Today is my wonderful husband’s 28th birthday. I warned you that occasionally you’d have to hear about how great I think he is, and today you’ll just have to tolerate it because it’s his special day and I love him to pieces. I’m going to try to describe to you how great he is and I’m totally going to come up short despite my best efforts, so just imagine him as like 4x better than how he is described on average.
Seth is all about love. He shows it in the simplest and most meaningful ways. He always kisses me good morning, good night, and goodbye. He goes to his grandma’s to fix something broken or mow her lawn. He goes out to breakfast with his mom way more than the average 28 year old man. He makes sure to spend time with his dad, working out or building things, or just watching TV. He understands that time spent is more valuable than anything else and lives his life accordingly. And for that reason, and probably many others, he wakes up smiling almost every day, no coffee required.
He also wants the best for everyone, not just himself. He understands that your success does not make his own any less attainable. He finds joy in the successes of others and I swear he doesn’t have a jealous bone in his entire body. He is a source of comfort for anyone who needs it. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen him hugging a crying friend, even when he doesn’t understand why they’re upset. He is always full of ideas to make the world better for everyone. And when he says everyone, he doesn’t just mean people. He includes birds and plants and bees and EVERYONE. He firmly believes that we should do away with every law we have and replace them all with one: “Don’t be a dick.” He really believes that people can take that one rule and apply it well enough for society to be better than it is now.
He is patient. It amazes me how patient. He is dedicated to helping the environment, no matter how tiny the patch of ground he’s working on or how inconsequential it may seem in the bigger picture. He works diligently at his own pace and never questions whether the work is worth it or whether he will attain the goals he works toward. He applies the same work ethic to the work he does on our house. No matter how large the project I throw at him (and right now he’s working on 500 square feet stripped to the studs, so there’s that), he just chips away at it, one thing at a time and never complains. He puts up with me being absurdly excited about something one minute and ridiculously disappointed about something else two hours later.
For that matter, he just understands how to be my husband with a level of mastery that is amazing considering we haven’t even hit our two year anniversary. He laughs at all of the weird stuff I do instead of disowning me (a miracle if ever there was one). He tells me “No” when I need to hear it, even if I don’t want to, but knows when not to stop me from doing something. He understands my need to be surrounded by animals and doesn’t seem to mind, even when Reliant is being a terror, or the cat is waking him up in the middle of the night, or the snake is stuck inside of the fridge. He knows not to take it personally when I get upset about things, like how messy the house is, because it’s not really directed at him, it’s directed at me. And he knows when he screwed up and he always apologizes right after he realizes it. He really is the best person I know and I just wanted everyone to know it and to wish him a very happy birthday today. Love you Seth!