Tribute to the Hubby, Lucas

Allow me to introduce to you my friends, my husband and best friend, Lucas. He goes by "Luke" most of the time, or "The Duke", "Guns", "Big B", "Daddy" (to our sons) or my personal favorite, "Junior" (his dad calls him this and I don't know why, but it's adorable).

I chose this photo because this, in a nutshell, is my husband. Yes, he's a jock (obsessed with college footbal), loves summertime on the lake, loves to enjoy adult beverages from time-to-time, is a great dancer, is super low-maintenance and last but not least, is so-o naturally handsome - I mean, hello? This man is so gorg. But you know what, he honestly doesn't know it and is as modest as they come.

One of the biggest attributes about Luke that I've always admired and quite frankly, been jealous of, is the fact that no matter where he is or who he is around, this is who he is. He doesn't change. He doesn't feel ashamed. He is who he is and if someone doesn't like it, he doesn't fret about it or care.

Truthfully, Luke and I couldn't be more opposite. Luke is totally low maintenance, a good-ol' country boy easy going and a man's man. I am (somewhat) high maintenance, I've definitely gotten better, a suburb girl, can be uptight sometimes and a ladies' lady.

How did we ever come to love each other so much and get married? Because Luke taught and showed me that life is beautiful, fun, but it's tough too, and that's where he comes in - to help me get through it and hold my hand. He also taught me to LET GO, get the stick out of my butt and have some fun with life. He's the first guy that I ever fully opened myself up to and I told him everything. And let me tell you, he fought hard for that because I was holding those walls up around my heart for a long time.

I love him so much and "love" doesn't even feel like it's enough to say. How do you show and tell someone, hey, you've changed my life in ways that I never imagined? I'm a better person because you came into my life? You make me constantly want to be better and do better? You've given me moments in my life that I never thought could happen?

I know marriage isn't for everybody, but I am pro-marriage and definitely will be blogging more about it in the future, I'm sure.

Anyway, enough about the hubby and marriage - I know it's not a topic for everyone, but thanks for listening!