Nine years ago today, Joe picked me up at my dorm and we had our first date in a little coffee shop just off campus. I knew from the start that I would either marry him or he would break my heart.
Let's just say I liked him a lot at this point, especially his sense of humor. (After all, he did ask me out with a line from "Dumb and Dumber" but I never anticipated that he would one day wear our daughter's Dora wig.)
This is a guy who drove an hour one way on a cold November morning to ask my dad for permission to start dating me.
This is a guy who asked me on our first date how he could serve me as we started our new relationship. I can honestly say he hasn't stop serving me since.
Joe is patient with me all the time but especially while I'm pregnant. He picks up my slack and never says boo about it.
He loves our babies just as hard as he loves me which is so wonderful to watch.
He makes wise decisions for our family and curbs my impulsiveness.
He's the first person I want to talk to when I experience something funny, sad, boring or interesting and he is the only person I want in the delivery room.
He puts everyone else's needs above his, including never letting me get near cleaning products or wet paint while pregnant.
Joe is patient with me all the time but especially while I'm pregnant. He picks up my slack and never says boo about it.
He makes wise decisions for our family and curbs my impulsiveness.
He's the first person I want to talk to when I experience something funny, sad, boring or interesting and he is the only person I want in the delivery room.
He puts everyone else's needs above his, including never letting me get near cleaning products or wet paint while pregnant.
This week, I found a new song that I absolutely love, "God Gave Me You" by Dave Barnes. (And when I say "new," I mean it was released 18 months ago and I'm just now hearing it.)
(If you've never heard of him, you need to listen to AT LEAST "Nothing Fancy" and "I Have and I Always Will.")
Davey-Baby strikes again with "God Gave Me You." I listened to it and immediately thought it was written about Joe. With all of my heart, I am absolutely certain God gave me Joe because He knew how much I would need him.
He is my best friend and I love kissing him when he comes home at the end of the day.
I love you, Joe. Nine years down, forever to go.
4 comments:
Umm, Joe's belly shot? Zach had to come downstairs and find out why I was laughing so hard.
Oh my goodness, too funny!
LOVE the belly shot. Your pics of him are priceless. Hey, is that room he's painting with the fence Madeline's room or the baby room? Whichever it is, I want to see pics of it finished. It looks so cool. Actually, I would like to see pics of both rooms no matter what. :)
Just catching up on your news! Love this post:) I also LOVE Dave Barnes and 'I Have and I Always Will.' Loved it so much that it was our first dance at our wedding!
And you should check out Dave Barnes christmas extravanganza videos on you tube. Pretty Hilarious! Congratulations by the way on your precious baby, and your honest posts about the ups and downs of a new baby make me want to reach through the screen and give you a hug, because, 'Guurrrl, I've been there!' Keep enjoying those beautiful babies!
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