My husband….
Fourteen years ago today, I married my husband. This past weekend we celebrated being together 17 years. We met at the end of our freshman year in college – I still remember they exact moment when I saw him. He was coming down the stairs in a dorm and a bunch of us were going out to the movies. The funny thing is that he was kind of dating a friend of mine at the time and I subsequently started kind of dating a friend of his (I say kind of because it was the whole long distance thing – it didn’t work out – good for me)! I’m not going to bore you with the details…but the rest, as they say, is history.
My husband.
I’m not a big user of the whole “husband” “wife” “Mr.” “Mrs.” thing. Most people know that when I talk about my husband, I refer to him as “Steve”. But really, he’s the very best husband.
I could never ask for a better father to our girls. Our girls love their daddy so much – we’ve gone through these various spells (as I’m sure any parent will tell you) – where the girls have wanted nothing to do with me and only want to be with their daddy. And I love that. I love that he’ll drop everything and just be with them. He gives them his whole heart and I can see it. I love that he’s taught them to fly rockets, fly planes and give them opportunities that they will truly never understand how lucky they are.
My husband.
He loves and he gives. I don’t honestly know if in 17 years he’s ever told me the word no. And that doesn’t mean I get my way all the time. But he tries to make things work…and he never, ever gives up. He balances a lot between work, the girls, studying, he’s constantly doing something…he’s definitely not a “dust settle under his feet” kind of guy. I love that he’s an all-in or all-out kind of guy. He has an incredible work ethic and I love that about him.
My husband.
What I appreciate and love about him so much is that I’m the person I should be when I’m with him. He’s so positive and so encouraging and well, just proud. And god….I’m just lucky. I get to be and do the things that I want, and he supports everything about me. I’ve come up with some wacky ideas over time and not once did he tell me it was foolish or didn’t support it 100%. He has been there for me through my very darkest moments and also seen me achieve great accomplishments. He never once questioned the hundreds of migraines I’ve had over the years – he’s a very good man for standing with me through all of this as things got really bad. And now, we are enjoying my “new life” so to speak…and he’s right by my side.
My husband.
I love thinking about my future with him. I love knowing that as a team, we are incredibly strong and we can accomplish anything together. I love thinking about the next 5, 10, 15, 20 years with him. I know we give and take and it literally is the perfect combination. I love thinking that some day, he’s going to walk 2 little girls down the aisle and dance with them at their weddings.
There is so much more I could say…but life gets in the way.
Thank you to my amazing husband…I know you’ll read this….so a dumpster still works for me 
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