happy birthday!

today is my wonderful husband's birthday!
my birthday was last week and so this post may seem a little backwards. but in order to tell you how -amazing- he is... i'm going to re-count how fantastic he was to me on my birthday. and just how wonderful he is in general.

-he woke me up with WHOLE WHEAT BLUEBERRY pancakes. blueberries he picked and froze himself.
-he posted reasons he loves me all over our kitchen when i was feeling insecure about my wifeliness.
-he took me to get thai food for lunch!
-he consistently picks out cute clothes AND jewelry for me!
-he threw me a surprise biggest loser birthday party. and. you have to know that the biggest loser is my FAVORITE show ever... and he made that into a birthday party! and was sneaky enough to keep it from me!
-when i cook (which is often and messy!), he cleans up the dishes
-he gets up early to take care of our two babies (rufie and pernky)
-he is a good provider
-he gave me about 3000 kisses on my birthday
-he lets me watch the biggest loser without complaining

even though we're married now... at times my feelings towards him are so strong that i want to get married to him all over again. he loves me when i pout. he loves me when i complain. he loves me when i'm too tired to take a shower. he loves me when i'm in turmoil about my future. he loves me when i am the ridiculous 8 year old girl that i am.

i also love him because of his character. i know very few people who are as widely respected as he is in everything he does. he's the hardest worker and does things with excellence. he's respectful. he LOVES people... i mean -really- loves them. he spurs me on to be a better person. his relationship with God is his own and becomes more and more his own all the time. he's definitely a man i am proud to be led by.

charlie loup... i love you as my best friend, my husband, and the father of my pernky :)