I just responded to Traci's question about what we do (i.e., housework, kid rearing), and realized I was really coming down on the hubster. Then I started thinking about how much I love him and how bonded I feel to him even though he's a lazy ass and drives me nuts sometimes! So, here's an incomplete list of what I like about him:
He makes the best chicken breasts, no matter how he cooks them; grilled, baked, roasted, pan-fried. They are always perfectly juicey without being raw.
He makes up cute catch phrases that give us great "inside" jokes and stuff. His latest is that we should always strive to be PAPs, pleasant agreeable parents. Then we joke about needing a PAK (pleasant agreeable kid) and so on.
He does really sweet things for no reason (alright, it doesn't happen that often, I know, but still...). He got up earlier than me the other day and made coffee and got me a cup when I awoke, handed me my towel as I came out of the shower door, and then dropped me off at my door at work because it was raining. Still don't know what triggered that, but it sure was nice.
He's really smart and funny, and has a big, grinning, chubby-cheeked kid face, and the greatest long eyelashes, which fortunately our daughter got.
He LOVES chick flicks; he's usually the first one to suggest (as we call them) "Waiting to Exhale" type movies. He watches Sex and the City with me without ever complaining or acting embarrassed about it in front of his friends (I know, the chicks are hot and sometimes naked, but it's still from their perspective!), and ditto for Queer as Folk and The L Word (of course that's all about hot lesbians, what guy wouldn't dig that? ;)
He likes to garden and doesn't eat pork or beef (he's a sensitive pseudo veggie man).
He had a long standing tradition with his mother, who passed away, of planting flowers on Mother's Day, which we now do together, even before I was a mother!
He calls my mom and dad Mom and Dad, which they just eat up!
He's got the greatest love handles and a flawless sweet ass.
He's got wide hands and thick fingers, but somehow still delicate looking.
He's got cute teeth.
He makes twice as much money as I do but never acts like it.
He's usually very calm and relaxed.
He lets me do the decorating.
He's always known he wanted a family, before I met him and then after we met, even though I didn't at the time. He waited, having faith that I would come around. I'm so lucky for this, I've found motherhood to be the greatest miracle and transformation, and I would have most likely not experienced it if he'd given up on me or I ended up with a different partner.
He invested as much of himself in picking out wedding crap as I did, which was sometimes annoying; I kept telling him it was like having two brides. He had to go to every meeting, see every sample, etc. I could've killed him but in retrospect it was very sweet.
I could go on but don't want this to be too long, I just wanted to give him his props as he takes a lot of shit from me ;)
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what i like about my husband
i love that he tells me that he loves me all the time, that i am beautiful. that he likes to show affection in public (hand-holding etc.) i love that he has taken my girls into his heart and loves them as though they were his own. well, they are his own really.
i love that he believes that i can do anything i want to. i love that he thinks that i am so much smarter than he is, than anyone else is. i love that he tells all his friends how smart i am.
i love that he lets me sleep in on the weekends, and keeps the girls occupied so that they won't disturb me. and helps them make me breakfast in bed.
i love that he planned his whole career path with me and his family in mind. i love that he told me to quit my job when it was making me crazy, and that he told me to buy some cheese that i really like, even though our money is in short supply because i am unemployed.
i love that he doesn't care about how clean our house is, and that he doesn't think that my whole "job" is to keep it clean.
i love that he can make me laugh when i am taking myself too seriously, without making me feel like he is laughing at me.
i love that he wanted to play golf with my parents every single weekend last summer. i love that he organised my brother's whole wedding day, even though he hated having to be an usher and wear a tuxedo. he doesn't even like my brother, or his wife, all that much. i love that when he is organising any get-together, he always wants to include both our families. i love that he wants to keep in touch with his ex-stepmother, because she is family and he adores her.
i love that he is brave enough to be a little boy, with me and with our girls. i love that he will cry in public.
i love that he is this very macho, masculine guy, but that he reveres women (even his nutty mother!)
i love the way his jeans sit on his hips. i love his smile that lights up the room.
this is getting too long, but despite my post the other night, i love almost every single thing about my glorious man. and i always will.
Its always nice to sit back a
Its always nice to sit back and remember how good our husbands can be. Mine works his ass off so we can have a nice life. He starts dinner if he evers gets home before me. He gets Macy out of the bath everynight without me asking.
He looks like Harrison Ford with sparkley blue eyes. He's tall so I have to stand on my tip toes to kiss him, I love that.
He can fix anything at all. He built a Jeep from scratch all by himself. He is so kind and will help anyone who needs it.
Plus, he surprised me while I was out of town and bought me a new car. I think I'll keep him.
I'm lovin' the gooiness
It's so nice to hear you all going on about your guys. So i'll tell you about mine. He is the most wonderful person i have ever met. He can put anyone at ease. He will just watch me sleep and tell me how beautiful i am when i wake up. He does dishes and laundry and hangs all the sweaters to dry. He gave a speech at our reception that made people cry even the toughest hardest drinkin' folks. He respects me and everything i do in a day. He'll go on at length about how he loves the way i make the bed. He gets tears in his eyes listening to This American Life. He'll be 37 this year but he can still be such a wonderful child. He's still manly he can fix anything he is so strong 6'2 200 lbs. But he's so not into sports. He makes a good living for us and hasn't had to sell out to do it. He makes me go out at least once a week with my friends. And think's it's only fair because i've been taking care of the kids all week. In short he loves to make our family happy. No mind games or power plays just straight out love. It still amazes me that i have it this good i'm thankful everyday that i am this lucky. And that i can grow old with this amazing person. I could really go on and on but i'll end it now..
RevCo and Astra forever
Well my guy really knows how to geton my nerves like no one else, but that really is a good thing when you think about it. Who else knows me sooo well. Our whirlwind romance led to a family very quickly and we wee thrown into this family thing before we knew much about each other so we have grown as our children have grown.
I love that he can put on asmile and make small talk with even the most unsavory people (such as certain family members).
He really does a bang up job of house cleaning when he does it.
He is always there for me to cry on, no matter what
We take turns sleeping in every morning and when it's his turn to get up he always has coffee ready even though he doesn't drink it.
uh-oh the kids are getting out of hand, gotta go
but I love my husband more than he will ever know!!!!
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