I’ve Gone Men-tal

Posted on October 26, 2016 by deconstructingdoctor

IMG_2826I think my husband walks on water.  I know that’s ridiculous.  No one is perfect.  No one is capable of such things.  And he really can’t.

He hogs the bathroom and stinks it up, seems to accumulate pens wherever we go, buys too many of one thing; 10 nightlights, 10 flashlights, 10 pairs of running shoes, 10 different kinds of earbuds, all tangled up and piled in drawers.  He has the most ridiculous collection of t-shirts dating back to college, some with armpit stains that he refuses to throw away and they all pile up in the drawers and you can’t shut them.  And when I try, sometimes I pinch my fingers in the drawers and say curse words.

God, I love that man.

He is just pure goodness.  When I think about the winding road that led me to him (have I just quoted a country song?  I might need to see a shrink), it absolutely throws me into a panic.  One wrong turn, one wrong move, one wrong decision, and the two of us would never have met.  A thought I just can’t bare.

Listen.  We are not swinging from the chandeliers over here.  Our lives aren’t like that.  It’s simple.  Sweet.  Joyful.  Watching TV on the couch, making dinners together, raising these two knuckleheads we call kids, laughing, singing, dancing, going on adventures.  It’s a good life.

It’s moments like being at a Journey concert together.  I look over at him, a huge smile on my face, because he’s singing at the top of his lungs with his eyes closed, “don’t stop believin,” like he’s the lead singer -and my heart leaps.  Knowing him makes me believe that anything is possible.  That life is good.  That there is a grand plan.  That I never want to be anywhere else, but right here in this life with him.

 

 

 

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17 Responses to I’ve Gone Men-tal

  1. Grubbing With Jess says:
    October 30, 2016 at 11:01 pm

    Wonderfully worded! Made me think of my own husband and how much I love the guy!!

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  2. Blue Sky says:
    October 30, 2016 at 6:07 pm

    This is precious and beautifully written!

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  3. conflictedhealth says:
    October 28, 2016 at 6:58 pm

    I couldn’t find a trackback link, I made a similar post and included a link to your original post. http://www.conflictedhealth.com/2016/10/28/my-men-tor/

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  4. 2ndhalfolife says:
    October 28, 2016 at 3:18 pm

    Aw, I love this post. It’s so good to hear that a woman can actually be happy with a man and that there’s a decent one out there!! xo

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  5. petspeopleandlife says:
    October 27, 2016 at 3:31 am

    A wonderful marriage and you are fortunate to have a good man. Really.

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  6. conflictedhealth says:
    October 26, 2016 at 10:24 pm

    This post makes me want to write a similar one about my husband! To many times I notice the negative things but this post helps me to look at the positive.

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  7. kathleendell says:
    October 26, 2016 at 1:30 pm

    This is so sweet. Please show him this!

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  8. http://www.salpa58.wordpress.com says:
    October 26, 2016 at 12:27 pm

    Sounds to me like you’ve found the man of your dreams. Well done. ♥♥♥

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