Yes, that is my husband jumping off a diving board fully clothed! I was not able to attend this meet, but one of our good friends took this photo for me. His swim team won the conference meet. It is tradition for the coach to get pushed into the pool fully clothed, but it appears Chris wanted to be a little more dramatic. :-)
We've almost been married 13. We were engaged 14 years ago. We started dating 20 years ago. It hasn't been easy at times, but I can honestly say that I love this man more today than ever before. His charisma for life and coaching is amazing. He puts 110% into everything he does. We don't see each other much in February and March thanks to the peak of the swim season and yearbook deadlines and state testing for me. This year I am making a concious effort to be kind and truly cherish the moments we do have together.
Chris surprised me with the most wonderful Valentine's day. He knew it was the last weekend he had free for more than a month. He picked me up after Saturday morning practice and we headed out to one of my favorite breakfast places. I had wildberry pancakes... Yum! Then he surpised me with a trip to the Salon I go to where he had booked appointments for a hair cut, color, manicure and pedicure! He was the star of the salon for sure. All of the stylists were impressed with his forethought... so was I! We then headed to the mall for some shopping. While I couldn't convince him that I *needed* a Coach purse, he did treat me to some new goodies. At the end of the day, we had dinner with some good friends at another of my favorite restaraunts, Melting Pot. We laughed and had a great time.
Even beyond these grand gestures, he takes care of things in our daily life that show me that he cares. He works from home during the week and often does all the laundry or dishes so that when I get home from work, I come home to a clean house. He takes care of the maintenance of our VERY old home and has saved us thousands of dollars over the years by being able to take care of things himself. He built me the wonderful studio that I am sitting in now. He supports my hobbies and my desire to go back to school. He takes care of our finances and has worked to get us in a stable place.
So today, I know that I am blessed to have this amazing man in my life and to be able to call him my husband and best friend.
