Happy Birthday Liz!

Today is Liz's Birthday.

I won't say how old she turns (but it rhymes with "schmirty-schmive" and she is now eligible to run for President of the United States). Honestly, I don't know what I did right to deserve having a wife that is so perfect for me. I guess I'm just lucky. We are truly one together and I'm thankful every day to have such a great friend who laughs with me through life.

We are immensely blessed as a family, but much of it comes from her tireless work. She works so hard for all of us and to keep our home a clean, beautiful, loving, healthy place. We are all so lucky to have her. She is an amazing mother who gives everything she can for her children, works so hard with them, teaches them so much, and sets such a great example for them. Whever I notice my inadequacies as a father, I rest assured that my children will be okay because of their mom.

She is the most unselfish person I know on the planet, by a mile, and always puts our wants and needs first. If you asked her what her dream day would be, she would never think about going to a spa or shopping (as much as she would enjoy it). She would most likely say that her dream day would be "being all together as a family" (and then she'd probaby think about it and add "in Tahiti"). I just never imagined having such an incredible wife and mother to my babies who is also such a complete friend and loving companion.

I love you Lizzy. Forever. More than I could ever explain.

This is my favorite picture of her that I keep in my wallet. I don't like it just because it shows how beautiful she is, but because it was taken as she was sitting in my house in college humoring me and my crazy kid brother as we modeled our tasteless Halloween costumes, and it reminds me of how great our relationship has always been--even from the start.