I've already started making out my Christmas lists last month- so this month is devoted to finalizing them and getting a plan in action. This year will obviously be incredibly different as I will have to order/ship presents to their desired location. Being the crafty and sentimental gift giver that I am-mixed with the inability to go to the Post Office when needed, this could pose a larger problem than I'm even thinking. I'm always looking for new 'cute' gifts to make/give people, so obviously I'm dying to know---what was your most memorable/favorite/heartfelt Christmas gift you've received??? No really- please share with me :)
We've had a pretty chill weekend, Audrey is veering back towards a head cold and I have also been feeling pretty 'under the weather'. Daddy and I had a Gym date yesterday while Audrey ran around at the Y daycare. While it was nice, and will probably become a regular adventure- I was struggling! I couldn't believe how awful I felt- and we didn't even do anything for Halloween! We didn't even buy candy! I couldn't wait to bounce from the Gym, but I admit- I mentally felt great afterwards.
So, when we moved to St. Louis, I knew I was going to have to come out of my shell a bit. I joined a TON of 'St. Louis Mommy' groups- I'm not even kidding, I joined like 10-15 groups on Facebook- and they have been INCREDIBLY helpful! I was able to find a Pediatrician within hours, have had a ton of offers to help navigate my way around, etc. I've really loved it. But one thing I've also noticed (and I've noticed it on my Cleveland Mommy groups as well) is that there are a handful of unfortunate families out there. I see so many negative posts about Husbands/Daddys and it breaks my heart. So I've decided to make a nice post about my awesomely average husband today :)
Now don't get me wrong- Rob isn't one to go out of his way to do nice things. He isn't a hopeless romantic, he doesn't wake up with Audrey overnight, he doesn't do laundry, he doesn't draw my baths or lay his coat down over puddles for me to walk over, he doesn't do gifts 'just because', he doesn't clean the house if it's messy and he doesn't do 'surprises'.....
You know what he does do?
He taught me about Football, so that I could be included in his favorite activity- and now I love it. He cooks us dinner almost every night. Anytime he gets up to get his own drink- he makes sure I'm set too. He reads the same book 10 times in a row to Audrey because it's her favorite. He fills up my gas tank because he knows it's my least favorite thing to do. He wakes up an hour early everyday to go to the Gym so that he can spend the most time with us when he gets off of work. He asks me to go with him to the range so that we can spend our time together. He tries to find a handful of MY shows interesting so that we aren't only watching sports constantly. He doesn't make fun of either A or myself for weird or funny things that we do or like. He has no problem rocking a diaper bag so that I don't have to manage everything when we go out. He works his butt off- and lets me stay home to enjoy every minute I have with Audrey.
To me, my husband is the best. He's the best for me. He's exactly what I signed up for- and what I knew I was getting. Far before we had Audrey- we knew we wanted the same things for our kids which I guess has made parenting pretty OK! I promise, Rob has the ability to irritate me more than anyone- he knows every button to push, and exactly how to push it for the most anger...... but I would rather be infuriated with him, then be with anyone else.
I hope this inspires some other wives and mommies out there to just take a step back and really take notice to the small things your men do for you! There just seems to be this crazy unbalanced view of either 'out of this world extraordinary men' or 'lazy un-thoughtful little jerks'. I think we should raise a glass to those average men who love their sports, their beer AND their families!
On that note- have a fab Sunday; I'm going to go enjoy ours to the fullest as the Dolphins have just shutout the Chargers and I have a happy husband to socialize with :)
XOXO
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