Exclamation Points

I like hugs. A lot.  Especially hugs from my husband.  I like his arms wrapped tightly around me....

Too mushy for you?  Read no further.  This is your one warning.

Hugs from Eric have always been one of my most favorite things.  For real.  Something about the warmth of the hug and just knowing that this man would always ALWAYS protect and take care of me.  No matter what.  His love for me is the real deal.  No doubts, no questions, no room for discussion.  He is real.  His love is real.  And, those big strong arms wrapped around me, his "love", hugging me is real.

Sometimes Usually when we hug I have to redirect his hands.  Somehow his hands sometimes always slip down to my butt and give it a squeeze. (Does this happen to you too?  Is my husband the only one who does this sometimes consistently?)  I find myself saying sometimes a lot of the times during a hug... "Let's have a real hug... one where your arms and hands are around me...not all up and down me squeezing."  Then we both laugh because we both know this just is not possible.

So, when Eric went looking for a Valentine card for me earlier this week here is what he found.  He knew after reading it that he need not look any further.  He had found, in his mind, the perfect card to give me.  Here it is....

Whoa!  It was a perfect card for him to give me.  Except now, every time we hug, as he is squeezing my butt, he says "EXCLAMATION POINT".  Or when he is passing me in the hallway and squeezes my butt, he says, "EXCLAMATION POINT".  Or when I am brushing my teeth, and he squeezes my butt, he says, "EXCLAMATION POINT".  You get the point!!!!!!!!!!  

I see a lot of "EXCLAMATION POINTS" in my future.  But I LOVE his hugs, so I will take the exclamation points, and the laughter, and the smiles that come from his "EXCLAMATION POINTS"!