Anniversary

So yesterday (August 12th) my husband and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary! Here is what I said: "Wow, time flys by, it doesn't seem like 3 years ago!". Here's what he said: "I think it's gone by slow, in fact, I thought we were celebrating year number 4!" Ha! I had to laugh. He had to explain. What he said he meant was that after having a child who will turn 2 in October and another one on the way....it SEEMS like it should be longer:) Well, we did only have 5 months of being newlyweds before I got pregnant...so I can see what he means:)

Anyway, I love this man! As I was explaining to him, there isn't one reason why I love him. I can't truly say, "The reason why I love you is because you are a great husband." I realized yesterday there are so many reasons why I love him. They are all wrapped up into his character and who he is....and I love him for him. Honestly...marriage is hard, the hardest commitments I have made (next to being a mother and there are days I would love to have a boxing match with my husband, but I am so in love with him. He is the greatest friend I have ever had and he is so patient with me as I make many mistakes. So anyway, I made a list of just some of the things I love about my husband. Here it is:
1.) He is so creative...there are pics for this one. But honestly....my husband can see something and build it and it's better than if I were to go and buy it. I love this about him!
2.) He is a HARD worker.
3.) He is funny.
4.) He loves having fun and he loves to play with his son.
5.) He loves Jesus.
6.) He loves me and makes me feel beautiful inside and out.
7.) He's Mexican and still does things the Mexican way. This one I really love! He knows how to live with what he has. He never forgets what it was like to live off of beans and tortillas and he appreciates every time we have a choice to eat what our tummy's desire. He always thinks about his parents and family in Mexico and his heart is still half there. He teaches me so much about life. (A picture for this one too:)
8.) He is so good looking (A picture of this one too:).
9.) He is humble...quick to say sorry and even quicker to forgive.
10.) He's such a good leader. I know when I follow him (which sometimes is hard to do because I like control) I will be well taken care of and he won't lead me astray.

**Okay now I have to explain our night. Thanks to some friends we dropped Guillermo off and we went to Texas Roadhouse to eat dinner. After they sat us down, we realized from my side of the booth we could watch America's Funniest Home Videos. We love that show. Mostly because we just like to laugh at other people doing silly things. We don't have cable so this was our chance to watch it and it is also the best show to watch without sound because we don't find the host of the show very funny, so we don't feel like we are missing much. Anyway, so Francisco moved to my side of the booth and we had to laugh because I think the waiter was thinking we were a little cheesy. We shared a Cactus Blossom, a hamburger and a soda...and on top of it we were sitting on the same side of the booth. Little does he know (and he doesn't need to know:) we are just cheap and we think the best way to eat out is to share everything.So we went to pick up our guy. We headed home, put him to bed and we started a fire, to roast marshmallows. A little bit into our good conversation and fire our neighbor started letting off fireworks! I tried to fool Francisco into thinking that I set it all up (since it was my year to plan our anniversary),but he didn't fall for it. What a great night.

And now for the pics...

The first ones are to show is creativity. He made me a flower pot from my parents old deck wood. It seriously is so awesome! We had neighbors coming over telling him he should sell them:) I agree.

These next pictures are of the fire pit he made. I would have bought one of these that's how much I like it. Thanks to the Kampmans and their neighbor he got the idea to find a tire on the side of the road and use the inside or rim (I'm not good with cars, so I can't tell you the exact name). Then, for legs he put plant hooks that I had laying around the garage on the bottom and then he spray painted it with a black fire resistant paint. It looks so cool! And we have enjoyed making s'mores at night.

Here is a picture to show his Mexican side. We wanted to plant a garden, but we didn't want to purchase a till. So he found an old bicycle and used the handle bars on down. I can't explain this one...it is nothing I would have thought of in my entire life. But it works!

And last but not least here is my sweet husband...being goofy. What a handsome man the Lord has given me! And that smile! **So that is it for my long post! What a blessing to know I get to share my life with him. I am so thankful.