Happy Birthday, Colleen…

Written by Steve Hack….Guest blogger…

“November is a great month. It provides us with an opportunity to reflect on all the wonderful things and people in our lives that we are so thankful for. It is why Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It also coincides with the birthday of my wife as the 30th of this month she turns forty-five years young. I am incredibly grateful and blessed for nineteen wonderful years that we have been married. Here are a few of the reasons why I am so thankful for everything Colleen has done and continues to do:”

• I am thankful for the love and support she provides me every minute of every day.
• I am thankful she cares and worries so much about our four children.
• I am thankful she is always there to pick me up after a difficult day with a simple smile and some much needed kind words.
• I am thankful for her infectious smile and radiant personality which brightens every room she enters.
• I am thankful she can instinctively recognize my fears and concerns on a daily basis and put me at ease with a loving hug and tender kiss.
• I am thankful she wakes up in the middle of the night to fine tune a spin class or barbell class to ensure YMCA members can start their day in a positive fashion with a high quality 6 AM workout.
• I am thankful Colleen is so incredibly concerned and caring for her friends and family and is genuinely concerned for their well being.
• I am thankful for our long talks over our steak and pasta dinner date/restaurant nights where we spend most, if not all, of the time laughing and joking.
• I am thankful she stuck with me, encouraged me, ran with me, was both worried sick and excited for me, and even gave me a pep talk as I recently completed my first marathon.
• I am thankful she works three jobs while being the overwhelming primary planner and communicator for our children’s school activities as well as other activities. She does not complain about it one bit.
• I am thankful Colleen has done an unbelievable job decorating our house and keeping it constantly updated with each passing season and holiday.
• I am thankful she supports me in every one of my endeavors and attends as many of my activities as humanly possible.
• I am thankful she is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside.
• I am thankful for having such a wonderful and caring and loving person to be with me as we take this journey through life together.
• I am thankful for Colleen, my wife. Happy Birthday Honey !!