13 years

SEVEN

Family man, Joe loves his dad, mom, sisters, brother. Nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, some of his In Laws, Cousins, me and our kids.
And he would do anything for anyone of us.
I remember when I first met Joe's whole family and how I watched him that night help his dad organize and pay his bills.
I was already irreversibly in love with Joe at that point, but I remember being even more attracted to him, and perfectly content with what my future was going to be with him as I saw how kind and loving he was.
I really do, I remember smiling like an idiot to myself, as I in the middle of Joe's 5 sisters, realizing how lucky I was that I got this man.

13 years

SIX

Smart, I love talking to Joe.
He knows what seems like 'everything'.
He knows about every answer in any Trivial Pursuit game.
He has memorized every card in Monopoly, and he remembers things from when he was
1 year old.
You can ask him just about anything about computers, and to watch him count cards when he plays poker makes not only your jaw drop but also the pit bosses.
I learn a lot when I talk to Joe. Like how to critically think things that would usually give me anxiety. What an IP address is and what time of year the Perseids fall, AND why they are called the Perseids. ETC, ETC, ETC... Seriously there is a lot more.

13 years

FIVE

Honesty, sometimes it's hard to hear.
Sometimes it is a comfort to know.
Either way, I am grateful for to have a husband and best friend that tells me the truth
whether it be about how my butt looks in my jeans to how much he loves me.

13 years

FOUR

Amazing dad, I am fascinated by every time I see my kids with their daddy.
They... love... him! And he LOVES them.
Joe makes our kids laugh hysterically, and makes each feel so special.
He also has the patience of Job when it comes to raising our kids.
I tell our kids often how good of a man their daddy is, but I really don't think that I have too. By the kind of relationship that I see Joe have with each of our babies, I think our kids already know how good they have it.
It makes me truly happy when I see his face light up when one of our kids walk in the room. It just reiterates something that I have known for years...
that I married the right man.

13 Years

THREE

Funny, Joe has a sense of humor that either goes right over most peoples heads, or makes them stop...jaw drop...and then bust up laughing. LOL. His totally dry and, at times, shocking sense of humor cracks me up constantly.

13 years

TWO

Tough, I have always known from the time I met you to now, that I am safe with you. And that you would always protect me and our kids.

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