Oh how I love thee... (1)

(one of our MANY engagement pictures)

...let me count the ways.

So I said when I started this blog that one of the things you may read about is me bragging on my husband.  There have been a few posts of me referring to him, but no bragging has really been done.  There is a reason for that.  He really is an amazing man.  It's not that I don't have a ton to brag about.  It's just my own issues with coming across sincere.  You see, I often want to shout from the roof tops how lucky I am.  How God has blessed me beyond measure.  How in my wildest dreams I never could have imagined a more perfect husband for myself.  The struggle is, that most of the time I find if someone is going on and on and on and ON about their spouse.... via facebook status updates, blogs, emails, etc.... that there is a hidden issue there.  I don't know why, but sometimes I have a hard time believing it.  If you have to SHOUT it at me every chance that you get, then can it really be that good?  So while I want to brag on my husband and just how good he really is, I don't want to come across as fake.  Do you see my internal dilemma?

Well anyway, I decided that despite my reservations, Michael deserves to be recognized.  He is a one of a kind gentleman that I think you should know about.  I can't do it all in one post.  It would be a book.  Literally.  So every once in a while I'm going to blog about something I love about him.  These will be listed in no particular order.

Oh how I love thee.... let me count the ways.

#1.  I love that Michael CHOSE me.  I feel so honored and blessed to be his wife.  I feel like he could have chosen a number of great women, yet for some reason, he chose me.  I will be forever grateful.