My Favorite Day Of The Year

Today is my favorite day of the year. Today is Jills birthday. If you have followed our blog, then you know I am stealing the "birthday shoutout" from Jills post Happy Birthday Bram. Well regardless of bad taste I am not going to miss out on the opportunity to tell her and everyone else just how much this day means to me.

Jill has never been a fan of her birthday. She never asks for anything or cares for a party. She was born on her moms 21st birthday, so I always tell her that was Gods way of making sure she didn't have to be the center of attention.

I actually keep this picture on the visor in my truck.

Today signifies so much, not only in our relationship, but in my life personally. I met Jill when I was 15, so all I've ever know how to do is love her. Truth is, that's the only thing I've ever been really good at. She may look at her birthday as just another day, or a reason to search for another silver hair, but to me it is a blessing. It is a celebration of the day that God created a person just for me. It might be a very selfish way to look at it, but I simply cannot see it any other way. I have no idea where or who I would be if our paths never crossed. I do know that I would not be half the man I am today. From the time I wake up in the morning, I automatically think "Is there anything that I can do today that will make her day better?" She is the reason I work hard, and hope for success. On a bad day, I still manage to tell her "I love you" at least 15 times. We haven't spent more than three nights apart in the last decade because I'm not sure I could sleep without her. And I know if I had to wake up without seeing her beautiful makeupless face, my whole day would just be weird. 

She never asks for anything, but this year every time someone asks me what to get her for her birthday, I tell them the only thing important to her is getting to meet our baby so a puzzle piece will suffice. I get to see day in and day out how much love is in her heart, and how happy it makes her to be growing our family.

As excited as I am to be a dad, I am even more excited to watch her become the mom she was always meant to be!

So I am thankful for one more year. One more silver hair. One more wrinkle. One step closer to our vision of old featherless love birds on a front porch swing surrounded by grandbabies. One more blink of an eye on our journey to forever.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEAUTY!!!!! I could never show you how much you mean to me, or explain how much I love you!