Ben's Big Day

I wake up to this sweet man every morning. I love him so. I have loved him for years and didn't know. Finally, I let go and loved him and haven't look back since.

We were a bit preoccupied over his birthday weekend. I dropped the ball on being a great wife and making sure the day was properly celebrated , complete with cards and friends. I'll do better next year, I promise! In the mean time I had written a list for him before his birthday with every intention of putting it in his card. Well "Late Lee" struck again! I know its not March 5th, but here ya go anyway!

Here's 28 Things I Love About Benjamin!
1. I love your compassion for people.
2. I love your goodness.
3. I love your “up for anything” attitude.
4. I love how generous you are, with your time and just about everything else.

5. I love your awful dancing skills in our bathroom.
6. I love how you listen.
7. I love how you exemplify God's love.
8. I love your heart for me and my passions too.
9. I love your gift of hospitality.
10. I love your patience.
11. I love how persevering you are.
12. I love your willingness to sacrifice your comforts.
13. I love your decorating skills!
14. I love your fashion sense.
15. I love your sincerity in all that you do!
16. I love how play with the “munchkins”.
17. I love how you try to “fix” anything you can.
18. I love your passion for the things of God.
19. I love the way you pray.
20. I love your selfless desire to serve others.
21. I love your heart for those who don’t know Him yet.
22. I love your taste in music!
23. I love your guitar playing.
24. I love your constant quest of hobbies.
25. I love your love for baseball.
26. I love your capacity to forgive.
27. I love your appreciation of “God’s green earth”.
28. I love your spirit.
I love you more than you'll ever know! You're my best friend. I have no idea how I made it 19 years without you in my life! You taught me about grace and God's unconditional love. If it weren't for you I'd be more of a legalistic self-righteous prideful fool than I already am.

I love how you love people. You care for those around you so deeply. I'm always so excited for new people to meet you because I get to watch them discover how awesome you are all over again!

And now that I’ve written these 28 things that I love about you, I’ve realized that 28 is not nearly ENOUGH!! Thank goodness we have a lifetime together so that I may continue to tell you all that I love about you every day that we wake.

Good luck tomorrow baby! You'll be great! Love always! ~lee

Coast-it, Roast-it, Post-it

Well, the ladies definitely left their mark. The night before they left, they schemed.....And when Ben and I awoke, we found our tiny little house covered in these!

Filled with love, advice, and some observances.


One that was quite prevalent...
Yeah, we get the hint. We love y'all! I wish I could post a photo of every single post-it note but I fear I have already gone a bit overboard. But every time we find a leftover note (which, coincidentally was just YESTERDAY!!) we think of our Spring Break Beauties 2011!!!

SuperMoon on Dauphin Island

I'm sure you've already heard, on March 19, 2011 we experienced a SuperMoon. The moon passed the earth at the closest distance in 18 years. Ben and took the "Spring Break Beauties" on a late night field trip to Dauphin Island to see the moon in all it's glory :-) Jillian and I experimented with a bit of night photography. Here are the fruits of Jillian's efforts (mine left a lot to be desired).

Gosh, I love him....
Ben was trying to show me "Ryan's Arrow" as he has been trying to do for 5 years now....As you can see below, I'm still not getting 'it' and continuing to find other interesting things :-)


Man, sisters are a wonderful thing:-)