Today is our anniversary. Twelve years married. TWELVE. Add that to four years of dating and we’ve been together more than half my life. Nothing compared to 30, 40, 50 and even 60 years but 12 is something. A lot of people don’t make it that far these days. And if they do, many are not happy ones. Ours haven’t been all happy but we are today. In fact, a few years back I wondered if I’d ever be happy again. But we are and it’s only because of God’s grace and guidance. And I don’t say that as a cliche. I’m serious, without Him, I’m not really sure what we’d look like right now. I don’t get sentimental and mushy a lot but I want to take such a mushy day to talk about all the mushy stuff I love about Scott. How about 12 things for year 12?
- Sometimes I can’t stand how good of a Dad he is. Just yesterday he took them on a breakfast date to McDonald’s AND brought me Starbucks on the way home. Today he was really upset he didn’t make it to paint pottery with Emma and I just so he could spend time with us before work.
- I love how he leads. I don’t know what it is but people listen to him. Sometimes he doesn’t give them a choice but he’s got this weird way of making people respect and listen to him. Some people call him to find out what to do in a rough spot even if he’s clueless on the subject.
- I love that he’s a handyman. He can fix or build just about anything. There’s nothing sexier than watching him use a drill. What can I say? Blue collar men can be hot too.
- I love his sense of humor. MOST of the time. Sometimes it seems he can’t be serious for anything. But most of the time, he keeps me laughing and I love that.
- OK, fine, I love most of his OCD tendencies. This house would be freakin’ disaster without him and I know it.
- On that note, specifically, I love that he doesn’t mind helping around the house. He’s been known to wash dishes regularly and vacuum and do laundry when necessary. Talk about scoring points!
- I love that he loves people. He’s always wanting to invite someone over or go do something with someone. He’s so much more outgoing than me and it really balances us out.
- I love that he thinks I’m beautiful and tells me a lot. Even if sometimes it seems he says it so much it doesn’t mean as much but I know I’d be lost without that. I just hope he thinks it when I’m 85 and wrinkled!
- I love how generous he is. He’s taught me so much about compassion and giving and I know he’d out-give me any day of the week and I consider myself pretty generous.
- I love that he loves to learn. Even though it bores me to absolute death to watch the History channel, I love that he has a passion for learning.
- I love how athletic he is. He’s strong and healthy and I’m so proud when he takes off on his bike or whatever he is doing! It seems like he can do just about anything he sets his mind to.
- And of course, most importantly I love his love for Christ. If there is one thing that is most attractive in a man it is the ability to humble themselves before God. It seems so backwards that humility would be so attractive but it is. I can’t explain it but on that account alone, it’s like a magnetic pull. I love God so, so much and to find a man out there these days (well, 16 years ago) that still proudly stands up for his faith too, well, I consider myself quite the lucky one.
So, yeah, mushy, mushy. I know I talk a lot about how much I love this TV show or that one or this celebrity or that one but if you can just imagine how much I go on and on about that, my love for Scott is 1,000 times more than that. I just choose not to gross you guys out about it too often. You’re welcome 🙂 Actually, I think it’s kind of nice to hear that this marriage thing actually works every once in awhile. And it has. So very, very much.