My Best Feature

I would like to take this opportunity to brag a bit about my best feature. No, no, it's not my MCAT score or my GPA. It's not my grasp of Organic Chemistry or my ability to memorize a ridiculous amount of information in a short period of time. It's also not my bright blue eyes or my really big...lips... (wink, wink). No. My hands down, definite best feature by far is: my husband. (OK, all together now: "Awwwwwww!" That's right.)

He's the kind of man that is the implied subject of phrases like, "They just don't make them like that anymore." He's the kind of man that makes you want to become a better person--just because you know him. He's my best friend and my support. He worked two jobs (filled with ridiculous people and terrible environments) for years so that I could focus completely on school. He puts up with me--a wife that cannot offer him all the attention he deserves because she has to study a great deal--and he does so without complaint. He believes in me and, on days when I think I just don't have what it takes to become a physician, he's right beside me, convincing me that I'm wrong. He is part of my strength, my safety, and my inspiration.

I mean it when I say that I don't deserve him and that I can't believe how lucky I am to have him. Today, for example, he had a really tough day at work--his boss is completely unreasonable and makes his professional life basically a living hell. But, instead of coming home and being in a bad mood because his day sucked, he got home before me, cleaned the house, and made a really nice dinner for us. On top of that, he called me to see what time I'd be home because he wanted to have a drink ready for me when I walked in the door. I know, I know, you're probably all thinking that I'm making this up (and it does feel like a dream because I don't deserve any of this). But, I promise this is only the absolute truth. He really is this great. He's brilliant, handsome, hilarious, and strong...but he's so modest that he doesn't know that he's any of these things. And, these are just a few small examples of how special he is, how great he makes me feel, and how completely selfless and wonderfully thoughtful he is. If I tried to type all of the ways in which he is so unbelievable, it would take a lifetime.

I just hope that he knows how much I love him...and I hope that he never figures out that he deserves someone much better than me. Until that time, if I can find some way to make him feel half as loved as he makes me feel, then I've really accomplished something great.