A Life in Progress

I never thought there would be anyone who could make me change my ways. As a stubborn Capricorn, I am very stuck in my ways. Many of my statements have started with, "I will never...". Like when I said I will never eat mushrooms, peppers or pickles.  Then I met someone who made me want to be...well, different..better. A better friend, a better mother, a better partner, a better person.  His expectations of me are high. Not unattainably high.  He thinks highly of me and expects me to think highly of myself.  He believes in me and supports my ideas, dreams, and even my whims.  He is smart, almost as smart as me (sometimes smarter).  He sees me for who I really am even when I don't want to.  Good or bad, he loves me best when I'm just being me, not who I think he wants me to be. He says me being happy makes him happy. After years of knowing each other, I finally figured out he was the right person for me.  He claims to have always known this.  Like I said, he's smart :) He's also an amazing father without having children of his own.  He has taken on the responsibility of helping me raise my son, who adores him as much as I do.  He shares in all of life's responsibilities even when I don't expect him to. When I'm being selfish and pouty, he accepts me for who I am...because he knows I love him and plan to spend the rest of my days with him.  He makes me laugh when I don't want to. He makes me cry tears of happiness when I don't expect to. He always puts US first.  While achieving his own success, he makes our family his main focus.  He is a team player and I am so thankful to have him on my team.  He has brought order into my life of chaos and put things into perspective. With the shoulders of Atlas, he carries the load of all our hopes and dreams. This is what a partner should be and many times he is so much more.  He sees the big picture and looks past the small stuff.  He is the calm to my storm, the tortoise to my hare...and it still amazes me everyday that he is mine...