A Tribute...

Today is our 3rd anniversary! It is funny to me to think that we have already been married 3 years and then again it seems that night was so long ago. We actually had a low key night-Brad came home early from work with a migraine, slept it off thankfully, and I stopped at PeiWei and we had an oh so romantic dinner on the couch before bible study. That's ok though because on Friday morning we are headed to LAS VEGAS for a long weekend trip-full of fun and excitement.


I told an assistant at work today(after getting gorgeous flowers) that Brad is a much better husband than I am a wife. I mean that in the best compliment toward him. He is the strongest person I have ever known. I call him my rock because he is the most constant and stable person. There is no wavering and in a world of grey, fuzzy areas, Brad is a crisp black and white. He is confident and secure never affected by what others may think of his beliefs. He doesn't make decisions on emotion but thoroughly contemplates every option. (Sometimes I question if he has any emotions other than toward the Cowboys winning or losing) He is calm when I am a lunatic, steady when I am unsure, and encouraging when I am down.


He constantly proclaims his belief in me and tells me I am capable of doing anything I want to do. He is driven and strives always to be a better person, leader, and husband. If we fight it always ends in, "I'm sorry, I will try to do better" when most likely the reason we are fighting is because I misinterpreted something and I know it is my fault. He would never do anything to intentionally hurt me and it hurts his feelings if he thinks he hurt mine. He gives me everything I need and want. I am not allowed to do the dishes after dinner-he always does that!!!! He will fill up my car with gas and then back the car in so that I can just drive straight out in the morning to go to work. He has even been known to turn on the heated seat and make sure the radio is set to KissFM for me too! We also have this long gutter that runs on the ground outside my window in our bedroom and when it rains it is REALLY loud (like a tin roof) He will go out in the pouring rain and cover it up with the lawn chairs to that the rain won't wake me up or keep me up all night! I mean who does that?? He really is the greatest! He always thinks of the smallest things-in fact he is always thinking of me-he is so selfless! (I really am not as high maintenance as this is all sounding, he just literally thinks of everything) The sweet thing is that all I have to do to keep him happy is to feed him! And he isn't even a picky eater-just so there is food to eat he is happy!


It's funny how our two lives criss-crossed so many times before we ever met...I have his signature in my NuNu pledge book, we sat in the same section of chapel for 3 years, and I even went to his parents church in Wichita Falls for a year before I met him. God knew the right time for us to meet...he knew the right time for us to fall in love and it wasn't immediately. God knew Brad was exactly what I needed and would be my mate. We balance each other out completely...we used to say that he was type A and I was type B, but somewhere along the lines we both just settled in the middle and balance each other out.


I am blessed beyond what I can type in a blog about the wonderful husband I have. I won't slather you with anymore drippy love nonsense about Brad-he will be embarrassed that I even wrote all of this. I pray that we have many more years together and will happily tell our kids and grandkids all about when we were young and in love! I am so thankful that God brought him into my life.