When I met Caleb and we started dating, one of his famous lines was "I'm going into the Marine Corps for 5 years and I'm not getting married until after I get out." Of course he ate his words because we were married a little over a year later. <3 I knew from day one what kind of life I would be getting myself into if things worked out with us....or at least I thought I did. To me, it sounded like adventure. Traveling and moving from place to place and being a Marine wife sounded exciting to me.
As I sit here through the 4th Fex (I think), I'm thinking about the times I have with my little family. I realize I take my husband and the time I have with him for granted. I get so caught up in going through the motions of life that I rarely stop to appreciate what I actually have and who I have to share it with. I'm listening to our song that we danced to at our wedding (Look After You by The Fray) and I just start to enter into dreamland.
My husband is the hardest working man I know. He leaves the house anywhere between 4 and 6 am each day and doesn't usually get home until after 6 or 7. After being gone all day, he'll come home and try to help me with Sam if I need it and then start to work on stuff for the next day... and I always feel like there's something. On the weekends he doesn't just lay around, he wants to get out and spend time with us or even help me clean the house and he'll do whatever little projects need to get done around the house.
On top of working his butt off, he has the sweetest heart. He's so focused on putting others before himself and leading a Christ-like life that I can help but swoon over him. <3 He's always asking me what he can do for me or Sam. As I sit here, I honestly can't think of one time that he put himself before his family. He's so incredibly loving and affectionate and takes the time to be attentive to me. He doesn't complain and is always appreciative of everything I do even if it doesn't seem like a lot. I'm beyond blessed to have found someone so genuine who is a great leader and provider for his family. I definitely don't deserve him, but I'm incredibly thankful nonetheless.
Being a Marine wife proved to be more difficult than I anticipated, but I'm proud of my husband and I stand behind him 100%. We've got 2 more Fex's left and only one more day until I see my sweet, sexy husband :) Counting down the hours...
