On Sunday it is Ben's birthday! I am so blessed to have him in my life. There are so many things that I love about him... I could list 33 things but that just might get a little too long! So here are a few....
1. His smile.... it melts my heart (plus I hope someday our kids get his amazing teeth!).
2. How he always greets me at the door when I get home from work with a kiss and a hug.
3. Even though I steal the whole bed and interrupt his sleep all night with my sleep talking, he always wakes up happy to see me.
4. His laid back attitude on things that aren't important. I tend to sweat the little stuff, have schedules, and all in all be uptight about everything, and he has shown me how to enjoy the little moments.
5. What a great listener he is. Sometimes when we get home and I just need to talk about everything, he listens so well and never complains about it.
6. His goofiness. He just makes me laugh.
7. How great he is about calling me during the day to make sure everything is going okay and to tell me he loves me.
8. His wonderful testimony.
9. How he makes me want to be a better person.
10. The way he is able to calm and teach the four year old boys at primary. He is a great primary teacher and really knows how to help those little boys (yes... all boys) learn.
11. The way he surprises me randomly with flowers or some little token of his thankfulness.
12. His adventurous personality. I love going with him on hikes, swimming, sky diving, exploring, or whatever it may be. I am always doing something new.
13. His geeky love of teeth. I don't know why anyone would want to go to school for 33 years just to look at rotting mouths all day. But I am sure glad that he enjoys it! This is coming from the girl who is going to school to be a nurse and will see worse things in her life.... but I guess to each her own!
14. How thoughtful he is of other people.
15. The way he will just relax with me on a Friday night and not do anything at all. I love that!
16. I love how he loves to go shopping with me for new clothes.... for ME! And usually HIS idea!
17. I love that he makes me talk to him even when I am being angry and stubborn and altogether stupid and decide that I am going to ignore him!
Okay... so this is super mushy and tacky, but I am having a good time writing down things that I love about him. So I will continue this until I get up to 33 and if there is anyone out there who reads this blog they will just have to skip over this post!!
18. I love that he loves Star Trek and all sorts of sci- fiy things!
19. I love that he puts up with finding my hair in just abour every nook and cranny of the house (including his food..eewww!).
20. It is amazing how he can fix anything. There is a joke in my family that all Ben has to do is look at something and it is fixed.
21. He has virtually no temper and is always so sweet and kind to me... even/especially when I am not always the nicest to him.
22. He is a fix-it man and will spend countless hours mending something if I even mention that it is making my life difficult.
23. He Loves ME!
24. I love that we both want to live someplace warm and sunny. People... Hawaii.... here we come!
25. I love his mullet from high school, sometimes I wish I knew him in those days. The earring also intrigues me!
26. How much he loves his family and always hopes for their happiness and triumphs.
27. That he speaks spanish. Although we rarely speak it together, it's nice to know that we could if we wanted.... maybe not Hawaii... maybe we'll live in Chile....hmmm?
28. I love that he secretly likes chick flicks and will watch them with me!
29. How creative he is. He thinks outside the box.
30. He is so good at making chocolate chip cookies. Did I say cookies? I meant to say Choc. Chip Cookie Dough.
31. I love how when I am really tired and half asleep on the couch, he picks me up and carries me to bed... he is so strong!
32. His love of the gospel.
33. I love that he is my best friend.
Happy Birthday, My love!