Props to the Hubby

If I don't say so myself, my hubby is a pretty smart guy. No really, he is. He was a nuclear electrician in the Navy - which meant that he went through 2 years of intense schooling and training before he set foot on a submarine. Ask anyone who's been in the Navy what they know about a "Nuke", and the first thing they'll say is, "You gotta be smart to be a Nuke!" (or is its spelled n-u-c? I dunno...)

When we got married I was aware that he wanted to go to college after he got out of the Navy. I wasn't expecting him to, but the guy worked full time and when to school full time. He truly impressed the family when he graduated at the top of his class. Wow.

He's definitely NOT a suit and tie kinda guy, but don't let that fool you. Throw a complex problem at him and you will be impressed. The man's troubleshooting skills are amazing. I love watching his face when he's trying to figure something out - it's so intense, then when he has an answer, his face is like "duh, that's easy, just do this!"

When he decided to work for a nuclear power plant, we knew that the plant operated 24/7, 365 days a year. For the past several years he had the holidays off. This year, for whatever reason, he wound up having to work on Christmas and New Years days. Mind you, he doesn't have a choice, his schedule is what it is. (On a side note, as an HR professional I usually don't like unions, but I must admit that my hubby's union works pretty darn hard to make sure that these guys are compensated appropriately, are treated fairly, and most of all - are safe.)

Anyhoo, I overheard him talking to his mom on New Years Eve. He told her he was working on New Years Day, I assume she had something to say about that, and his response was simply, "Mom, do your lights turn on when there's a holiday? Well someone has to work to make sure that people have electricity. Not everyone can have the day off..." I don't know why, but I loved that he said that... so true. I wish my mom put it like that for me when I was a kid (she was a nurse and worked every holiday imaginable... sadly, she was rarely home...)

So, yeah, I gotta give major props to the hubby. He's working today so we couldn't enjoy the holiday as a family. It's all good though. No big deal, really. I just want to go on record to say that I really appreciate him. Today and always.