Husband

THANK YOU.

  THANK YOU for waffles on Saturday mornings.

THANK YOU for tireless I.T. support during projects that mean nothing to you,
                                                                                            but everything to me.

                                                        THANK YOU for movie quotes and late night treats.

                           THANK YOU for letting me have three quarters of the space in our master closet.

    THANK YOU for encouraging me to excel
                                                         without feeling threatened, inadequate or resentful.

                               THANK YOU for loving my daughter and making her your own.

               THANK YOU for long massages when I'm in pain, even though your wrists are aching too.

THANK YOU for walking past piles of laundry to smile, hug me tightly and say
                                                                                      "How was your day?"

                     THANK YOU for making fun of yourself.

THANK YOU for accepting that I'm always running late, and for liking me anyway.

                                                                       THANK YOU for stepping up when I fall to pieces.

                                         THANK YOU for having an opinion, and for letting me have mine.

                  THANK YOU for that adorable face you make when you're pretending to be cranky.

                      THANK YOU for giving me the space I needed to create myself,
                                                                           even when it hurt you to do so. 

                               THANK YOU for slightly irreverent whisperings and giggles in church.

          THANK YOU for forcing us to talk about 'feelings' - even though that's not really our thing.

THANK YOU for showing my boys

every day

the right way to treat a woman.

              

                          THANK YOU  for knowing not to wear black shoes with a brown belt.

THANK YOU for delighting in my wild side while still seeing and loving the tender girl within.

                  THANK YOU for dropping your stuff to come home early so I can go do my stuff.

                                       THANK YOU for letting me heal you when you're sad and broken.

       THANK YOU for countless hours spent building the beautiful playhouse in our back yard.

                        THANK YOU for silently hanging a fresh towel for me 

                                                         every time I forget to grab one before I get in the shower.

                 THANK YOU for being my cheering section throughout my many pursuits.

THANK YOU for compliments and expressions of gratitude after every single meal I cook.

 THANK YOU for forgiving me.

THANK YOU for trying to forgive yourself.

For eleven years of jokes, of tenderness,  of growing pains, of patience, of loyalty... THANK YOU.

Happy Anniversary Bebe.
I love you.