the "w" word

Something happened today that brought a smile to an otherwise dull ordinary day. There I was, reading my email, when I saw something that made me giggle. What was it, you ask? An email from my hubby...

Yes, Shep has a knack for making me laugh, but this was unintentional. In fact, the email wasn’t even addressed to me. The email was written to one of our wedding vendors, and the message was something to the effect of: “…further to my wife’s email below…“

Yes, we have been married for more than 7 months. Yes, I have had quite a few chances over the months to introduce and speak about Shep as “my husband”, and I imagine he addresses me as his wife when speaking to people who don’t know me by name, but that doesn’t often happen in my presence. And I’ve certainly never witnessed those words coming from him in writing before — this was a first! It seemed like such an official title. It caught me by surprise, and for some reason, I found it amusing! Obviously I know and understand that I am indeed Shep’s wife; I made the decision of sound mind, and besides, wasn’t that the point of all the commotion and preparation we went through for 16 fun-filled roller coaster months?! So yes, in my head I get that I’m a wife. But there was something about the bluntness and simplicity of the word in writing that caught my attention, and made me smile. When I first became a fiancee that was a big deal for me, and it took a while to get used to that label! Those of you who know me know I am very change-averse. By the time the wedding rolled around, I loved my “fiancee” title and did not want to give it up! But in the moments I took to re-read the simple word in my sweet hubby’s email today, I realized the “w” word was one I was proud to own and how much I look forward to hearing it again, many, many more times.