He’s had a birthday so I thought I would reflect on why my favorite guy is my favorite guy.
To be honest, I just love him. When most women gripe and complain about their better halves, I get to sit there without much to say. I think that says a lot.
He has all the redeeming qualities one would list as preferable in a husband – he is loving, caring, sweet, funny, handsome, and smart. But there is much more to him than the generic list.
He is lovingly gentle. He knows when a I need to be hugged a little longer than usual. He knows when I need him just to listen and sympathize – not analyze and strategize. He has never raised his voice in our home. He complements freely and shows appreciation for what I do.
He is fun to be around. We laugh at ourselves and each other. Its him who initiates the adventures we go on. He likes toys and to have fun.
He has never shown resentment towards me when I haven’t been able to provide him with the family that we’ve dreamed of. He has endless patients when my mood swings would give most people motion sickness.
He balances me. When I want to throw caution to the wind and hope for the best – he’s there with a security net and a back-up plan.
He pays attention. He knows my favorite singer, type of pizza and flavor of ice-cream. He knows my shoe size and which t-shirt is my favorite (its really ugly, has a few holes, and has been around as long as he has and he never complains when I wear it to bed).
He is a good person. He works hard for what we have. He is honest and moral.
He loves me and that makes me one lucky girl.
Happy Birthday to my Sweetie Sweetie!
Oh, and he lets me call him “Sweetie Sweetie”
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Utah or Bust!!!
We are off to Utah.
Here is to a week of dresses, flowers, family, and a wedding. Sounds pretty unbeatable to me!
Here is to a week of dresses, flowers, family, and a wedding. Sounds pretty unbeatable to me!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
A Word of Caution
I’ve never thought of peppers, jalapenos to be exact, to be dangerous, but ask my partner he will tell you otherwise - from experience.
He was chopping up jalapeno peppers to put into a salsa he was making when nature called. He went to the restroom, washed his hands, and came back to making salsa. Moments later he was shifting his weight from side to side, clearly uncomfortable.
It instantly made sense to him – he had jalapeno pepper residue somewhere it should have never been. He bolted to the shower room and according to him was undressed and showering within a few seconds.
Here’s the second note of caution – water makes the burning worse.
Frantically my partner called on another guy that was at our station to Goggle an antidote for the burning. Milk and butter where shuttled into the shower room and only he knows what he did with them, but he says butter works better than milk.
My stomach hurt from laughing, his boy parts just hurt, and he now is the owner of many nicknames that are not appropriate to post.
He was chopping up jalapeno peppers to put into a salsa he was making when nature called. He went to the restroom, washed his hands, and came back to making salsa. Moments later he was shifting his weight from side to side, clearly uncomfortable.
It instantly made sense to him – he had jalapeno pepper residue somewhere it should have never been. He bolted to the shower room and according to him was undressed and showering within a few seconds.
Here’s the second note of caution – water makes the burning worse.
Frantically my partner called on another guy that was at our station to Goggle an antidote for the burning. Milk and butter where shuttled into the shower room and only he knows what he did with them, but he says butter works better than milk.
My stomach hurt from laughing, his boy parts just hurt, and he now is the owner of many nicknames that are not appropriate to post.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
The Wedding
T Minus 2 Weeks till Casey and Shawna's big day!!!
The flowers are done - well, ordered and paid for.
Hopefully they will arrive from the growers all ready to be arranged. I've never ordered wholesale flowers online so my fingers are crossed that they will be delivered alive.
If everything works out this is what they should look like -
The little ones dress is still under construction if we're lucky it will be wearable in two weeks.
The flowers are done - well, ordered and paid for.
Hopefully they will arrive from the growers all ready to be arranged. I've never ordered wholesale flowers online so my fingers are crossed that they will be delivered alive.
If everything works out this is what they should look like -
The little ones dress is still under construction if we're lucky it will be wearable in two weeks.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
A Day (almost and entire day) at the Doctors
Random thoughts of a day in the doctor's office...
The big sign stating that they ONLY validate your parking ticket for 2 HOURS should have been my first clue about how things were going to go. Appointment time? 10:30 Saw the doctor? 12:30 Time with the doctor? About 40 seconds. Waiting for referral information? Another hour.
Still cost me $13 dollars to park – no insurance coverage there.
Why was my appointment at 10:30 when I didn’t see him till 12:30? Although the waiting room is inviting, comfortable, and well decorated, I have better things to do than read through 2 copies of Good Housekeeping, 3 Parent Magazines, 1 Highlights (I hate when the little brat before you circles all the objects in Can You See It), play at least 10 games of Tetris on my phone and send a few texts to my Sweetie.
A phone call saying something to the effect of, “you’ll be here a while, you might want to show up an hour after your appointment time or bring rations” would have been nice.
You still pay a specialist copay even if that specialist only spends 40 seconds with you referring you to another specialist. That was a dollar a second I paid for his time. If I made that kind of money I would rake in about $10,713,600.00 year, not including overtime.
I am thankful for my specialist's honesty and humility – I think it takes a good doctor to admit someone else, in the same specialty, can do a better job. I would rather hear, “I’m going to refer you to Dr. Better-than-me” than hear, “let me give it a try and we’ll hope for the best.”
Now that I am home I have a little more perspective. I am fortunate enough to have good medical benefits and have access to good medical care, and even more fortunate that I rarely have to use it.
The big sign stating that they ONLY validate your parking ticket for 2 HOURS should have been my first clue about how things were going to go. Appointment time? 10:30 Saw the doctor? 12:30 Time with the doctor? About 40 seconds. Waiting for referral information? Another hour.
Still cost me $13 dollars to park – no insurance coverage there.
Why was my appointment at 10:30 when I didn’t see him till 12:30? Although the waiting room is inviting, comfortable, and well decorated, I have better things to do than read through 2 copies of Good Housekeeping, 3 Parent Magazines, 1 Highlights (I hate when the little brat before you circles all the objects in Can You See It), play at least 10 games of Tetris on my phone and send a few texts to my Sweetie.
A phone call saying something to the effect of, “you’ll be here a while, you might want to show up an hour after your appointment time or bring rations” would have been nice.
You still pay a specialist copay even if that specialist only spends 40 seconds with you referring you to another specialist. That was a dollar a second I paid for his time. If I made that kind of money I would rake in about $10,713,600.00 year, not including overtime.
I am thankful for my specialist's honesty and humility – I think it takes a good doctor to admit someone else, in the same specialty, can do a better job. I would rather hear, “I’m going to refer you to Dr. Better-than-me” than hear, “let me give it a try and we’ll hope for the best.”
Now that I am home I have a little more perspective. I am fortunate enough to have good medical benefits and have access to good medical care, and even more fortunate that I rarely have to use it.
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