At times, he annoys me...mostly he teases me...but he always loves me. I'm talking about my dear hubby(DH), Tom. What he signed up for in 2003, when he married me, and what he actually got, are two different things. We dated for almost 2 years before he proposed, and when he did, I happily accepted his proposal. Three short months later, he moved me and Z to Virginia, where Z and I excitedily settled into our new home, in the country. We have a little acreage, so I call it our mini-farm. We even had chickens for awhile, with DH and I, building the chicken coop, ourselves. My DH happens to be a 'jack of all trades' and an excellent wood craftsman. He drives a truck by day (and sometimes night), but when he's off from work, he can be found, fixing things around the house, catering to me, in his shop wood crafting, catering to me, being a great step-dad to Z and then he still finds the time to cater to me!
Two years after we married, I began having health issues, and over another two year span, I was diagnosed with high blood pressure, cholesterol problems, emphysema (yep, I was a smoker for years), arthritis, and finally...fibromyalgia. I had already been under a doctor's care for depression, before I met DH. So now, three short years into our marriage, his vibrant, happy-go-lucky, full spirited, stay-on-the-go wife suddenly(or maybe not so suddenly) became a totally different being. It was like a stranger had moved into our house. I'm sure there were many times that Tom wondered where the woman, he married, went to. But, you know what? This is a man that truly takes his wedding vows sincerely and in June of 2003, he vowed to love me and cherish me, for better and for worse, in sickness and in health, til death us do part. And he has done, that very thing. He loves me, even though I'm not that same person he married. He doesn't dwell on it...he doesn't question it...he just does. And he does it like he does everything else in his life...he puts his whole heart into it.
I hope to soon add some pics to my blog...you know, pics of our life here on the 'farm', pics of the beautiful mountain views, pics of the items we make...pics, pics and more pics.
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