Husband of the Year

I know everybody says they have the “best husband ever”. But trust me….. Yours ain't got nothing on mine. My husband truly deserves the husband of the year award. He goes above and beyond anything I could ask of him. Sure, everybody has their flaws…. But he has truly shown that he is amazing in every way.

Reason #1:

When he was overseas (see My Rare Story tab for more info on this), he literally prayed that God would take what the physicians thought was MS away from me and give it to him. Most selfless thing anyone has ever done for me. For those of you who don’t know, when he returned from overseas, he was diagnosed with MS….I was not.

Reason #2:

He cleans the house and does the laundry. That’s right ladies….. my husband cleans our house (better than I EVER could), and he keeps the laundry up. We hardly ever have dirty clothes, he is on it, like cheese on rice! 

Reason #3:

He is my chauffer. I have not been able to drive for the past….. 4 months (almost 5). Before this… I drove everywhere, because his road rage would always get the best of him (thank you military for that!). So, to say that he has literally drove everywhere we go for the past 4 months, with me in the passengers seat…. Well that’s reason for reward enough!

Reason #4:

He has had his fair share of wrong doings just like the rest of the world. But he always fesses up and we can go about life. He has been through a lot himself, coming home from war, trying to get readjusted to life as a civilian after being discharged from the army for his MS. And he has taken it with stride. Truly someone to look up too.

Reason #5:

He always wants what is best for our family. Even when I cannot see what the best option may be. When I want to jump the gun and just go for the easy option. He always knows how to set his foot down and say no…. we wait for the right time.

Reason #6:

He keeps our family in church. I think every family goes through stents where they just “don’t wanna go”. You get busy during the week, and you just want to relax on a Sunday. We have had those occasions. But otherwise, he always makes sure we are getting up and getting ready for church.

Reason #7:

He takes care of our finances. He always makes sure that our finances are in order. When I just want to go and buy something, or go out to eat, or go on a vacation; he makes sure our finances are in order before we ever leave the house. (and then sometimes checks them when were out too!)

Reason #8:

He goes to doctors appointments without complaint. Lately I have had literally at least on appointment a day. He has got up and got me there on time, and never complains.

Reason #9:

Since I lost my vision a couple of weeks ago (see post here for more info), he has had to pick out all my clothes and make sure my hair looks halfway decent before leaving the house. I’m not always 100% sure that what I’m wearing matches. But he always says it looks good so that’s all that matters! He has literally had to be my eyes for me. He tells when to take a step, he holds my hand. He reads the menu to me when we go to a restaurant. He guides the buggy when we go to Walmart. He gets what groceries we need while I stay with the buggy. Everything you would use your eyes for on a daily basis, he has been doing it for me.

Reason #10:

He has always been the best nurse. I may work in the hospital as a nurse, but he is the best nurse at home. He always takes care of me. When I had a lumbar puncture and had to lay flat for 24 hours, he made sure that happened. He snapped when I sat up for longer than to go to the bathroom. He made sure I had everything I needed. When I get my chemo treatments, he picks up the slack for what he knows I wont feel like doing for a few days. He takes me there, waits for the 8+ hours that it takes and brings me home, without ever complaining. When Im in the hospital, he makes sure I get a shower and that my sheets are changed everyday. He makes sure the nurses are giving me the right meds at the right times. He brings me stuff from home that I think I need.

This is only 10 reasons as to why my husband deserves the husband of the year award. I feel like he deserves even more than that. He is amazing. I’m sure he wishes sometimes that he was a different situation, doing something different with his life. But since he’s here with me… he’s doing a dang good job at everything husbandly.

So….. drum roll please……. The Husband of the Year Award goes too……….. MY husband 

**please excuse any gramatical errors in this post.... my husband normally proof reads them and I wanted this one to be a surprise**