8 years,
6 jobs,
4 moves,
3 dogs, 8 fish,
3 grandparents' passing,
2 graduate degrees,
2 children,
1.5 adoptions,
and 1 pregnancy ago,
Joshua and I tied the knot.
It amazes me to recall how little I really knew about Josh when we got married. A young bride just has no idea the treasure she has in her husband til she's partnered with him in big life events (and survived together), built a life of daily things (appreciating them as they come), and seen him kill it when it comes to being a hands-on daddy (when she really falls in love with him).6 jobs,
4 moves,
3 dogs, 8 fish,
3 grandparents' passing,
2 graduate degrees,
2 children,
1.5 adoptions,
and 1 pregnancy ago,
Joshua and I tied the knot.
Some daily/daddy things I love about Josh lately:
- Again and Still, how handy he is
- How hard he works at his job and at home
- How he makes breakfasts of bacon, eggs, french toast, fruit, etc. when he gets up with the kids
- How he gets up with the kids every other morning
- How he always overshoots his estimates of what time he'll get home - I'm always pleasantly surprised when he pulls in earlier
- How he knows to salvage a giant box so the kids can play puppets in it
- How he's on a blueberry pomegranate juice kick
- How he's on a popcorn kick
- How he listens to NPR to get to sleep each night
- How he enjoys calling his parents every week
- How he does every one of the kids' baths and all of Noah's bedtimes
- How he plays with Noah and Anna as soon as he's home from work, before even changing from his shirt and tie
- How messy his side of the bed is
- How he takes both the kids upstairs with him to change when he's just gotten home
- How he brushes Anna's wet hair off her neck after a bath because it bugs her
- How he invites me to come sit on the back porch with him after the kids go to bed
- How he breathes so loud while he's eating
- How he's like a kid again when he plays video games w/Noah
- How he calls Anna "Toodles"
- How he roots for the Japanese whalers on "Whale Wars"
- How he sewed Noah's favorite bear a new nose after he bit it off - because Lord knows I didn't know what to do with that needle and thread
- How, as we talked about how stinky divorce is, he said, "When we're old, I wanna be sittin' at an Applebee's with you."
Loving the life we've made together.
Loving where we're headed still.
Happy Anniversary, babe!
3 comments:
Congratulations and happy anniversary! Rebeka and I were remembering the big event just the other day. You got yourself a good man. I would be jealous, but I snagged the older brother. :)
This post made me smile. Congratulations on celebrating 8 years! I would tell you that you are certainly blessed with an amazing husband... but you already know that. ;)
Happy Anniversary! So, it's been 8 years since I've been in the presence of my Kimmie! Sniff.
That was the sweetest tribute to a husband I've ever read. I love the first paragraph and I might have to quote you on that someday. Perfectly stated.
An I love the Applebee's part. Awww. May you enjoy many years of happiness sitting on the back porch together.
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