Of All the Blessings In My Life...

Perhaps the one I am most grateful for is my husband, Landon: I know that this blog is rather full of posts about why being married to Landon is a huge blessing in my life, but I do not think one can sing the praises of one's spouse too much. To honor my amazing husband today, the 29th celebration of his birth, I write this post.

I think my favorite thing about Landon is his dedication to family, particularly to his children. Since I have known Landon (we're at about 13 years now), the primary driving force in the decisions he makes and the life he leads is being a good father. Most everything he has done up to this point in his life has been to make sure he would one day be able to provide a good, stable, happy, worry-free life for his children, from the women he dated to the career he chose. Landon has always operated from a place of concern for how it might one day affect his family. As a woman who puts family at the very top of her priority list, it was hard not to fall deeply in love with a man so focused and dedicated to the children he would one day have.
While Landon is focused and driven and dedicated, he doesn't take himself too seriously. Although he is confident in his intelligence and abilities (and we all know how sexy confidence can be), he is humble about his achievements and self-deprecating in his sense of humor. He isn't one to get caught up in self-pity or selfishness, and doesn't have a lot of patience with those things in others. Instead, Landon chooses to laugh and have fun and enjoy his life. Lots of Landon's time is spent on play and tickles and silliness. And although Landon can be a bit cynical about the world, he isn't pessimistic. He looks to the future with hope and a sincere desire for happiness through gratitude for the many blessings in his life. And Landon can make me laugh like no other person on this earth.
Last night, on our way home from the Cal/ASU football game, I told Landon that I am incredibly lucky to be his wife. He asked me why. I don't remember all the things I listed, but it was a long list, and I was being absolutely sincere in my praise of my husband. He is an amazing man. I was sure lucky the day I convinced him that he should marry me, and luckier every day since.
Happy Birthday, love. I look forward to growing old with you. Congratulations on your 29th birthday, and here's to many, many more to come!