reasons i love my sweetie
they say that there is someone for everyone!! how lucky i am to have found my someone! he is loveable, huggable, kissable, and snuggable for so many reasons. here are just a few (in no particular order)
1) he is the most patient person i have ever met! he is such a good example to me
2) he plays along when i act like a dork and play silly games
3) one day i arrived to class to find a love note tucked inside my laptop
4) he grows out his “scruffies” just because he knows i like they way his 5 o’clock shadow tickles my cheek
5) he holds my hand - all of the time! it’s kind of like my security blanket
6) this morning, he got up and proceeded to vacuum the living room/hallway and sweep the dining room floor
7) a few minutes later, he was kneeling in the kitchen cleaning the floor……it is always so nice to have support and help. i like to act as if and think that i can do it all by myself-es and i don’t need any help ever. the truth is i do and it to get it without having to ask is a wonderful gift.
he listens to me - really really listens to me! he doesn’t interrupt and asks questions to clarify. he makes it easier to open up and makes me feel safe when i feel vulnerable
9) he does not laugh at me when i don’t understand his tech talk for geek speak….he takes the time to explain it to me instead
10) he taught me a little bit of html code this morning so that i can edit my recipe posts on my website! i feel so proud of myself now!
11) today he asked what he could do to help with dinner. this is the first nor the last time that he will do this and it is wonderful to have the help. i have become used to having to do things on my own that i am not good at asking for help even when i need it. at times, i think he knows when i need help and at others he offers just because he is so caring and so wonderful to me. just another reason that i am so lucky!
12) yesterday at the little monkey’s bday party, we had more people than we had chairs. when we had the cake, i stood next to him and he immediately got up and gave me his chair….i didn’t even have to ask. maybe just a little thing but it is always the little things that matter and let me tell you, having someone give up their chair to me is not something that has happened in the past and it really took me by surprise. i am so lucky :O)
13) this morning while i was out relaxing after the party for our son, my sweetheart cleaned up the house! dishes washed, floors swept and left over trash taken away! what a fabulous surprise and what a fabulous man. i really really love the ways that he supports me and the kids!
14) he knows most but not all of my relationship history and while he may suspect, i am sure he has no clue about my issues with trust. with that said, he never gives me a reason to doubt. never has and i know he never will. for instance, like just now, he got a message on his phone and he told me who it was without my having to ask. i love not feeling like i should ask. he always tells me who he’s talking with and where he is going, everything that i ever wondered about those in my past. oh he is the best because i know he does it because that is just who he is and not for any other reasons. sweetie, i love you so very much. thank you for always making me feel safe
15) he goes to work everyday and then when he has a free moment, he calls me. it’s usually on his lunch and it usually is just a quick call to catch up on our mornings or connect about afternoon/ evening plans but i love the fact that he thinks about me and takes a moment to tell me that he is thinking of me and that he loves me. i love him too!
16) i am a better person because of him: more organized, calmer, more patient, happier
17) he has brought laughter into our household
18) he laughs at my stupid jokes - and sometimes he even thinks they were funny
19) when i say something totally off base- i call them my blond statements-he giggles at me but never makes me feel bad
20) if he thinks i need some space, he gives it to me
21) he encourages me in my school - never complains when i have to study or make me feel guilty when i have to do something for school over something fun
22) he encourages me to spend time for myself - alone and with friends.
23) he is never jealous when i play with my best friend. in fact, he tries to find ways to make that happen. like this past weekend when we met his family for lunch and had plans for that night - he suggessted ways that i could see her in between
24) when something makes me sad he says ‘poor sweetie’ and does not immediately tell me all the ways i can fix it or all the things i should have done differently.
25) every day, while i go to school my love deal with traffic to go to work. the other day we were talking a bit about finances and he said that he considers his money to be our money. i realize that this is not unusual for many couples but for me, in the past, this has not been the case. it feels good to be valued for what i contribute to the household even if it does not bring in a paycheck.
26) he has a floating holiday at work that he can use whenever he would like during the year. he can use this day for anything he wants and could easily use it to have a day all to himself. instead, he chose a day coming up that he knew the kids had off from school. he chose to spend his free day with the kids and i. the way he shows his love for all of us constantly amazes me.
27) once again, he fully supported me going to away for the weekend with my girlfriends. no guilt trip - ne even sent me an e card telling me to have a fabulous time, i deserved the time away, and that i should not give him or the kids a second thought. he’s the best!
28) while i was gone, he went to the store and bought food. while there he found small salads packed to go - w/ chicken and dressing and all :O). he thought of me and how i pack my lunch and then proceeded to buy me one to take in my lunch the day after i returned from my weekend.
29) i’ve been pouting because he hasn’t been home as much as usual do to his work and he planned a family day for us at the fair. he can’t always make it home for dinner but he made sure to find a way for us to all spend quality time together. once again, he listened and responded.
