My Husband, The Comedian

So, per our usual "It's Friday, let's eat food that I did not cook" way, we went out to our little Mexican joint for dinner. For the first time, I actually ordered Colin his own little plate of kiddie quesadillas. Our sweet waiter, who knows us well, even brought it out way ahead of the grown-up food so that Colin would not get restless. I love that place! Colin really liked it and only threw about half of it on the floor. He also ate a whole plate of guacamole. I should really start ordering his own plate of that too, as Jer and I no longer seem to get any of it. Anyhoo...after dinner I was itching for a treat and I convinced (read: whined) Jer into taking us to Marble Slab for an overpriced ice cream. A little back story...my one and only craving while pregnant was Sweet Cream with chocolate sprinkles in a waffle cup from Marble Slab. Only that one flavor with that one topping in that one cup. It was insane. I would have seriously injured someone to get one. I don't even want to know how much money I spent all total on those damn things. So back to the story...I had not been back there since Colin was born and decided that I needed one pronto tonight. We went in and ordered and attempted to sit with Colin in the store to eat, but he was not in the mood to sit in a chair and quickly tried to start walking on their really dirty floors. Since the little man was barefoot (I really need to buy some shoes that he will keep on his feet) we decided to take it to the car. Which is where the fun really begins. It is almost 100 degrees here today and the wind was blowing heat like a hair dryer in our faces. Jer had ordered a mint ice cream with chocolate chips. Their mint ice cream is neon green. Jer is holding both ice cream cups and I am holding Colin. As I am strapping Colin in his car seat, I hear Jer begin swearing loudly. By the time I get myself into the front seat beside him, he has neon green ice cream all over his hands, and better still, his lap. I grab some wipes (the best part about being a parent is always having wipes on hand!) and hand them to Jer. Now, I will admit that I was laughing. Loudly. Vigorously. I mean, face it, a grown man covered in neon green ice cream is pretty damn hilarious. So what does my sweet husband do? He leans over and pours melted neon green ice cream in my lap. Over my lap and onto the seat. Now I, too, am covered in neon green ice cream. He, of course, is rolling. And alright, I am laughing too. We are both crying with laughter and I am busy telling him that I cannot believe that he did that and that he is in big BIG trouble. What a freak. I am sure that my son was in the back seat thinking, "Are these really my parents??" Happy Friday, everyone!! ;-)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JEREMY!

Well, the string of important February birthdays is coming to an end...we had my sisters, my mom, my dad, and last but NEVER least, we have my amazing and wonderful husband Jeremy. He is 33 years old today!

My husband is the best man in the entire world. He is the love of my life and I really and truly cannot imagine a single moment without him. He is the kindest man that I have ever met...he has treated me with love and respect since the very beginning. People always tell me that Jer and I are "odd" because we never fight. This is true...I can count on one hand the number of times we have argued and even then, we have never raised our voices once and we have been married almost 5 years and together for 2 before that! The reason for this is because he is calm and caring and never gets too worked up about the small stuff. I absolutely love that about him. I hope that our son has those traits as well.

Jer always looks out for me and always takes care of me. He is my other half...I go to him with every single problem or need and he always makes me feel better. He is hysterical! We roll with laughter in our house almost every single day because Jer is cracking me up about one thing or another. I wish I could put into words how secure I feel with him as my husband. He is good and true and loves me better than anyone ever could. I never doubt him EVER. Our relationship is the rock in my life. It is the one thing that I can always count on.

It is funny...we have neighbors across the street and we call them "angry couple". They are outside fighting with each other ALL THE TIME! The husband is constantly yelling. Every single time I see them, I am reminded how lucky I am to have Jer. He has never yelled at me and never would. He cooks like a chef, he cleans the house like a pro, he has been changing the kitty litter forever (and he HATES that!), he can put together anything and does so happily, he fixes everything around the house, and he gave me the most beautiful son in the whole world. I love him so much more than I could ever say and I am so lucky that God blessed me with such an amazing gift.

Happy Birthday to the best husband in the whole wide world!!!