Another year of celebrating this incredible man!!

It has been a strange year for sure and I feel very blessed to be going though all this with Rob. There is no one I’d rather quarantine with… and spend eternity with (I kinda think this is a bit of a test, lol).

There is also no one I would rather be partners with, best friends with, raise kids with, travel with, share my ideas with, laugh with, cry with and do pretty much everything with.

Here are 10 things I love about this man:

He is so smart: There is noting he does not know. He has such a wealth of knowledge, from technical info to random tidbits that I question why he knows. He really is the smartest person I know. He can talk about anything and everything (and do anything including changing a tire on Hana road and keeping us all calm:)!!!!)

He is so humble. He also knows what he doesn’t know and is not afraid of saying he doesn’t know and finding out. He is never arrogant, and always willing to open his heart to learn more.

He is a man of great faith. I think this amplifies number 1 and 2. He has incredible knowledge and humility, but he knows that it is God who has made him this way.

He is an amazing father. I hear him listen, laugh, counsel, educate and collaborate with the kids. He is not afraid to be their guide and not afraid to be their follower. He respects their need for independence but follows his heart and the Spirit when he thinks guidance is needed. He can be fun and silly and annoying (in the most loving way, haha), but forthright, concerned and wise.

Everything I said in number 4, I can also say in number 5: He is an amazing husband. He is kind, caring, compassionate; he is funny, silly and entertaining; he is a rock and a pillow. He loves unconditionally and gets stony cold eyes when he is mad at me but he even lets me tease him about them. (And he is dashingly attractive even when mad at me lol)

He is such a a hard worker. He makes it look easy, but he puts in the long hours at work, and then also helps me with so many things in my work (he is my IT department, my editor, my sales mentor, my psychologist…). He knows how to grind and makes it look easy.

He is a man of integrity. You can trust him, rely on him, count on him. He will do anything for anyone. But he will always be upfront and honest.

He is incredibly creative. From painting to poetry, to crazy ideas, to new ways of looking and approaching things. He can find so many perspectives and approaches problems creatively.

He has so many passions: from cars, to building model cars, to painting the northern lights, to sitting at the dining room table listening to music. Let’s not forget how passionate he is about his audio equipment! We joke: is it car, audio equipment, family or audio equipment, car, family? (Just kidding ((kinda). He is a family man and knows where his priorities are!)

He is also sporty : whether it be his running, tennis playing, skiing, or getting out there playing soccer with the kids (when they were younger – it is a bit too dangerous now I think as our boys have no mercy). Sam is busy trying to see if he can beat his Dad in an arm wrestle… Regardless of how strong all the kids think they are – he was there to teach them certain sports, or to support them in playing a sport. And I have no doubt that one day he will be teaching our grandkids how to ski and play tennis!

If you know Rob even a little, you easily can see that this list is the tip of the iceberg. He is truly a man of honour, charm, heart, soul, brains and brawn. I am so blessed to be with him, to share my past, my present and my future.

Happy birthday Robbie McHottie:) I love you more and forever.