Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband!!!!!!

so patrick is a quarter of a century today. we dont' get to celebrate with him, he's in texas. but, he'll be home tomorrow night. I do have lots of pictures from va, and a long story about our trip home, but i wanted to devote this post to the love of my life.

why i love patrick (in no particular order):

• he's ridiculously goodlooking
• he's extremely hardworking
• he's very motivated (he started his own business while in college fulltime and starting a family)
• he is hannah's best bud, and he spends all the time he can playing with her and making her feel special
• he is (generally :-) supportive of my decisions and strongly held beliefs even if he finds them crazy (ie: homebirth)
• he makes wonderful pancakes, milkshakes, skillet eggs, enchiladas, pizza crust, special coffee drinks) and other things
• he eats virtually everything i make (except tabouleh and coleslaw made with the outside leaves of the cabbage that you aren't really supposed to put in coleslaw)
• majority of the time, he listens when i tell him to eat his vegetables :-)
• he takes pride in our home and wants it to look nice so he does things like the sprinkler system
• he writes a mean love letter (especially when i was overseas; all the other girls would crowd around my computer to read his emails.)
• he's easy to please (pizza and a movie, anyone?)
• he always notices the effort i put into looking nice for him
• he cares about important things (like politics) that make him an interesting person to talk to. i always like to hear his opinion.
• he never gets upset with me for spending money when i shouldn't have.
• he has very low expectations in general, actually. he doesn't put pressure on me or make me feel bad when i dont' do the wifely job i'm supposed to. (i never have the house picked up, supper made, and a shower taken by the time he comes home)
• he is always communicating to me that he loves me for who i am, exactly how i am, and he would never want anything different
• he is so proud of his little family
• he is comfortable around a wide range of people, in a variety of settings
• he is a leader
• he values people and relationships
• i know he wants to meet my needs.
• and again, he's ridiculously good looking.

I'm so proud of him, and i miss him dearly. We love you, babe. Happy Birthday