Nerdy Apple Bottom

I know that you all know about the Detective. I mention him pretty regularly. But what do you really know about him?

Here are things I love about my Detective:

• though I have been sick for almost a month [A MONTH] he has busted his arse to get the kids up and ready for school, fed, dressed, and on their buses
• he has also busted his arse to get them to and from soccer practices, games, doctor’s appointments, etc while still working several weekends out of town and lots of overtime hours
• he supports this ragtag family of 5
• he makes me coffee every day
• he sleeps on the couch if he thinks it will help me get a better night’s sleep
• he indulges my very serious book habit
• his eyes positively light up when he thinks something is funny
• he loves and respects his kids for all of their differences, whether his daughter wants to go all out in sports or his son wants to wear a Daphne costume or his other son wants to carry a purple backpack
• that I know more about sports than he does and he’s ok with that
• though he is a police officer, in real life, confrontation is not his thing
• he will back me up 100%, but knows I can fight my own battles
• when I need him to, he helps me fight my battles
• he sometimes lets me get dibs on the Sunday paper first
• he has a favorite shirt and hat that make him look very “Fidel Castro”
• he has no problem drinking something with a silly name and an umbrella
• his friends and co-workers are as rock solid and supportive of him/us/this blog as I could possibly imagine
• he can calm me down a bit when I get worked up about something
• he knows when to not calm me down when I am really worked up about something
• he is the best dad, hands down
• he’s hot
• everyone loves him, except a few criminals probably, but mostly, he is everyone’s friend
• he can tell one hell of a story
• he laughs at his own stories before he even gets to the funny parts
• the absolute craziest stuff happens to him - and it’s all true
• he locks three doors between himself and others when he needs to use the restroom
• 5 minutes after I’ve said something, he will say it as if it is his own original thought, and then be genuinely surprised and laugh when he finds out it isn’t
• he cannot recharge or change music on his ipod
• he decides to do random chores at random times: ex. yesterday he decided he HAD to fertilize the backyard when he had about 10 minutes to get ready for work so he literally ran amok all over the yard as I watched in amazement
• he has the best family - I seriously lucked out with the in-laws and have even told him that if we ever divorce, I get his family along with my own
• he would do anything for me, for the kids, for his family, for my family, for our friends
• he is really, really good at his job and loves it
• he is truly dedicated to protecting and serving our fair city and puts his life on the line every single day so that you and I can feel safe
• he’s like a kid going to DisneyWorld when it comes to fishing trips down to the lake - his dad and brother are the same way, they make lists, start packing early in the week, can’t sleep, must get on the road, it’s adorable
• he will stop at the store no matter what time he gets off work to pick up whatever we need which is usually creamer for me
• he cannot match an outfit if his life depended on it
• he is mine

If you happen to know the Detective and would like to add to this list, please do.