grateful for five years without a drink. grateful for katie and for her seemingly endless belief in and love for me- especially all the years i couldn’t find much of either for myself. grateful for my creative community (which i have been missing for the better part of a year). grateful for friends and family and photography and guitars and music. grateful for coffee and sparkling water and cookout milkshakes (only a couple mos till watermelon milkshake season!). grateful for work that suits me - writing, thinking, editing around science - and lets me indulge my photo and music habits while still paying the mortgage. grateful for my homie bubba & all the other critters. grateful for sunshine and rain and good days and bad days. i am grateful generally speaking and happier than i thought possible back in my drinking day. thanks to y’all for your kindness and friendship and love. you’ve made me better for it. love y’all, stay joyful, stay strong, and don’t let the bastards grind you down. ☮️❤️📷🎸🩼
sixteen years ago i married the best person. she’s the smartest, most creative, driven, accomplished, beautiful, kind, and thoughtful person i know. we’ve been together since 2003 and i am still amazed by her. @katiemurraync is a better partner in this life than i ever imagined i could ever find. happy anniversary to the best human!
