs, anyway.)

  ¶ 12:10 PM