Josh is out of town today and the next few days, too. Doesn't exactly make for a special Valentine's Day ... except it does. Sweet treats in surprising places saved the day. Josh slipped little Kit Kats in my make-up bag, under my pillow, in the cabinet, in the car, and he tells me there are a few I haven't found yet apparently. The card he left named day-to-day things married couples do and then summed it all up with, "There's no one I want beside me besides you." This made me grin because it's so us. And it's so the exact same message I had in mind for dedicating this song to him today.
I Want You With Me
by Leann Rimes
by Leann Rimes
When I'm walking down the street
on a quiet afternoon
Or when I hear our favorite song
and it gets me in the mood
When I don't know who I am
and the world is not my friend
When I fight my way back up again
Oh, I want you with me every move I make
I want you to see all that I see
Through the laughter and the madness
And every moment in between
Oh, I want you with me
When I tell my daddy bye
for the very last time
Or when I learn a whole new love
in our babies' first cry
When you can tell I've done it all
by the lines on my face
When I start regretting my mistakes
Oh, I want you with me every move I make
I want you to see all that I see
Through the laughter and the madness
And every moment in between
Oh, I want you with me
Back when Josh and I were dating, I listed a bunch of things I liked about him. I can't remember if it was for Valentine's Day or not, but he keeps it in his wallet to this day (at least last time I checked it was still there). So in honor of another Valentine's Day, I added some more stuff I love about Josh - some of the "real-life" romance that I would take over a flashy fancy holiday dinner date any day!
Stuff I've loved and still love about my man:
- How he checks on the kids before he goes to bed every night
- How he is King of the kids' bath times
- How I don't have to tell him how to pack the kids or what all needs to be done to put them to bed
- How he takes one of the kids with him to do a grocery run for me - double blessing!
- How he reads every bit of our blog
- How he always makes hearty breakfasts
- How he picks up my slack when needed
- How he loves and genuinely enjoys our babies
- How he is just plain and simple my best friend - I am completely myself with him
- How we laugh so hard together remembering specific commercials from years gone by that we liked
- How he can fix anything
- How he always cures my computer woes even though I am an impatient customer
- How he sews buttons for me and cut, ironed, stitched, and finished oven mitts for Anna
- How when he empties his pockets there are coins, trash, receipts, wallet, and little pink barrettes
- How he made a light sabre out of a stick and painters tape so he could Jedi spar with Noah
- How he gets pummeled as he walks through the door by all 4 of us
- How it continues on til bedtime
- How he knows why Anna's being 2 years and 5 mos. old is significant
- How he knows my unspoken pet peeves and laughs at them with me
- How smart his Lego-selling idea was!
- How he is such a stickler about Noah's breathing treatments
- How he is not lazy - like, ever! (only highlighted by the fact that I am)
- How he laughs (me, too) when I growl "Aggravation!" cuz it reminds us of his dad
- How it is so important to him to be available and active within our family
- How he surprised the kids with valentines in their car seats today
Happy Valentine's Day, Josh! I ♥ You always.
8 comments:
I just posted my own Valentine's sweetness. After reading yours I just melted all over again. Our guys are the best!
Precious.... Never forget how much you have!
awe!!!!!
You added to the original post.
Be still my heart!
Confession: I add to/alter just about all my posts at least 3 times after I press post. :)
You're totally sentimental whether you think so or not! But in a good memory, not a packrat type way :) What a fun addition to that post...
I think I like Josh more now (not that I didn't like him to begin with) :) LOL!
Makes me want to make a list too!
those BROWN guys ARE the BEST!
What a great man! Kim, I'm so happy that you found Josh. You two sound perfect for each other. I feel the same way about Robbie and I. Like that commercial says, "I love us".
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