Tuesday, November 18, 2008

100 Other Things

Well, after I wrote 100 things about me, I told Chris he had to post his. He promptly replied...no, so instead I decided that I would write 100 things I love about him.
  1. I love that he is creative.
  2. I love that he likes to go to places like the museum and the zoo with me.
  3. I love that he describes my cooking as awesome.
  4. I love that when we take Gunnar for a walk that he holds his leash and picks up his poo.
  5. I love that he has an opinion when we go clothes shopping.
  6. I love that he drives the cart at the grocery store.
  7. I love that he loves my family enough to let us spend the money to fly home and surprise my sister when her daughter was born.
  8. I love that he goes on "adventures" with my nephew.
  9. I love that when we were dating he would drive 45 minutes each way just to see me.
  10. I love that he is a #7 on the anneagram test.
  11. I love it's okay with him that I send out 150 Christmas cards even though he could care less.
  12. I love that he likes to go out for dessert.
  13. I love that a great date night is going to Borders, ordering coffee, and looking at books.
  14. I love it that he makes the coffee and sets the timer for the next morning.
  15. I love that he does the dishes after dinner.
  16. I love that he doesn't mind it when I sleep in.
  17. I love that he's still working at WAMU just so that we can have health insurance until mine kicks in.
  18. I love that he takes pictures.
  19. I love that he'll doesn't change the channel on the radio when I turn it to talk radio.
  20. I love that he brings me things I left at home to work.
  21. I love that he fills my car with gas.
  22. I love that he doesn't complain when I'm watching HGTV or Food Network.
  23. I love that he buys me popcorn at the movies, even though he knows I'll only eat a few bites.
  24. I love that he likes margaritas.
  25. I love that he likes to travel.
  26. I love that he loves the NW.
  27. I love that he has learned how to sit on the beach and read a book while on vacation.
  28. I love that he lets our dog sleep in our bed.
  29. I love that he doesn't mind that I'm in my pajamas by 5pm.
  30. I love that he plays Carcassone with me.
  31. I love that he helped in the nursery the other day just because I asked him.
  32. I love that he'll run to the store when I'm in the middle of cooking because I forgot something at the store.
  33. I love that he walks on the side closer to the road when we go on walks.
  34. I love that he separates my favorite sections from the Sunday paper for me to read.
  35. I love that he takes out the garbage.
  36. I love that he bathes the dog and clips his nails.
  37. I love that he appreciates art.
  38. I love that he doesn't complain about going to Bed Bath and Beyond with me.
  39. I love that he would go eat sushi with me if I begged.
  40. I love that he'll drive to the beach or the mountains with me on a whim.
  41. I love that he'll still play with legos.
  42. I love that when I say I like a song he buys it on I Tunes and makes me a CD for my car.
  43. I love that he confirms that my alarm is set each night.
  44. I love that he likes Mexican food as much as I do.
  45. I love that he likes trying new restaurants.
  46. I love that he stops to grab fliers in front of houses for sale even though we'd never buy it.
  47. I love that he plays the guitar.
  48. I love that he likes hockey games.
  49. I love that he lets me talk about work over dinner and doesn't throw up.
  50. I love that he gets me breakfast at Corner Bakery and brings it to me when I'm working in the nursery.
  51. I love that he likes to watch Throwdown with Bobby Flay with me.
  52. I love that he ate at Bobby Flay's restaurant and bought me a cookbook.
  53. I love that he likes coffee as much as I do.
  54. I love that he took me to a Braves game even though he hates baseball.
  55. I love that when I freak out and get upset he lets me.
  56. I love that he lets me go to PetSmart and look at the kitties for adoption.
  57. I love that once we own a house again, he'll let me get a kitty.
  58. I love that he keeps me away from the Humane Society because we both know we'd end up with another dog.
  59. I love that he calls our friends to make plans because otherwise they'd never happen.
  60. I love that he's an extrovert.
  61. I love that he appreciates his Scottish heritage.
  62. I love that he's is glad I want to eventually be a stay at home mom.
  63. I love that he's encouraging me to learn Spanish...I really need to sign up for classes.
  64. I love that he's teaching me photoshop.
  65. I love that he has an opinion.
  66. I love that he has a 3 letter last name.
  67. I love that he buys me live plants even though he knows that I will kill them.
  68. I love that he bought me every season of Gilmore Girls on DVD.
  69. I love that he doesn't mind that I buy cookbooks.
  70. I love that he doesn't think it's weird that I quilt.
  71. I love that he's actually called all of my quilts cool.
  72. I love that he took me skydiving.
  73. I love that he likes eating pancakes for dinner.
  74. I love that he likes the water.
  75. I love that he'll clean the bathtub.
  76. I love that he does the trim when we paint.
  77. I love that he wants to volunteer at the 2010 Olympics.
  78. I love that he'll go to the grocery store at midnight for ice cream.
  79. I love that he talks to strangers in the elevator.
  80. I love that he doesn't get mad at me when I tell him that I don't want him getting a motorcycle.
  81. I love that he loves God.
  82. I love that he's honest.
  83. I love that he's loyal.
  84. I love that he doesn't mind it when I fall asleep watching movies.
  85. I love that he wants to go to Greece as badly as I do.
  86. I love that he likes to look at Christmas lights.
  87. I love that he doesn't mind that I'm an introvert.
  88. I love that he encourages me to try new things.
  89. I love that he is nice to waiters and waitresses.
  90. I love that he puts shopping carts back where they are supposed to go.
  91. I love that he didn't mind moving for a 3rd time just to get out of a haunted apartment.
  92. I love that he's excited about school.
  93. I love that he loves tater tots and a ruby beer from McMenamins.
  94. I love that he knows to make sure my margarita has salt on it.
  95. I love that pays attention to my random daydreaming.
  96. I love that he doesn't complain that I'm 15 minutes early to everything.
  97. I love that he doesn't complain.
  98. I love that he'll eat vegetables.
  99. I love that he loves happy hour at Gustavs.
  100. I love that he loves me.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

#61 - I knew it!

This is a great post. Very well done.

DEREK

Anonymous said...

Coleman wouldn't do a list either... One year, for an anniversary gift, I gave him a list of 100 things I loved about him. We still have it on our bookshelf! Maybe it's time for an updated one...

Kim said...

I love this blog post. It's easy to see in this blog that the two of you are great friends in love.. keep that. So us single folks can have some hope...LOL

Anonymous said...

Kyle refuses to do a list too. Sad times. What is wrong with our boys?