It was your 4th Christmas together and the first in your new home. After a day of watching Austin fail at ice skating, enjoying hot chocolates, a snowball fight and picking a tree, Austin stumbled in, solely carrying it himself.

“I see the princess isn’t gonna help, you’re lucky it’s not heavy.” He grinned, laughing.

You look back and smile. This is where him deadlifting from time to time came in clutch.