Eight

Eight things that I have learned over the past eight years:

1. No matter how many clothes hampers are placed strategically around the house, there will still be dirty socks and boxer shorts on the floor, usually within one foot of the above-mentioned hampers.
2. The briefcase that you bring home from the office has grown so large over the years that I'm beginning to think you are bringing not only the contents of your desk home, but perhaps the actual piece of furniture as well.
3. Whenever I am cold, I know that I can snuggle up next to you and steal some of your body heat. You are the warmest person I have ever met.
4. You will never learn how to properly load the dishwasher, but you do help put away the clean dishes, so it all balances out.
5. We make incredibly adorable children. I am so blessed to have three pairs of beautiful brown eyes in my life.
6. You do a pretty believable impression of the Big Bad Wolf when Abby wants us to put on plays before bed. Your little pigs could use some work, though...
7. You have become an awesome cook since we moved into our house. AWESOME.
8. You are an amazing husband and father. You are loving, patient, and a calming influence on all of us.

Carey, thank you for sharing these past 8 years with me as my husband. God truly blessed me when He brought you into my life, and I thank Him every day for the love we share and the life we have built together. I love you, today and every day!