What I am thankful for...

Original Post Date: November 26, 2007

I hope this day finds you surrounded by family and friends, even if its just one special someone. For those who have answered the call and are overseas (or soon will be) during this holiday season, you are in my prayers. Again Happy thanksgiving and remember no matter how bad your day, month, or year is going at this point. We still live in one of the greatest countries in the world and we need to be thankful for everything that makes us happy in our lives.



I am thankful for .....



being married to Amanda, I know you always say that I am lying but you are the best thing that came into my life. That you have changed my life for the better 99.9% of the time.... even owning Diamond. That my life wouldn’t be the same without you and I wouldn’t want it any other way.

for my dogs. They made me realize sometimes you should take people at face value and hope for the best and you should be honest to the people you meet. That I don’t even remember how it felt when I didn’t ever want to own a dog. That no matter how bad my day might have been at least I know I have to friends that are always happy to see (or hear) me.



my brother Aaron that I will always remember playing everything from basketball, baseball, football, and other sports(sorry I still sucked, but you tried). When I was watching those old movies when I was home. It reminded me of how good of a brother you were and are to me. I am so happy you have Tyler in your home now. At least we know he will have a good father and will grow up in a good home.

my brother Shane. Even when I was pretty young, you talk to me about different things in history to current affairs. You treated me like I was an adult, and how no matter how different our views are we both realize how great our contributions to our country are. That I am so proud of you becoming what you always wanted to be. The students in your school don’t realize yet how luckily they are for having you as a teacher.

my brother Brian. Thank you for always playing military with me for hours in our backyard, and for being a best friend. I hope you know I regret not hanging out with you more while I was in high school. You would have been a better role model to me than some of the type of people I used to hang out with.

To my Mom, words don’t describe how much I am luckily to have you as my mother. You always had this way of making me not want to let you down, even when I was in high school. I know you didn’t intentionally do this, however sometimes that feeling helped me keep myself out of trouble.

To my Dad, 99,9% of everything you ever told me has turned out right so far. How I have to realize that I can do anything with my life, however everything has consequences and I have to live with them..good or bad. It made me turn my path in high school, where I almost didn’t graduate, was hanging out with some bad influences, to a career, finishing my degree, and having a wonderful family here in Tucson.

To all my other relatives. Grandpa Trueblood, for taking me fishing, from taking me for rides on your riding lawn mower, to talking to me about my military experiences now and sending me a card when I was overseas just with a couple of lines to show you cared. You are and always have been the grandpa you read about in books. To my Grandma Trueblood, I hope you you are finally at peace and thank you for teaching me it’s ok to make mistakes in my life. Grandpa and Grandma Borgo, some of my fondest memories are with you in New Jersey. When you both lived in Belleville, to when I was "trying" swim in Cape Manor, to when you welcomed my wife with opened arms while I was deployed, to your recent party where you found everything special even the case of mistaken identity in your photo album. I hope that Amanda and I are half as luckily as you two.

I don’t want to leave anyone out, but I need to get some sleep I work tonight. So to everyone else on both sides of my family, Borgos and Truebloods. I hope you know everyone in my family has had a piece in making me who I am. To my friends I still keep in touch with that might read this you are not forgotten I no matter how busy I get I hope you know I think about you guys everyday. That is what I am thankful for today. That my family and friends have been there for me during some of my toughest times.

Happy Thanksgiving and God Bless