Pat’s attention to detail is something to be admired. I don’t dare re-tell a story in front of him because I have no doubt he will correct me.
me: And then Pat said he’d make me cry if I left him…
pat: That’s not what I said.
me: Yes it is!
pat: No. I said if you left me I’d give you something to cry about.
me: Ugh…well pretty much the same thing!
pat: No. It’s not the same thing.
And then I usually just give up because it’s just a side note to my story and if I choose to argue with him about it then I’ll forget the entire reason I started telling the story in the first place.
Which I kind of think might be his goal in life…to confuse me.
Sending the man grocery shopping is always interesting. He’ll either bring exactly what was written on the list, or he won’t buy the item at all. It would not be out of character for him to call home so I could clarify the quantity and color of the apples I’d like him to pick up.
One time I had asked him to pick up groceries after work…it had been a particularly rough day and at the end of the list I said, “Why don’t you add a sharp knife to your list because I’m going insane over here.”
Thirty minutes later he called me back, “Kat there are a ton of different knives here…what kind do you want and how sharp is ‘really’ sharp?”
I explained that I was just joking, but since he doesn’t really find me funny I can see how that kind of went over his head.
Sometimes I feel bad…like maybe there’s something I’ve done to this man to make him so terrified of bringing home the wrong kind of apple.
Sometimes I think it’s really cute that he just wants to get it right the first time.
But mostly…I just feel thankful.
Because I know that my man is never going to come home with yellow apples.
Reasons I Love My Husband:
1.)He brings me warm bottles to give to the baby in the middle of the night when I am cussing him out in my head.
2.)He ignores my juvenile behavior and patiently waits for me to get over myself and discuss our finances like an adult.
3.)He sits back until I give him the “look” and then he swoops in and rescues me from a sure death of toddler suffocation.
4.)He sat at the door of the operating room, after I was rushed in following an emergency c-section, waiting for word of my condition…for six hours.
5.)He drives 45 minutes out of his way to go get me sushi on Friday night because I’m hungry and moody and tired and he wants me to be happy.
6.)He says things like, “Kat. Who are the most important people in your life? We are all here. We all love you. We’re not going anywhere. Just remember that.” and makes me feel better when things start getting to me.
7.)He takes time away from HIS job and comes home on a moments notice to help ME with MY job.
8.) When I’ve had a tough day with the kids he lets me talk it out until I run out of gas and then suggests we send them to a different daycare.
9.) He wears my pink polk-a-dotted apron without so much as a blink when I want to take a picture of him for The Blog.
10.)He will never leave me for Kathy Lee Gifford because he thinks she’s outdated and fears for his life.
11.) He supports my shopping habit and watches the children as I single handedly delay our family’s future for a few cute tops…ok a lot of cute tops…and some shoes…maybe a clutch.
12.) He’s one of those smarty pants people who is not on the up and up with hidden messages and does not care about superficial stuff…including the condition of my hair, windblown or not.
13.)He doesn’t take sides when I tell him to whack our son for an entire day of horrid behavior but instead delicately puts his hand on our baby boy’s head and turns to me to say, “My God Kat, he’s burning up!!” and then asks me to fetch the motrin.
15.) He buys me stuff to keep me from breaking his stuff.
16.) He writes me poems telling me he doesn’t want any more babies, but at least he’s being nice about it.
18.) He doesn’t bring home yellow apples.
Vinobaby says
Awww…your hubby rocks. If I ever sent mine to the store (which I NEVER do) he would call me about every item on the list…and then still come home with an extra bag of Cheetoes I ‘must’ have forgotten to write down. But he rocks anyway.
Lovely list. Lucky guy…and lucky you.
Cheers.
Ryan (The Woven Moments) says
Who eats yellow apples? Seriously.
You got yourself a keeper there, Kat.
Lou Mello says
Awesome list, he is just being smart to always ask twice, clarify thrice and then apologize for misunderstanding you. Once we guys figure out that the wife is always right, it makes life so much easier.
