Let Me Count the Ways...

I've got the bestest husband in the whole world!  For me.  

You may have the bestest husband in the whole world for you, and that makes me so happy!  

Don't you just hate it when spouses don't speak nicely about one another?  Doesn't it sort of stab you in the heart when you hear a wife belittling her husband, or a husband wishing his wife was a better {insert role}?  Love is a choice, people!  Luckily, for me, it's usually accompanied by a syrupy sweet feeling as well, which made that choice pretty much the easiest decision I've ever had.  

The secret reason I am still giddy in love with my super hot husband after 11 years is because he loves me with acts of service that really ahem, do the trick.  Let me give you some examples of the ways he shows his love...

1) He makes me breakfast every single day while I have morning sickness, then serves it to me in bed.  He even takes my order the night before.

2) He put my favorite running songs in my phone so that I didn't have to choose between carrying an iPod or carrying a phone.  Safety first.

3) When my sister told me it was possible to conceive again (twins) in the first ten weeks of pregnancy, I shot him a look that read "Don't come near me" and he just smiled and nodded, even though he thinks twins would be the.coolest.

4) I just went into the kitchen and spotted him in the bathroom, cleaning the bathtub.  With the new sponge he was so excited to try out since we saw it on Shark Tank.

5) Speaking of Shark Tank, we saw an episode last week where these guys made grilled cheese sandwiches on glazed donuts instead of bread.  I was drooling, and Phil said "Do you want me to go pick up some donuts to make that?" and  he was serious, too.

6) Every day I'm at work he does something fun with the kids...parks, bike rides, sports events, beaches, arts and crafts, obstacle courses (they are really into completing his course to become a ninja warrior), basically he does anything and everything.  He's a better parent than I'll ever be.

7)  He never buys anything.  This is so good for my budgeting yet sometimes spending personality.  I never have to worry about finding a big credit card bill because he wanted the latest technology item.  If we have a big credit card bill, it's all my fault.

8) If he's not cooking dinner, he's doing the dishes.  Fact.

9)  A couple of weeks ago, we had a homily where our pastor asked everyone in the parish to increase their tithing by 20%.  The next week as I'm writing the check for Mass, Phil reminds me to increase it by 20% and I said "Ugh, it's not like our incomes went up 20%" and he replied "When has God never provided for us?"  

10) He is completely focused on getting us to Heaven.  I've never seen Phil cry, but the most emotional he gets is when he talks about how he wouldn't be able to be happy if the kids or I don't make it to Heaven.  I joke and tell him that it's his job to get us to Heaven and it's my job to get us through this life.  And he takes that job seriously.

Okay, I could go on and on with my love mushiness, and I'm sure Phil is blushing reading this.  But isn't it nice to lift your spouse up in a world that doesn't seem to encourage it?  So go ahead and tell me the reasons you are happy in love...