Jesse's girl...

I have to admit that everytime that song cycles through my ipod it makes me smile. I am so lucky to be "Jesse's girl" and here are a few reasons why...

last night we made dinner together and before I even realized it was done, the kitchen was cleaned up...this is a regular occurance.

right now he is at auto zone looking for parts to change the temperature gauge in my car...really, how many people know how to do that!


he won't let annabelle go to bed at night without both of us taking her to the nursery together and giving her kisses...

He changes the oil and brakes on my car everytime it needs it...he mows the lawn and picks up the doggie gifts...he pays the bills and keeps our finances going...he always seeks me out for a good long hug...he empties the diaper pail...he keeps my car filled up with gas...he calls on his way home to see if we need anything from the grocery store...when I am trying to decided between two outfits at the store, he says "get both"...

he just wants to be with me no matter what we are doing...he tells me i am beautiful when i am at my least cute... he says "i love you" countless times each day.

we laugh together all of the time...he has the most witty sense of humor that i totally get...and he thinks i am funny too.

when annabelle was born, he took to upmost care of both of his girls...changing every diaper... holding her for hours...making sure i had everything i needed ..

he constantly reminds me that being a good parent is about doing the very best you can but not about doing it all... he is always wanting to learn everything he can to be an amazing father (which he already is!).

we have owned two {old} homes together and I can count on one hand the number of times we have had to call someone to fix something...he does it all - plumbing, roofing, drywall, running water lines, electric work...a jack of all trades. i am constantly in awe of his ability to fix any of our home problems.

when we first started spending time together in college i knew that there was something extremely special about him...as time went on I knew that it was more than that...he charms people of all kinds...he waited until i had made my decision about grad school to pursue me, not wanting to keep me from a dream.

while i lived in boston, he came to visit me 32 times...we spent hours each weekend just walking around the city making it the place that we fell in love...he proposed in the boston public garden where we used to sit for hours to talk and people watch...he checked the weather about 10 times the day before...he asked my parents for their permission to marry me.

he loves to travel and experience new places and things...he also loves to be home with his 4 girls (me, Annabelle and the dogs)..he is a kid at heart and loves to play, bike, snorkle, be outside...

he is the most natural father...before annabelle was born, he would sometimes express worry about not knowing how to handle a newborn...he takes care of her like he has been doing it for years...

he wants to do everything right with our daughter...from the perfect bath temperature to making sure she knows how much we love each other...he doesn't realize how lucky annabelle and i are to have him as a father & husband.