Most amazing wife ever

When I arrived home on Monday after camping all weekend, this thought popped into my head: my wife does everything in marriage (including anniversaries) better than I do. (That's meant to be a compliment.) Let me explain what I arrived home to; I think you'll come to the same conclusion.

When I returned home from "man weekend", I found a gazillion things that Abby had done for me while I was away. When my ride pulled into the driveway, I saw the yard had been mowed. That's the first time Abby has mowed the yard since we've lived here; it'll be four years in September. Then, when I walked inside I found a note and several kinds of candy and baked goods laying on the kitchen table. I turned around and noticed the pantry had been completely cleaned and organized. (You don't know how much heart burn that pantry has caused me over the years. I'm a little anal-retentive when it comes to being organized and clean.) I found several more notes; each one dealing with a different love language. (If you've never read the book The Five Love Languages, then you should.) By this time I was feeling pretty loved. Acts of service is definitely one of my love languages. I walked out to the garage to put a few things away and noticed that the paint brush had been used. My jaw dropped and I quickly went outside to find that she had painted a good portion of the side of the house while I was away. Not only had she mowed the yard, but she painted part of the house. Simply amazing. I took a few of my bags up stairs and to unpack and found another note. By this time I was scanning the house for other amazing things she had done. I found the bedroom closet cleaned and organized and a note on the bathroom mirror saying she missed me. I went into the guest bathroom to open the window and noticed a shower head laying in the tub. I quickly put two and two together and ran back to our bathroom to find a brand new shower head installed in our shower. It was a rain shower head from Costco that also had a detachable shower head. I've been asking for that for more than a year now.

At some point during the surprises I called Abby at work to relay to her my sheer surprise and shock. I think she was smiling on the other end of the phone line. I went through everything I had already found, and then she said, "oh, that's all you've found?" I was like, "Are you joking?" We hung up and I proceeded about my business.

I was cleaning some clams in the kitchen and reached over and grabbed our scissors out of the knife block. They were in the same place and looked and felt very similar. The only problem was these scissors had a blue button on them. I looked at them, looked at the knife block, and then I freaked out. Abby had bought me a set of J.A. Henkels knives from Costco. They're amazing! I've been complaining about our knives for years. Once you have nice knives, you never go back.

And real quick, I found our junk drawer to be completely organized with everything in its own, new container. She had also purchased a new set of non-stick frying pans. They don't have the little bolts from the handle on the inside of the skillet, just like I wanted. And, last but not least, we're going to Hawaii either in August or November.

Notice how many times I used the words "I, me and my" in this post. If I spent a little less time focusing on myself and a lot more time focusing on her, then I might be able to keep up with my wonderful wife. She is truly an amazing wife. It is a blessing to be able to say that our love is stronger now than ever before! I can't believe we've been married five years. She sets a standard so high that I can barely keep up.