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Oct. 10, 2006
The Man I Love
Well...I've seen this on other people's blogs and it never hurts to remind oneself of all the good stuff about one's other half...sooo...
15 Reasons Why I Love My Husband
1. He's a manly man! Two days ago he shot a deer while out hunting and he carried it in by himself on his back. Not a small deer either. (visions of Charles Ingalls in my head!) OOO yeah.
2. He is a craftsman. My husband is a carpenter and a contractor. But he's much more. He's an artist. When he builds a piece of furniture the joints are perfect. Everything is smooth and level and flawless and bearing his own sense of aesthetics. My house is full of his handiwork. From our hardwood entryway floor to the hope chest at the end of my bed.
3. I've spent more years with him than without him. He really KNOWS ME. We started dating when I was 15. We had more than our share of turmoil and drama before we were married. Even went our separate ways a few times for short periods. But we REALLY know each other...and love each other anyway... ha ha ha.
4. My husband is not the romantic type. At first this would sound like a negative aspect and I often think it is, but when he DOES decide to be romantic? JUMP BACK LORETTA! When I was 18, he came to my high school (he had graduated by then) and FILLED my car with miniature roses, and then sat in his car across the parking lot with his binoculars to watch me find them. He's been known to give me homemade cards too.
5. He's a good cook. And he rarely needs a recipe. While I do most of the cooking in the house, he is clearly the one to whom cooking comes most naturally.
6. He's a good daddy. He is definitely the disciplinarian in the house. But he is also the one who reads to the girls every night and takes them on nature walks and brings home different critters for them to pet and love. Though he often appears aloof, he LOVES the goodnight hugs and kisses he gets from his girls and thrives on their little wrestling sessions.
7. He's very clean. He never leaves the toilet seat up (in fact he usually closes the lid too). He always replaces the toilet paper. He's the one who cleans the long lost mystery food out of the back of the fridge every week, and back when we had an indoor cat, he emptied the catbox.
8. He wears almost the same thing nearly every day. This used to really bug me. I SOOO wanted to see him wear a button down shirt or a sweater. I think I've seen him wear a sweater ONCE in nearly 18 years. He rarely gets cold. Sun, rain or snow, he almost always wears a t-shirt and Levi's 501s. Oh, how I love a workin' man in 501's. He wore a very nice suit for our wedding and a tuxedo at both of our proms. Other than that, he's the easiest man in the world to clothes shop for.
9. He's tall. Maybe its shallow. But I love that he's tall.
10. He LOVES to hunt and fish. The part of me that loves the romantic aspect of my front porch, loves to can, bake bread, garden and quilt LOVES that he hunts and fishes.
11. He's incredibly smart with money. He hates to owe anyone money and always makes sure the bills are paid and money is laid aside first. As a one income family, we live on a tight budget, but I almost never have to worry about a bill being paid late or there not being money for our mortgage payment. He's very sensible and responsible.
12. He's a good provider. See #11. We live on a budget but we live well. And its all because of him.
13. This one isn't appropriate for the blog. But trust me, its a good reason.
14. He's hilarious. He has a tendency to be sullen and hard to read at times and that's just a part of who he is. BUT, he has a great sense of humor. We have definitely spent more time laughing together than arguing together.
15. He knows what he believes and why he believes it. God has worked in his life, and he is very convicted. He's not afraid to let others know what he thinks and share his heart and mind. There is never any question that he will do what he says he will do. He doesn't make decisions lightly or believe in anything without a lot of thought and consideration. I have great respect for his beliefs and opinions.
Wow. I actually thought I might have trouble making this list. I think I could've kept going! Amazing how often the good stuff gets taken for granted in the ebb and flow of our busy daily lives.
Thank you God for a good man to grow old with! I am blessed indeed!
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Oct. 10, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Seriously. Your list sounds eerily like mine might. Down to the T-shirt and Levis (his are 550's though!). Although at 5 10.5" he's not TALL. sorry, the clone criteria ended there, but wow.
Is your husband a dreamer as well? Mine comes up with wild ideas often and it sortof boggles me, but after all these years.....it's kindof cool to wonder what he'll come up with next. (sometimes not too cool....but that's for another kind of list.)