Every year I try my best to sur­prise Greg on his birth­day. I enjoy the look on his face when I pull sur­prise after sur­prise out of my back pocket. The great thing is he LOVES being sur­prised! He never wants you to tell him what is com­ing next, just give him the thrill of the unex­pected. This prob­a­bly why he doesn’t like movie trail­ers that show you the whole movie, he wants to see the movie and have the fun of being lead through the adven­ture. That is one of his many great qual­i­ties. And some­thing that will make him a great father.

I am look­ing for­ward to see­ing him teach Sophie about sur­prise and won­der. Showing her there is some­thing to wait­ing for the reveal moment, wait­ing to see what hap­pens next. Teaching her that patience really is a virtue and liv­ing with a feel­ing of expec­ta­tion makes for a won­der­ful life. I know I will be liv­ing with a hus­band and daugh­ter who will be dis­cov­er­ing the world together and lov­ing every minute of it.

So this post is for my won­der­ful hus­band. My hus­band who will make his daughter’s life excit­ing and full of won­der. I love you honey.