gen·u·ine.

possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin;.

not counterfeit; authentic; real.

Little Josh was right about my Josh

He really is

The Ultimate Ninja Warrior

During my STAR birthday week

I worked a short, four-hour, night shift

Josh was studying when I headed to work

Long before I got home, he left to play basketball

He must have only been alone at home for 2 ish hours

(These facts are pertinent, trust me...)

I walked into our house after work

I knew right away something was different

(I have some Ninja in me too)

I stood in the kitchen and

looked over everything

I couldn't decide what had changed

I spotted an item that was out of place

This item belonged in our pantry and 

wasn't on our counter earlier...

So I opened our pantry

To put the item away

 ...and I found something exceptional

So exceptional--that I had to sit down on the floor

And admire my husband's handiwork

While I was there I tried to figure out how/when he did this:

 To understand the significance of this picture

You need to know that when our home was built

The awesome builders put

Three wire shelves mistakes in our pantry

THREE.

I can't work with that

I mentioned to Josh--one time, a long time ago

That I wanted him to redo our pantry for my birthday

Did I think he would actually do it?

No way.

I got Ninja-ed

and I love(d) it