Lonely, I am so lonely...

This week, Jon is gone on business. It hasn't been often that he is gone like this. But each time he has to leave for more than 24 hours, I go through withdrawals. Not too bad, being married for almost 3 years and having known each other for 5, and he still gives me goosebumps! People even ask me how on earth do I "deal" with having a husband that works from home. They say, "Don't you get tired of having him around all the time?" Absolutely, positively, 1000% (yes, that's THREE zeros) NOT! The only hard part about it is that I want to hang out with him whenever he IS here.

I remember a great line from the Disney movie, "Robin Hood": "Absence makes the heart grow fonder!" I think this is true. Because Jon and I get along so well, I think sometimes I take him for granted. So I'd like to take this opportunity to remind myself, let Jon know, and share with all of you some of the reasons that I love him so much.

First of all, he has the biggest heart. He'll pick up a bum on the street and give him a ride. He'll stop on the way to church, in his suit and tie, and help someone with their car. He'll get up at 6:00 AM on a Saturday morning to go help someone move. His latest suggestion for a family project: putting together a backpack with an extra set of clothes, a gift card to McDonald's, a blanket, and some personal hygiene items to put in our car in case he runs into a homeless person who needs these things.



Second, he is the best dad. He loves Jocey so much, and loved her from the day we found out I was pregnant. I often find him and her, on the couch, cuddling next to each other - he looks up at me with stars in his eyes and says, "She's my buddy." They play together, work together, rock out together, tease me together, and I am absolutely certain that sometime in the near future, I will find them on roller coasters together. One time he told me that his favorite time of the day is when he gets to put her to bed. In fact, that's the only way she'll go to bed! He is her hero.



Third, he has such a love for the gospel and the scriptures. He is definitely the spiritual leader of our home. I am so grateful that almost every time I have a question about something in the scriptures, he has already studied it and can talk with me about it. And when he doesn't have the answer, he at least knows where I can look to find it. His prayers are genuine and touching. He has a relationship with his Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ that gives our family peace.

Fourth, he is FUN! Life is always an adventure with him. I love that he has so many interests, and is willing to try anything at least once. The only problem that poses is coming up with new activities for us to do that he HASN'T already done. He isn't just a jock with an attitude - he's a music lover, an art lover, a nature lover, a movie lover. I could go on and on. But I LOVE that he loves the water. That makes life living here so much easier, as long as we have a pool to swim in or a lake to visit, we're good.



Fifth, and last for the sake of a lengthy blog read, I know without a single doubt that he loves me. He still looks at me, takes my hand, and kisses me like it was the day that things finally happened for us. He is selfless with me. Even when he is exhausted after a long day, he is still right there in the kitchen with me, helping me with dinner or cleaning up. He looks me in the eye every night and tells me how beautiful I am. And I know he means it. He doesn't just say it. He doesn't have to give me flowers or lavish gifts to tell me Happy Birthday or Happy Anniversary. The gifts that he does give are small but mean so much more to me because it tells me that he knows who I am.



We're two months away from our third anniversary, but I still am very much in love with him as I was the night he proposed to me. And man, am I grateful that I snagged him!