Husband,

Just a quick note to you (and the rest of the internets) to let you know how much I love and appreciate you. You are a better husband, man, and father than I could have ever dreamed you would be. When we first start dating I knew that I would fall for you hard. I knew that you were a good person. My mom knew that too and hoped that we would stay together after that day she busted us being naughty and you still came out and helped her carry in the groceries. I never used to listen to my mom, but I’m glad I paid attention when she said that. Although, if she had said you were the devil himself, I probably wouldn’t have cared.

Something about you drew me to you from the moment I met you. I looked at you and thought "he’s cute, but he has a big nose." Yes, I’m a sweetheart for mentioning that, I know, but you’ve been talking about shaving your goatee and please god don’t. You are so handsome with it (and without it, but better with) and I love the way Eeyore loves to rub it and love on you by rubbing his cheeks on it.

You are so charismatic and everyone loves you the moment they meet you. You are so easy to get along with, you rarely get angry about anything, even when you have the right to. I, on the other hand, tend to bitch at you about stupid little things that I should just let go. I apologize for that. Yes, it irritates the shit out of me that you leave your wet bath towel on the dining room table. I’m sure I do hundreds of worse things to irritate you and yet you never complain or say anything about it. (Well, except for when I throw your stuff away, sorry about that.) I will try to be better about letting the little things go and letting you live in your own home without bitching about it.

I know in the weeks to come you are going to be grumpy and over tired since you will be working 72 hour weeks. I will try my best to be as understanding as I can. You can be grumpy and whiny and complain all day and I will smile and nod and get in the kitchen and bake you a pie, woman! I appreciate so much that you are willing to work so much over time so that I can stay home with our babies. I was so worried that I wouldn’t like not working, but I don’t know what I was thinking. We both know how lazy I am, and this is the life for me! (Yes, I do do a bit of house work and changing diapers and helping with home work and what-not, but we both know its not that much compared to what you do all day.) Thank you for allowing me to be lazy and stay home and watch my babies grow.

Another thing that you do so well is let me spend your money without so much as a groan or a moan. (Well, if you are moaning and groaning at least you keep it to yourself.) You rarely ever tell me that I shouldn’t have spent money on this or that, even when I’m sure you think it was a dumb purchase that we could have totally lived without. Or when you totally know its something that I won’t use (Hello, orbitrek…promise to start using that. PROMISE. Just waiting for an Mp3 player)I know that there are many things you would probably like to save our money for, but I am a notoriously bad saver and I’m sorry for that. I am trying to be better…I was doing a great job until Christmas came around. I do plan to get back on track in the new year. Promise. 

Thank you (how many times can I say that in one letter?) for being the father that you are. You tend to be so much more patient than I am. Both the kids come to me when they want drinks or food or need something boring. This isn’t because they prefer me over you. This is because I am the boring one. When they want fun, they always go to you first. They love to climb on you and hang on you and tickle you and tease you. You are so lucky that you get to be dad and friend. I tend to stay in the mom role most days and forget that I can be fun and be their friend too. I need to be more like you in that respect.

Oh, and while I’m thinking about it, if this wasn’t posted on my website, I would tell you what an amazing lover you are, but since it is…you’ll just have to know that you are without hearing it from me. =) And, another thing, that you probably have to go without hearing from me quite often, is that you are so hot. Sometimes when I look at you, you literally take my breath away. You have "grown up" into this gorgeous man. I’ve always thought you were cute, but as you get older, you get sexy. You look like a man, not a teenage boy. I love the weight you’ve put on. It makes you look more like a man. You look tough. You look like you could protect me from all the bad things in the world.

Cleatus, this is getting really wordy, so I’ll stop now. I just wanted to tell you thank you for being so great. I know you don’t have it nearly as easy as I do and yet I’m always the one that complains about things. Thank you for putting up with me. Thank you for putting up with Cindy-Lu, the little shit that she is. And, thank you for putting up with Eeyore, though he’s the easiest kid you could dream of putting up with.

I love you with all my heart, and can’t imagine life without you.
Wifey