Tuesday, June 9, 2009

An Eternal Companion


Today on my way to work, I was listening the the little spot on the radio called "Life Matters" from one of the churches here in town. This morning, the Pastor was talking about his parents' anniversary and how when his father passed, his mother almost grieved herself to death. When he reminded her of the 60+ years that they had together, his mother reprimanded him and informed him that 60+ years was not enough to spend with the one you love.

I thought at that point how lucky I am to have my "eternal companion". I can't imagine being with anyone else for eternity, and I can't imagine the heartache of not having him with me. Sure, we might bicker (not very often) and argue (hardly ever) and even make fun of each other (only in a loving way), but we have fun and love each other to distraction. He is always running about with work or church or something else, and I'm more of a homebody. One day, he was telling me that he would be home late or something, and I said-as always- I'll be here when you get home, and he told me just how much he appreciated that, the simple act of me being home. Now don't get me wrong, he tells me-go out, go do something with your friends! Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't, but it's nice to know that he wants me to be happy, whether I'm with my friends or at home reading a book. He makes time for me to go to book club, to spend a Saturday at the museum, to go to the beach with friends, to watch a Pride and Prejudice marathon if I want to.

I'm picturing him last evening going through his emails and coming across one from his dad that made him laugh so hard he was crying and couldn't breathe. He has such a wonderful sense of humor and is so funny. He teaches our son all of the stuff that his dad taught him and sets an example for our daughter of what a great husband and father should be. We've only been married a relatively short time in the eternal scheme of things (11 years), and sometimes it feels like it's already been forever. But other times, it seems like just yesterday that we were getting married and going through that whole "living together" phase. You know what I mean, that first year of getting to know the person you marry, their little quirks that you didn't see when you were dating. Some of Mike's quirks: he talks in his sleep, he has an unnatural obsession with making sure that the colander is clean after I make macaroni or pasta, thinks Christmas Vacation is the funniest move EVER, has a very short list of wants (truck, boat, motorcycle), and thinks that he did something incredibly right to be married to me and have our kids.

Because this is my blog, I don't have to share with you my little quirks, but in the interest of fair play, I'll give you a few. I have a tendency to get mean when I'm asleep and you fan or move the covers, I have an obsession with making sure the cabinet doors are closed and the toothpaste lid is on (I'm getting a little looser about that), I have a rather oddball sense of humor. He thinks that I'm an interesting person because very few people know the real me and he says I've got just about everybody fooled.

I'll probably get hounded from him about airing his quirks on the internet, but I only did to show everyone how wonderful he is. Even his quirks are easy to deal with! One thing that I definitely know is that I did something miraculous and wonderful when I married him. It's been one heck of a ride and I can't wait to see where we go next.

Peace and love y'all!

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hahaha...i love Mike!!!! And you too of course!! :) And your "quirks" remind me of me!! :)

Connie said...

hahaha tell him you do not have EVERYONE fooled! I love your quirky sense of humor...gets me through the day some days! You are a great couple!!!

House of Squitty said...

Christmas Vacation is my favorite of all time and Robert doesn't get it...that's all Mike's fault!

Christy Peake said...

Love this post! I think Mike and Travis are brothers - LOL.

Jayne said...

Wonderful post! Even though Mike might get annoyed that you shared some of his little quirks, I think he'll be more than pleased (whatever that means) about this tribute to him. It's from your heart.

And that Christmas Vacation flick...I love it too!

SCNONI said...

This is an amazing post!! This from the brokenhearted woman who asked me "What nice Mormon man is going to want a divorced Mormon girl with a child". All you had to do was open the door to your best friend. I am so proud of you and the Mother and Wife you have become...and quirky sense of humor is not a bad thing. It always leaves them guessing. Lord knows you come by it honestly.

Anita said...

I have the BEST brother- and sister-in-law in the WORLD! After the night we doubled with Ben, I wasn't sure who I like more - you guys or Ben! Fortunately, the answer to that was Ben so that we could get married and I could hang out with you guys some more!

Thanks for sharing!

Alyssa said...

This is such a sweet post! Y'all are awesome! <3