To Cherish...

Did you know that 21 April is "Husband Appreciation Day"?

Himself and I will be married for 38 years this September.  There are so many things I appreciate about him.  If I were given a choice to go back to 1981, knowing everything that has happened in our lives, and decide whether or not to marry him... oh I WOULD!

And here are just a very few reasons why I would...

I love his faith.

(Doing Bible study at the kitchen table so he could be in the same room as me.)

I love how much he loves our niece and nephew.

(Taken at Elephant Rocks State Park on a fun outing with them.)

I love that he is a rescuer.

(He pulled this little lizard out of that fire blazing in the background.)

I love his great fashion sense.

(OK... maybe not so much.  But he does clean up nice!)

I love taking cat naps with him.

(And so does Persia!)

I love that he brings me flowers.

(Wild roses he picked for me.)

I love how he makes me feel special.

(A home made chocolate cupcake and a cuppa of tea for my birthday.)

I love his delicious chocolate pudding he makes for me.

(Yes, it is as good as it looks!)

I love when he asks, "Would you like some hot biscuits?"

(What other answer is there but "Yes"?)

I love how he always helps me with the yard work.

(Here he is raking out my herb bed.)

I love how he participates in my interests.

(Helping me get my bonsai bedded down for the winter.)

I love how he enjoys going on trips, lectures, and exhibits with me.

(Talking with a gentleman on a WWII Navy boat.)

I love how easily he makes furry friends.

(At a B&B we stayed at.)

I love how easily he can talk to people.

(His new best friend... since he shared some sake with him!)

I love how he brings me surprises.

(A glass snake he found in a leaf pile.)

I love how he gets excited about what I am excited about.

(Taken during the total eclipse in August 2017.)

I love how he enjoys the weather.

(High water crazy!)

I love how he comes with me to events, even if he's not interested.

(I don't mind him reading a book while I do my thing.)

I love his patriotism.

(Laying wreaths at Christmas time at the Veteran's Cemetery.)

I love how much fun we have together making box for Operation Christmas Child.

(At the drop off point last November.)

I love how he makes things fun.

("Serving" biscuits to the ladies of our EHC club.)

I love how he is just as much into Christmas tree hunting and decorating as I.

(This year's tree.)

I love each and every year we have shared.

Yes, I would do it again.