World's Best Husband

What makes the World's Best Husband?

Well I could brag about mine all day. And usually do. Not because of any particular thing he does or says, but because of all the things he does as a whole.

I remember visiting his Dad once,  and my husband later telling me what he was instructed to do in order to let me know I was appreciated.
"Every once in a while,  buy her some flowers. "

He has never once bought me flowers.  But he knows I'm just not a flower kind of person. They are pretty,  but I'm not the kind of woman who yerns for a bouquet of expensive roses I'll no doubt forget to water,  and allow to wilt away in a few days.

Ice cream?  Hells yes! Wine? Tequila?! Even better! He knows I can appreciate those things more than expensive flowers.

I craved lime all throughout my pregnancy, and as it got closer to our son's birth,  I kept dropping hints that margaritas were in order as soon as I were released from the hospital.  I honestly forgotten all about it until the first night our new baby was home.  My sweet husband ran out,  brought back ice cream & Margaritaville mix, and said,  "You've done enough.  Relax for a while. "

At Christmas,  after listening to my ranting about society as a collective becoming worse and the world a scarier place,  He didn't go out and get some over priced jewelry that will sit on my dresser for the majority of its life (because I don't wear a lot of jewelry) or some other stereotypical Husband gift. He bought me a gun-made sure I could shoot it effectively-and bought my concealed carry permit.

"You need to know how to protect yourself if you're ever in a situation and I'm mot around. " And he made sure of that.

He talks to me. We discuss things that are going on in our lives,  and its not just to humor each other.  He takes a genuine interest in what's going on other than the day to day trivial tasks of a SAHM.

Sometimes I'll have girlfriends ask,  "how are things going between y'all? " and they seem surprised,  maybe even disappointed,  that I don't have a huge bitch list to get off my chest. But we really never fight-our arguments are even stupid and comical-and we have an all around healthy relationship.  And that's how it's supposed to be! You aren't supposed to find yourself bitching about your spouse all the time.

And no, mine doesn't shower me with flowers & jewelry at every holiday... and I don't want him to. I want him to keep doing exactly what he's doing;  paying attention to what I say and putting forth the effort to show that not only does he listen. But he cares.

And that's why I have the World's Best Husband.