Rachel {at} Mommy Needs a Vacation says
There are yellow apples?
Francesca says
Consider this my official wedding proposal to Pat.
That is, as long as Kathy Lee Gifford is not available.
Eve says
Your hubs is definitely a keeper. Mine is too. Except that time I wrote the grocery list half in English, half in Spanish just to see what would happen. I wrote down “pan,” which is Spanish for bread. He called and we had a conversation similar to your knife convo…
Hubs: I don’t know what kind of pan to get. There’s a ton of options, what do you want?
Me: What the hell are you talking about?
Hubs: You told me to get a pan, but didn’t say what kind.
Me: A pan? I never told you to get a pan.
Hubs: It says right here, “pan.”
Me: (through hysterical laughter) That’s PAN, babe you know, BREAD!
Hubs: Oh my god, whatever. (click)
Anita @ Mommy in Search of Me says
LOL, That is a good one! We have to find our fun :)
Dana says
What a great list!
Amy says
Very cool and he sounds like a keeper to me! You have inspired me to try and make a list as long about my husband.
Alexandra says
The stuff dreams are made of.
You were smart enough to recognize he was the one.
GOod move, sister, *high five*
And I read every single reason: my favorite? His waiting by the OR door for news of you.
Tears.
Barb says
Kat, he sounds like a keeper, like my hubby!
Cari says
You’re living the dream Kat! Seriously. That post was real. Not like my hubs brings me flowers and yackity-yak-blah. Those are the things we really appreciate.
Happy for you!
Lola says
Your husband sounds wonderful! I sent my husband to the grocery store for me once. Despite my list, he came home with only 2 items…sardines and beer. Really. He hasn’t gone to the grocery for me since.
On the flip side? Once he let me help him paint a room in the house. He handed me the brush and within 2 seconds I dripped paint on the baseboards. I haven’t painted since.
I guess you could say that after 14 years of marriage we have things worked out just so :)
amy says
A nice list. A good man is hard to find as well as a good woman. Glad you found eachother. I love your photo. He looks like he wants nothing to do with your camera and you are all smiles. A true ying/yang.
Susanna@Susanna Leonard Hill says
Definitely a man worth keeping around :)
Lindsey says
Kat,
Ran across your blog a few days ago, participate in your last writing prompt and thoroughly enjoy your humor! I could totally relate to your husband’s attention to detail…I have one just like him:)
Anita @ Mommy in Search of Me says
I think I might love your husband too! Just kidding and please don’t tell my husband. :)
Ashley @ It's Fitting says
Wow, he sounds awesome! Not going to lie though, he sounds a lot like mine. It’s always nice to have support, be it with the kids, work, or just the madness going on in your own mind. B is always ready to let me talk it out… for hours. The man is a saint.
CaJoh says
Perhaps that’s why my wife and I go shopping together. She tends to have the entire list in her head and it is quite the adventure trying to figure out just what she really wants to get.
Ann says
That is such a beautiful post. I bet he has just as many reasons to love you….and the knife shopping expedition is PRICELESS!
Sharon says
He sounds amazing!
Kisatrtle says
Not sure i could write this post today. Struggling with my hubby right now
Marta says
Adorable.
Also, I love that he tried to bring you knives. My husband would also totally not get me like that.
Mel says
Awwww…I love him for you!
Jen says
Yellow apples really suck.
Pat knows this.
Pat is a good man.
Mandi @ Smile and Mama With Me says
Silly me – I was reading your post in my feed reader thingy and did not realize that all those reasons were links to posts. Not until I got to the very end and the apples weren’t underlined, then it dawned on me. Then all I could think about was scrolling up to find the post about your hubs in a pink ruffly apron. Totally awesome!
Mandi
Smile and Mama With Me
Tracy P. says
Aw, I LOVE Pat!! So glad I caught this. You need to make shirts to sell that say “I LOVE Pat (and of course Kat)!” With that picture. Ellen will order one, I promise.
“Kat, there are a ton of knives over here…” Now I am going to bed laughing.