So I was sitting here trying to think of what to write about for this weeks blog and nothing was coming to me. So I started scrolling through past blogs and I noticed that I have written about everything (well almost) but about how awesome the man I married is. I sat through a Spouse Appreciation event last night and it was so awesome to be recognized for all the things we do and seeing the little clips of video of husbands thanking their wives for all that they do, but what about our husbands? Surely I do majority of the things to make sure the household runs smoothly and everyone is taken care of, but what about the things that he does that help?
When Matt was deployed I had many times where I sat and cried about how awful I felt for not acknowledging the things he did. Sure, I said thanks, but I didn't take the time to "notice" how great of a job he was doing at the things he did do. My husband forgets a lot! but there are plenty of things that he does that seem to go unnoticed and I wished I had told him more often just how much I appreciate those things, especially since most of them I HATE doing. Here are a few examples (in no particular order).....
-He takes out the trash
-He washes dishes (and not just once in a while), after every meal
-He brings the laundry downstairs on Sunday (laundry day) and takes it upstairs when it's all done
-He gets the kids ready for baths and brushes Alanna hair after she is done
-He feeds and bathes the dog (if you keep up with the pics on my FB or Instagram, you know my dog hates baths and I equally hate giving him one)
-He does random things to make me smile (like bring me flowers, get me some wine, gives me a massage)
-He lets me sleep in on the weekends (now I am a mom and I do wakeup to the kids, but it is so nice to lay in bed and know they are taken care of)
-He makes breakfast on the weekends
-He cleans my car
-He hardly fusses when I ask him to come shopping with me
-He is affectionate and always tells me I am beautiful
-He plays outside with the kids
-He tries to be involved in what's going on when he can
-He asks me before he makes plans (most of the time)
-He doesn't complain when I do things by myself
-He takes me on Dates
The most amazing thing about my husband is that although he has a job that requires more of his time than we both would like, he works hard and he praises me for all the things that I do. He makes a special effort to be involved and ensuring we are spending time together.
Loving him is always easy, putting up with him is work, but this man is everything to me. He loves us and he understands we all make sacrifices and he embraces them.
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