October 10, 2013

119 Reasons Why I Love You...

Hello, beautiful internet!

So it has been forever since I posted last, and there are many reasons for that. The most notable are:
- Wedding planning! *stress*
- Work has been nuts.
- Trying to figure out my future (possible Masters plans?)
- Helping my friend plan her wedding.
- Getting sick almost constantly.
- ...I fell off "the wagon".

That last one is nothing new; sticking to a weight loss effort is hard! For me, anyway. I have started up again, but that's not why I'm posting today. Tomorrow (October 11th) will be my 12th anniversary with my honey (and marks two years of being engaged). We don't really do gifts, but I stole this idea from Pinterest and created a cute "119 Reasons I Love You" jar of chocolates for my love to enjoy all year. 119 is unfortunately a very arbitrary number - it happened to be the number of chocolates I bought. Part of me wants to run back out to the store and buy at least one more to make it an even number, but ain't nobody got time for that!

Anyway, I wanted to share a picture or two of how it turned out (to be uploaded later), and also share my list in case anyone is doing a similar project for their love and needs inspiration. :)

119 Reasons I Love You
(a subset of a much larger list)
  • You love me! 
  • Morning snuggles.
  • You don't let me win. <3 
  • You inspire me.
  • You still give me butterflies.
  • You play hard. (We both love playing video games, and make time in our lives to do so!) 
  • You have never given up on me. 
  • You love me for who I am. 
  • Playing games with me, even though I suck sometimes! 
  • You make me a better person. 
  • You "butt dance" with me. :) 
  • You make yummy lasagna! 
  • I sleep better when I'm with you. 
  • You hold my hand. 
  • You proofread everything I write. 
  • You're my better half. 
  • The silly sound effects you make. 
  • You work hard to support us. 
  • You let me make mistakes. 
  • I can be myself around you. :) 
  • We are a team in all that we do. 
  • You love all of my weird habits. 
  • You let me whine about my job. 
  • You are so caring. <3 
  • I trust you. 
  • You trust me. 
  • You always say that I'm beautiful. 
  • You want me to be happy, always. 
  • We support each other. 
  • Your hugs make me feel safe. 
  • You're perfect for me. 
  • You make a comfy pillow! 
  • You support my "YouTube thing". 
  • You always make time for me. 
  • You're a great cuddle buddy. 
  • Your voice. <3 
  • You are still a kid at heart. 
  • You offer to help with dinner every time
  • You always forgive me. 
  • You will be a wonderful dad! 
  • Back scratches & rubs. <3 
  • You're my best friend. 
  • The way you mumble in your sleep. 
  • You think I'm adorable. <3 
  • We act goofy together. 
  • You smell handsome. 
  • Your cute butt. :) 
  • You always stay in touch when you're away. 
  • We fit perfectly together. 
  • The way you look at me... 
  • Your strong, sexy arms. (I have a thing for arms, sue me!)
  • You always look out for me. 
  • You help me keep our apartment clean! 
  • You're a smart ass! 
  • We can laugh about anything. 
  • You help me through. 
  • You always give me a goodbye kiss. 
  • You're easy to love. 
  • You're insanely smart. 
  • You're creative. 
  • You accept my veggie ways. 
  • You follow your dreams. 
  • You make me feel special. 
  • You act silly with Tiny. (Our pet frog.)
  • Your soft kisses (the hard ones too!)
  • Battling Walmart on the weekends. (Grocery shopping is always an adventure, and my days off mean we often have to go on a Saturday or Sunday - it's NUTS). 
  • You eat what I can't at sushi. 
  • Your laugh. 
  • Your gorgeous eyes. 
  • We grew up together. 
  • You give me strength. <3 
  • You always try to include me. 
  • Forehead kisses. <3 
  • You supported my gardening effort. 
  • Life is way more awesome with you. 
  • You love me in spite of my health. 
  • You eat the crazy things I cook. 
  • Your cute back dimples. 
  • You take my breath away. 
  • You put up with my "crazy" days. 
  • You sit in the hospital with me. (This means the world because he hates hospitals.) 
  • You watch the Leafs with me. (I turned him into a hockey fan. :) Or at least he pretends...) 
  • You help with wedding plans. 
  • You don't take life too seriously. 
  • You try new things with me. 
  • -censored- (Some things are too personal to share!) 
  • You're my brave, spider-killing man! 
  • You remember our anniversary and special days. 
  • You hang out with my friends. 
  • You make me laugh every day. 
  • Dick jokes! :) 
  • You keep me warm on cold nights. 
  • You tolerate my tickles. 
  • You are very passionate. <3 
  • Great sense of humour. 
  • You are patient with me. 
  • You hold open doors for me. 
  • You listen to my bad stories. (He constantly tells me how terrible I am at recounting events - in a loving, joking way - and it's true! But he listens anyway, and then asks "...is that the end of the story?") 
  • You try new things. :) (Sort of a repeat... oops!)
  • I can tell you anything. 
  • You're sexy! 
  • You only see the best in me. 
  • -censored-
  • You watch chick flicks with me. 
  • We will never grow up. :) 
  • We still go on dates. 
  • Doing the dishes so I don't have to. 
  • Your "kitten noises". (He makes the cutest noises when we look at pictures/videos/GIFs of kittens on the internet. It's the most adorable thing, and he hates when I call him out on it.) 
  • You're my tech support. :) 
  • You put our family first! 
  • You untie knots in my necklaces. 
  • You are the reason I wake up each day. 
  • You protect me. <3 
  • We survived five years of distance. 
  • Our walks in the neighbourhood. 
  • Your smile. :) 
  • You put up with the Twilight movies. 
  • "Always & forever."
  • Everything. :) 
I wish I could've written more, but this ended up being kind of a last minute thing. Like I said, we don't really do gifts for our anniversary - we generally go out to dinner and a movie, or something like that. But I wanted to do something sort of fun and special. :) 


In other news (more relevant to the usual subject of this blog), my wedding is 227 days away! Which means I need to get on this losing weight thing. We are having engagement photos done at the end of the month, and I am hoping to lose five more for that (I'm at 157 now - get down to 152 or 150 would be ideal!) and then keep trucking towards the wedding. :) 

Ciao for now!