8 years with the love of my life {and our food for the week}

8 years ago, I married my best friend. We have survived deployments, major medical issues, several cross-country moves, unemployment, and philosophical differences. We have given birth to three {beautiful} children, and parented 12 children we did not conceive. Like any marriage, we have had our ups and downs, but I can't imagine life without him. I've written before about why I love my amazing husband, but today in honor of our anniversary, I'm going to give you the top 8 reasons I love being married to him.

1. He loves me--even when I act unlovable, and despite my shortcomings, hormones, aging body and physical afflictions.
2. He is a great father.
3. He is faithful.
4. He works hard to provide for us.
5. He loves our animals.
6. He humors me, especially when it comes to different food experiences. 
7. He respects our differences, and works to find compromise.
8. We have fun together.

I love being married to him, and I can't wait to see what the next 8 years have in store! We'll be having a flexible meal tonight (trying out a new Chiniese restaurant!) to celebrate our anniversary, but we'll be eating primally for the remainder of the week. On the menu:

• Chicken Souvlaki
• more Roast Chicken with Gravy
• Paleo Mongolian Beef, possibly with this fried rice
• Kalua Pig
• carnitas (with the left over kalua pig!)

I also have a lot in store for the blog this week, including a Sissy update, my long-awaited (and I think perfected) meatloaf recipe and a large, spur-of-the-moment purchase we made this past weekend. I'm also working on a review and giveaway. We have a busy and exciting week ahead. What do you have going on??