He's also been really involved with my family of his own volition, which is really nice. Not that Sam wasn't supportive of my family, but he's been really tight on free time and he doesn't get to spend enough time with his family so my family sometimes ends up taking a backseat unless they come down to visit us in Irvine - which they do A LOT and we really do appreciate that immensely!
But lately, since even before we got engaged, Sam's been doing little things as well as big things. He's making the effort to see my family and celebrate big milestones with us the way I have done with his family over the last several years. He came with me for Papa's 80th birthday when we got the entire Santi family together and he opted to stay at my parents' house one night when we were in town last weekend.
He has been so great helping me manage my stress, too. I was getting a little overwhelmed trying to please everyone and mediate every decision we made, so Sam stepped up and agreed that he would be the spokesperson for his side of the family regarding wedding stuff while I was the spokesperson for my side of the family. That's reduced my stress a lot and makes me even more sure about making this huge commitment to Sam next year. He is a great partner, teammate and friend. I am incredibly lucky to spend my life with him.
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