on my worst days, there is still one thing that makes me genuinely happy and it is waking up to see my partner asleep next to me. I had to live without it for such a long time while we were long-distance and now I get to experience it every day and I& #39;m so grateful.

when I wake up in pain (very common) or from nightmares (also very common), he& #39;s there. it doesn& #39;t fix everything, but it does make unbearable things slightly less so. it& #39;s a blessing. I hope I never forget that.

I don& #39;t have the bandwidth to talk about politics today. I& #39;m just going to lie here and be grateful for my loved ones and thank the almighty for being so generous with their blessings.

anyway, here& #39;s a goofy photo of us at a production of much ado about nothing a couple of nights ago. it& #39;s been four years and every day still brings new joys.