When I was a senior in high school, I had an art class with this really cute guy. He always wore tee-shirts with bands on them and while I noticed him I never really thought he saw me. Our teacher offered the more advanced students the opportunity to do a photography class and lo and behold, Dillon and I were the only ones who said we wanted to participate.
I remember trying to listen to our teacher at the beginning of the photography class but then having a random thought pop into my head saying "Oh, one day you'll tell your grand kids that you met in a photography class!" I pushed the thought aside, embarrassed to promise my future to a 16 year old boy who had no interest in me, whatsoever.
And, now, here we are, 12 years later with a wonderful life together and a sweet little boy who is the light of our lives. I could write manifestos on how wonderful Dillon is, what a great husband he is, and about how he's the most caring father. He's a hard worker who once worked a 90 hour work week. Someone once asked me how that's even possible and I told them that you work 7 days a week from sun up until sun down. Dillon's about the smartest person I know, making sense of math and engineering that makes my eyes go cross and being able to build or fix just about anything.
And, about his role as a dad, what can I say? Dillon got up nights with Luke when he was a newborn, fed him, changed his diapers and cleaned up lakes of vomit. He's taken care of both Luke and I when the stomach bug hit and I couldn't lift my weak legs out of bed. He's a manly man, but not so manly that he withholds kisses to Luke in public. He's kissed boo-boos, held hands, and made Luke giggle so hard that we all laugh. He's rearranged his work schedule to help with child care, dealt with my hormonal mess of a self, and taken it all in stride. I'm glad that he's setting the bar for Luke, letting him know what it means to be a man who loves his family.
Dillon - you're about the greatest man I've ever met and I don't know how Luke and I ever got so lucky to have you. Much love and Happy Father's Day.
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| Makin' sure that baby's safe! |
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| And some photos from today... The Creggers came over and we celebrated with rib eyes on the grill. YUMO |
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| Salad Making |
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| Dillon cooking on his birthday/Father's Day gift, a new gas grill! We've used it so much already and I'm reaping the benefits of Dillon's cooking. |
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| And PS, Luke's in a "big boy" bed now! A towel is rolled up under the sheet to keep him from rolling out (which happened about 6 times in the first two nights, whoopsie!) |
