How funny life is

Just when you are not looking, life slips you a curve ball. It is the most amazing thing and I know it sounds clique and is often said, but you never know what tomorrow will bring. A few years ago, two to be exact, I was living the single life in fast forward. Do I miss that? Sometimes but not really the going to the bars part, more the hanging out with friends part. The amazing friendships that are formed during the hazy late nights. We are all still friends but just in different places in life. We will always be friends but sometimes I really miss those days. My life now is so unexpected. Well maybe not for most people, but for me, I had given up on spending my life with someone. I had gotten to a place where I was ok with just Taylor and me. Then came Brandon.

Since we have moved in together recently, I have been most impressed with his relationship with Taylor. Taylor has never really had a father figure. She knows her father and adores him but he has and continues to be mostly absent in her life. She waits for Brandon to get home. It is so good to see the excitement in her eyes when he does come home. She starts with 100 questions and he always makes time to talk with her and ask her about her day. This morning I was informed that I needed to pick up some food coloring so the two of them can change the color of a flower that she picked for us. He is always trying to teach her new things and she is so willing to learn. He tries (as he puts it) to teach me things as well but I figure I have learned enough up to this point. J

It is just amazing to me to see the difference in a child when both parental figures are present. Never having had that before, you appreciate it so much more. So this weekend as we celebrate two years together, I will make sure to let him know just how much it means to me that he takes the time to spend with my child.