Day 17 - If you would have asked me 6 years ago if I'd ever write that I'm thankful for pork, I would have laughed. See, when John and I met I wasn't eating red meat. Living with a bunch of vegetarians throughout college I slowly started to move away from it. I could never give up meat completely, but red meat kind of slipped away. I didn't care too much for pork ever so that was really easy to give up. Then I started dating a guy who spent the first 11 years of his life on a pig farm. My first dinner at his parent's house they made pork chops and I couldn't very well say no thank you. I'm too polite - and I really didn't have Scythian against eating meat. If I were a true vegetarian I would have had John tell them before, but it wasn't a huge deal. Anyway, this weekend we had a ton of pork. John's become way into Berkshire pigs, supposedly one of the best tasting. So anytime it's on a menu he goes crazy. For his birthday we went to a restaurant simply because the guy loves pork....and especially Berkshires. John was in heaven. More on that in another post. :)
Day 18 - Today's the best day of the month because I get to write about how thankful I am that John was born. *Insert a ton of sappy stuff here* Really, sometimes we drive each other crazy, and yes I already wrote about him making me laugh, so I won't get crazy here. I think everyone reading this knows what he means to me. We're incredibly happy and I can't imagine my life without him. One of the best things about him is his desire to see the world. I couldn't be happier exploring different cities with anyone else. Here's to a million more birthdays as wonderful as this one.
Day 19 - Today I'm thankful for my brother Matt. We don't talk as much as we should, but I always know that if I send him a quick text or want to complain about something he's going to be there. He doesn't think I'm weird when I text him from a foreign city asking him where I should get a beer. He's really good at understanding my frustrations with certain things. And though he's a football loving science-y man, which seems the opposite of me, we have a lot in common. No one understands Cardinals fever better. I'm looking forward to taking him and his girlfriend out for some good times when I'm back in Missouri. Guns and wine? Hopefully not at the same time. (Also grateful that he and John can find a common bond - they're probably going to talk nothing but guns and beer the entire week.)
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