29 Reasons

It's Brian's birthday! It is so hard to really make sure that he gets recognized and has a special day with it being so close to Christmas, New Years and our anniversary. He is actually at home in Salt Lake right now, working for a few days before he gets to go and spend some time with his best friend/crazed Ute fan Gary in Texas. They are going to drive to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl to most likely see the Utes get stomped on. It's his big birthday present, plus he'll be gone for our anniversary. We had a little mini-party before he took off this afternoon.

I have listed 29 Reasons that I love Brian (there are much more than that). Next year is the big 3-0; we're going to need to have a HUGE party! Get ready for the good, the bad and the ugly because we are nothing but honest in our family!1. He writes me notes and leaves them where I can find them first thing in the morning
2. He does the dishes and changes diapers...without being asked
3. He may not be gracing the cover of GQ anytime soon, but he has eyes that see through to my soul, a smile that melts my heart, and the waistline of most 14 year old girls
4. He says "I Love You" before he hangs up the phone, every time
5. He drives like he’s still in South America-it’s scary, yet he has never been in an accident
6. He is a wonderful daddy7. He does sentimental things. He even wrote everything down-how he felt, what we did, etc when we were dating-and then made me a book for our 6 month anniversary
8. If you have a question…he’ll find the answer. (My dad has really taken advantage of this skill)
9. He reminds me about Family Home Evening
10. He knows EVERYONE. I can’t let him go anywhere in public without realizing that he will inevitably run into someone that he knows
11. He knows that I won’t be happy until everything on “the list” is crossed off
12. He can sleep through a hurricane-and actually has
13. He will do just about anything I ask him to…just not right away
14. He wishes I would just go without clothes-all of the time (I tell him to get a life)
15. He is such a good student, one of his teachers asked him to stop participating so much
16. He writes in his journal faithfully…good thing, because I don’t
17. He got me Jamba Juice anytime I wanted it when I was pregnant
18. He always is up to date on the news-local and national
19. He actually still thinks it was okay to go to Lake Powell, alone, the week before we moved
20. He lets me sleep in on Fridays and Saturdays…he’ll wake up and take care of Cole
21. He prays with me
22. Sometimes I catch him staring at me with this goofy look on his face
23. Every night before he goes to sleep he kisses me and says, “I Love You Sweetie”
24. He watches our wedding video whenever I go out of town
25. He will shop for my unmentionables…without even asking or being coerced
26. If he could water ski for a living, I seriously think he would
27. He would wear the same clothes, every day, and not think twice about it
28. He sends me flowers, for no reason at all
29. He is mine and I am his…forever