Love Day!

Hubby and I aren't very romantic. It's just not our style. Don't get me wrong- I loves me some flowers and chocolates like any other girl, but I am in no way bothered in the least by the fact that I've never had breakfast in bed. I think eating in bed is gross because if you drop food then you have to either sleep in it or wash the sheets, which is more work than just getting out of bed and eating in the kitchen where food belongs, anyways. Yes. This is how my thought process usually works.

This works out well for Hubby because he's like the anti-romantic. We're so practical that we often joke that our relationship is more like a business relationship than a marriage relationship. We don't buy gifts for each other, except on very rare occasions. I've don't remember ever receiving something wrapped from my spouse in the 9 years we've known each other. Maybe once at Christmas, but not that I remember.

Instead, we're more of the "be nice to each other all the time, not just on sappy greeting card days" kind of couple. We like it that way. We were both in overly dramatic painfully romantic relationships before we met each other. We like how our relationship has always been easy to negotiate. We don't really fight. We often settle arguments with rock/paper/scissors. There has never been a door slammed in our house, and neither of us has ever spent the night on the couch because we were angry with each other (only when he's snoring too loud =>).

We love each other very much. 

But Valentine's Day is not a big deal in our house. Today, however, I'm feeling like an extra sappy romantic. Not sure why. After 9 years, I have no clue why this day seems so much more important to me this year than in the past, but it does. So here's a list of awesome things I love about the Mister, in no particular order:

1. I love how I never have to remind him to take out the trash. Or do the dishes. Or do any other chore. He is always on top of things like that. Having a guy who voluntarily keeps his stuff tidy is a rare and wonderful thing that I do NOT take for granted.

2. I love how whenever I am sad, instead of trying to talk to me or reason with me so I feel better, he just does something dorky or silly to make me laugh, often at the expense of his own dignity, like quoting movies in a crazy voice.

3. I love how he's always there for everyone who asks for his help, if it's at all possible. He is probably the most service-oriented person I know. We have picked up family members from the airport in the middle of the night, lent my truck to countless friends/coworkers/employees, and out of our 7 years of marriage, we've had family living with us for free or almost free for 4 of those years. He's even brought gas cans to his ex because she ran out of gas on I-15 south while picking up the boy from school before. He makes me want to be a kinder person.

4. I love how whenever he's happy, he sings or whistles little tunes. In fact, he often makes up ridiculous songs about our dogs that he sings to them while carrying them around like babies.

5. I love how he has never said anything intentionally to make me feel bad about myself. In fact, he never says anything to anybody ever to intentionally make them fell bad about themselves. He is so very, very kind to everyone, and is never rude or aggressive. Coming from a family where that was the norm, I can tell you how much I appreciate his gentleness.

6. I love how whenever I want to get something, he is fine with it. If I want a china hutch, I get a china hutch. If I want to go to Italy, I get a plane ticket to Italy. If I want a new dress, I get the new dress. If it's something really expensive, he can always find a way to wiggle things around to make room in our budget. He's not a gift giver, but he makes up for it with every day generosity.

7. I love how kind and sweet he is to my family. He genuinely likes everyone in my family and goes out of their way to be supportive of them. When my mom was here in November he gave up his Saturday to spend the day hauling furniture for my mom. When I thanked him about it, he simply brushed it off by saying that we should always help our mommies when they need us.

8. I love how he never has to pretend to be interested in somebody who is speaking with him. He loves people and he loves talking. He can talk to anybody from any walk of life for hours and never lose interest in them. That's a pretty remarkable trait, I think.

9. I love how physically strong he is. If you've never met my hubs, it's hard to picture, but he's a giant hunk of man. It's a stupid, silly, girl thing, but I just like knowing that I always have that big guy around, especially when I have really scary dreams.

10. I love that after 9 years together, we still haven't run out of things to say. We can talk for hours and never get bored. We just make each other laugh so much that it's always fun and funny with him. Anytime, anywhere, if we're together we can have a good time. For Valentine's we went to this total dive called Chubby's (it's the kind of place that smells like onions and antiseptic floor cleaner and makes burgers the size of your head). Then we wandered around Sam's club talking and looking at stuff we didn't intend to buy for 2 hours until they kicked us out. We had a fantastic time. 

So Happy Valentine's Day baby! I love you!