One of my closest cousins got married today. I'm extremely happy for him. 

Its amazing and wonderful watching your childhood playmate/school mate/gym buddy/drinks buddy/movie buddy finally get married.

Its days like this that I'm thankful for what I have been born with.

Nobody's family is perfect, mine maybe more than others in some aspects.

But there are somethings I'm glad for

1. For being born to a family where everyone set the standard so high, there's no way you'd ever be able to be left behind.

(If everyone in your generation is a Graduate, and thats the minimum standard, its hard to consider anything less. Or in my case, never being aware of anything less.)

2. For being born to a family that inculcated the value of what its means to be family. And the importance of family.

(Where simply being family is the only thing you'll ever need to be accepted for who you are.)

3. For being born to a family where I'm always sure I can count on them.

4. For being born to a family where my sister and cousins set the standard of being generous allowing me to learn from their great and selfless examples.

5. For being born to a family where there's no bad egg and even the worst isn't that bad at all.

6. For being born to a family where manners and discipline is drilled into us from young, letting us be who are are today.

7. For being born to a family where I've got cousins that I can be close to.

8. For being born to a family where the older generation keeps their internal politics to themselves allowing for the younger generation to build their ties independently.

9. For being born to a family where love, care, and concern is always abundant.

10. For being born to a family where fights are resolved with words not violence or litigation. 

For all these and more, I'm glad. 

For all that I have, I'm thankful.

For all these I appreciate what I have in life.

For all these, I appreciate my Family.