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Mangosquash

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If you know me in real life, you know that I’m borderline obsessed with my husband, mangosquash. I feel so lucky because he loves me so much and treats me so well. I honestly question most days how I scored him as a spouse for life. Poor guy got stuck with me.

So the other day I was cooking up a gourmet frozen pizza and remembered how before we met, I never ate frozen pizzas. I kept thinking about all the things he brought into my life and decided to make a list. This is by no means comprehensive.

  1. Frozen Jack’s Pizzas

I never in a million years would buy frozen pizzas for myself. I thought they were icky and cheap and full of preservatives. Turns out, they’re actually pretty tasty. I like to throw on lots of extra mozzarella for super gooey cheesy bites.

  1. Hot Sauce

I used to be a wimpy eater. I didn’t like spice at all. I’d avoid chili and wings and curries for fear of not enjoying my food if I was in pain while eating it. Now I’m all “FRANKS RED HOT ON ALL THE FOODS!” Jon likes things super spicy so I’ve started making most dishes with a kick to them. I’m growing.

  1. Chicken Wings

Another thing that I used to never eat. Not necessarily because I didn’t like them, but they just weren’t a part of my life. But when Jon and I first started dating, we would go on double dates weekly with 2 other friends to Buffalo Wild Wings. They are now a whole food group in our house. Spicier the better.

  1. Camp Arcadia

Jon grew up going to this magical land for most of his childhood, and when we met, he had just been hired back for his second summer on staff. I was able to celebrate his (extremely drunken) 21st birthday with him there at the lone bar in town, the Big Apple (may it RIP, but also is reopening next summer). It didn’t take long for me to fall in love it with; camp is a quiet, beautiful place right on the shores of Lake Michigan. There are so many wonderful lifelong friends we have there. Jon’s parents now own a house up in Arcadia so we are able to bring our precious pooch with us. We love it so much, it was the obvious choice for our wedding and reception over 2 years ago.  It also conveniently worked out in such a way that my hometown, Holland, is literally on the way up to camp from STL, so this enables us to visit my parents each time we go up to camp. We already talk about the days where we can bring our children up and teach them to swim and give them the same experience Jon enjoyed so much.

  1. Ultimate Frisbee

Jon isn’t by any means “athletic”, but he does love playing ultimate Frisbee. He played in college on the club team and for intramurals, and now back in STL he joined the local summer league. When I moved here, I joined him for a summer and love it. Already looking forward to next summer when I can (hopefully!) participate in active sports again. This summer I sat out due to my surgery.

  1. Puppies

Not that I didn’t already think puppies weren’t the cutest little things ever, but I never really loved dogs themselves. Jon grew up with dogs his whole life so I knew it was inevitable that it would be something he would want for us. I found an adorable pup on Craigslist that I HADTOHAVE and since he really wanted a dog, he agreed. Since getting our pup I now love and appreciate every single dog I meet (and I meet a lot. Owning a dog makes you very social).

Ok, so this list kind of sucks. Moral of the story, though, is that I am so thankful for a man that pushes my comfort level and encourages me. Love you sweetheart!

Letters.

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My dear sweet husband,

Cheers to two years of marriage! We did it. Things haven’t always been easy, but they haven’t really been hard, either. Life is easy with you. It’s nice to do life with you. To have you to make me laugh and dance in the kitchen with. To have you to drive me to Michigan because I hate driving myself. To have you to lay on the couch and giggle with. To have someone to plan the next steps of our path with. Here’s to the next two, two dozen, two hundred years. You are just right for me. 

Do you guys believe in soul mates? When I was a kid, the thought appealed to me. The idea that there is a person out there that was made for just you, and you had to find that person. Like in a fairytale. Well I’m not sure if soul mates are a real thing or not, but I do know that my sweet mangosquash is one of a kind. He is kind, but fierce in the way he loves his friends and family. He is extremely humorous, but poised and articulate in the way he speaks about something he believes in. He is goofy, yet sweet and honest and would never hurt anyone. I know that I am the luckiest that he loves ME and that he has promised to be my mine forever. Blah blah blah mushy stuff. Love you, sweetheart. Let’s do this thing.

Letters.

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Dear Jonny B, Thank you for loving me. The way you look at me makes me melt even after 6 years. Dear weeds, we pulled and pulled until our bodies ached and you still aren’t all gone. Thanks for keeping us humble and making us work hard when we don’t want to. Dear Schlafly, you sure are a pain in our necks, but you are still the cutest and funniest pup and we wouldn’t trade you for a million bucks. A billion, maybe. 😉 Dear St. Louis, thanks for the perfect weather this weekend. Please don’t bring 100 degree days our way. Dear women’s running group, thanks for inspiring me to get involved and step out of my comfort zone and meet new people. You are good for me.

 

This weekend we: went to a Cardinals game (victory!), drank beer outside and enjoyed the first Honey Moon since 1919, cleaned out our garden beds, played at the in-law’s pool, enjoyed homemade skillet pizza and beer on our deck, went to a wonderful church service, and celebrated Father’s Day with Jon’s wonderful grandparents. We are lucky. Here’s to another week full of promise.