I am blessed to have one of those husbands who can fix anything. He is super mechanically inclined, tech-savvy and can teach himself how to do any type of project that he is interested in. Several years ago he completely re-did our kitchen- and I mean completely. He ripped out everything down to the beams in the floor (yep, we could look directly into our basement from the kitchen), cut a hole in the wall to add a bar, closed up the old door, put in french doors, MADE concrete countertops, rebuilt the floor with slate tiles...you get the idea. That kitchen is amazing. The most amazing thing is that he had not done any of those projects before. Ever. He taught himself how to do all of it and if you have seen my kitchen, you know that shit is tight, yo! He is an appliance repair tech by trade and has been with the same company for about 8 years now and has a very loyal client following. He has also always done work on the side for friends, and built up a reputation among local restaurants and salons as the go -to guy for their appliance needs. Dude works hard.
It has been a dream of his for a long time to work for himself. Recently he got his own business started, in addition to continuing his full time job. He also has been doing appliance contract work for a friend, so he has been working THREE jobs. Starting early in the morning before his regular job and working late at night after. We haven't spent much time together because he has been so flipping busy, but I understand. I appreciate all the work that he is doing because he is doing it for us, his family. He has been working hard to put away money, build a solid clientele and lay the proper groundwork so that when he is on his own we won't have to take a financial hit while things get started. I am so in awe of his work ethic, his dedication.
He finally put in his 2 weeks notice this week. SCARY! But exciting. I know that this is this is the right move for him and for our family. I am so proud of him for making this decision and I am really happy that we will bet to see him more than a few minutes a day :) Throughout all of this he has made sure that the time he has been around has been spent snuggling and reading with the kids, encouraging me on my new projects and endeavors and basically making sure we know how much he loves us. He and I were able to get away for a quick 24 hour trip away Friday and that brief respite has recharged us both :) I love to shout that man's praises from the rooftops! Thanks babe, for all that you do.
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