What’s so special about today? (probably nothing to you)

Hello my wonderful friends and avid readers. I trust everyone is having a wonderful week thus far. I know I am. Baseball is over for a few months, the kids are out of school as of today and I am going camping tonight. We are loading up the Pioneer Travel Trailer and heading out. I will be sure to put up some pictures when we get back, which isn’t until sometime on Monday. A nice, long four-day weekend. I need it. I have been burning the candle at both ends lately and I am flat out tired. Unless the RV site we are visiting has wi-fi, I will be absent any blogging until Tuesday.

I am not sure if any of you realize what is so special about today. Some of you may know and luckily I do know. If not I would be in big trouble. With that said, you probably guessed that it is either Tiffany’s birthday or my anniversary. If you guessed the latter, you would be correct. Today Tiffany and I have been married for at least forty years or more. I know that’s hard since I am of the ripe young age of thirty. Actually, we have been married for nine years now. That means next year it will be a full decade that we have been married or approximately one third of my life. If you really want to get technical, we have been together since 1995, which is thirteen years. WOAH!!!! (In my best Joey Lawrence voice) That almost half of my life, 43.3333% to be exact. But hey, who’s counting.

So today, on this wonderful occasion, I want to take time away from my political ramblings. Remove myself from my rants about morons of the world. Disassociate myself from my personal dealings and focus on my wife Tiffany. All to often we take for granted what we have in our lives. Especially after nine years. We get caught up in our daily routines and schedules. We forget about the things that matter most in our lives. I know I have done that in the past and keep doing it now. Let me guide you through why I have the greatest wife in the world.

First off, she cares deeply for God and his word. She is highly involved in our church and walks the walk that God lays out for us in the bible. She is the first to step up when someone is in need or having hard times. I could go through example after example of how she has stepped up to the plate for folks that need a dinner here or a helping hand their, but I have to do some work sometime today.

Next, she is a loving and compassionate mother. She always makes sure that our kids are well taken of. They know how to maintain proper hygiene. The know how to act and respect adults and friends. They are well clothed and look presentable at all times. They understand that we shouldn’t take everything we have for granted and be greedy. She teaches them how to be great Christians.

Next, she is a loyal and devoted friend. I touched on this not to long ago, but she is always the first to step up to plan baby and wedding showers. She doesn’t wait around for things to get done at the last minute but takes charge and gets them handled quickly and better than anyone could expect. She has stuck with them through the good and bad. Even when times looked bad for a friend and they were out doing what was wrong and even mistreating Tiffany, she stuck with them and was there to pick them up when they fell. She never gave up on them. That’s much better than I could have ever been.

Next, she is a hard and loyal worker. No matter what company she worked for or what position she put in she gave it the proverbially one hundred and ten percent. She treats co-workers with the utmost respect even when it is not shown in return.

Next, she is a great cook. I know that is very shallow and ridiculous. Too bad. I think she may have missed her calling in life so far. Who knows? Maybe one day she can be on The Food Network showing people how to do it right. As long as it doesn’t effect the cooking at home. As they say, “The plumbers pipes are the ones that are always leaking”.

Finally, she is a great wife. She has to take all of the things that she does and then double them because I am not nearly good enough to get them done on my own. My life would be utter chaos if it weren’t for her. I would be sitting in a dark corner rocking Leo Mazzone style muttering unintelligible words. To even compound that, she has to deal with my horrible memory. She tells me something and I almost always forget within two minutes or less. Not on purpose, just because I can’t remember jack squat. If it wasn’t for her I would probably still be wearing a mullet and tight rolling my MC Hammer pants. She is quite good at keeping me humble. I guess she figures that my head is big enough. She is there to help me see clearly when I my mind is cluttered with anger. She is there when I am sad. She doesn’t give up on me when I act the fool. She is ever present.

So on this our sixty-third anniversary (that’s dog years). I would like to say thank you and I Love You. I know that I may not say or show it enough. Just know that I do love you and can’t wait to spend the rest of our life together. Especially when the kids are out of the house and we have set out in our RV to tour the states. God has truly blessed me.

Until next time.