It wasn't my best, most shining moment of a weekend, and I feel pretty bad about being so difficult BUT if there was any silver lining to my dramatics: it reminded me what a catch (again, pun intended) JR really is for a whole host of reasons. These are a few that really made a difference on his very own birthday weekend:
Loyalty
My husband is fiercely, consistently loyal. Sometimes I stare at him open-mouthed, puzzling his never-changing answer; "I'm on your side. We're on the same team." That response (for either of us, really) doesn't ever change. I don't know why it still surprises me sometimes, or why I still need to be reminded but it sure makes me feel like I can conquer the universe.
Patience
When I get crazy because I'm a girl, and I'm pregnant, and it's really hot, and I'm kind of a diva, I tend to think the very worst of the situation in a super crazy way. Like, picture Einstein hair, blood-shot eyes, foaming at the mouth-type crazy. Typical situations can quickly escalate to the end of the world for me.
IF I can sit down long enough for JR to talk a shred of sense into me, he always puts my world back together piece by loving piece.
Humility
I'm ashamed to admit, and I could rationalize that I am still busy internalizing a situation...the fact is, JR is always the first to tackle the resolution or to say "I'm sorry."
It is for these and so many more qualities that I am beyond grateful for the man I call my husband. To borrow from a hot summer idiom, he is the snow to my cone, and the perfect compliment to all my imperfections. I adore him for all the ways he makes me fall in love with him over and over again. I love you, JR Sandoval. I'm forever grateful I found my missing piece.
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