This post is a little different from my normal post and I have a feeling it may end up being pretty gushy; however, it is what is currently on mind. I just wanted to write a little something about my best friend and other half. I am so incredibly blessed to be married to the person God created and molded for me. Jonathan is wonderful and such a blessing to my life. I love him so much and sometimes I still get butterflies in my stomach when I see him. I love hanging out with him, laughing together, watching our cheesy TV shows, and just being "us." I love that on road trips we can talk about anything and everything and not even realize that we don't have the radio on.
I recently started a little thing with Kate where I say, "Daddy is a..." and she says (in a very excited voice), "NERD!!!" We constantly tease him about being a nerd. However, all kidding aside, Jonathan really is one of the smartest people I know. (Even though in elementary I made it in to the smart school and he didn't!) These days Jonathan's life is a bit nerdy but I'm so proud of him. He goes to work & deals with complicated issues and numbers and all these other things that are way over my head and then comes home and works on homework and/or researches work related things. He tells me about his stuff at work and it sounds like it would be so boring to me but he's really excited about it so it makes me happy. I'm glad that his work excites him and everything he is doing is helping build his career and get him where he wants to be. Along with talking about Jonathan's dedication to work I have to talk about how amazed I am with how hardworking he is. Ever since we started dating he has juggled going to school, working, making time for me, and for a while playing & teaching drumming. Then, of course, once we got married and had Kate he has added family time and Daddy-Kate time on top of everything else. I really don't know many people who could do all of that and keep their sanity, but even more than that- doing all of that successfully. Kate and I owe everything we have to our hardworking provider. I'm so thankful and proud of all Jonathan has done for me and for our family in the past few years. I'm so excited for his graduation that is just under 2 months away now! I'm proud of his accomplishment and he so deserves the honor and recognition for all of his hard work.
My life has not been so easy in the past few months; there's been sadness, frustration, darkness, and much more but yet through it all Jonathan has been my rock. He has a way of making me laugh when I'm sad and making me feel like a princess when I'm down in the dumps.
Jonathan is a fascinating man and I feel like this post doesn't even begin to explain all that he is and all that he does. I'm so in love with my husband and so blessed to have him in my life. Kate is blessed to have him as a Daddy and some boy some day has big shoes to fill.
Wow, Kimi! I have never commented on your blog before, but I feel pressured to after this one! I am very blessed to have the respect and admiration that you give me! You know people gave us a hard time when we got married because we were so young, and then they really expressed how "worried" they were about us when God blessed us with baby Kate. You do so much more for our daughter than any other person can because you are her mom. There have been many times, I'm sure, when you have really struggled with your decision to stay home with her, and if you ever decided to join the working class I would support you whole-heartedly. I am super proud of you, though, for finishing school even after you knew you wanted to be a stay-at-home mom! If you wanted to know what drives my success at work, it's all those people that were so quick to tell us how "worried" they were about us for moving so fast. If you want to know what keeps me inspired to stay in school, it's you. You kept going (and earned better grades than I ever have!) just because it was important to you to finish. That's the story of us. It doesn't matter how fast or slow you go, it matters whether or not you have the strength to finish! This May is just another step for us getting where we want to be. Soon the long days of work and long nights of homework will be over, but I don't want us to get too wrapped up to miss Kate growing up! People always tell us to enjoy our princess because they grow up so fast, and I wouldn't want to miss one minute of it. You know Kate and I pray for you every night... We thank God for how blessed WE are to have you, and that God will help us become the daughter and the husband that you deserve! I love you so much...
ReplyDeleteI loved reading this post. I often feel the same about Sam and how he works nights and is finishing up some classes while being a great husband and daddy. It is not easy doing what they do, but you're right. We both have amazing husbands that deserve our respect and admiration.
ReplyDeleteI'm very happy that you and Jonathan have each other and a strong marriage. In my opinion, that is my greatest blessing- to have Sam. I pray that God continue to bless the two of you and your family. And after reading the newest post about Jonathan getting the new job, I offer my congratulations to you both!