Sunday, March 8

38 reasons i love colin (to celebrate his 38th birthday)


1. he's a good cook
2. he can build anything
3. he gives the most thoughtful gifts
4. he is a great daddy to the kiddos
5. he loves to bake and let's the kids help him
6. he can start a blazing campfire with only one match
7. he is one of the smartest guys i know (and i am not biased)
8. he is very generous
9. he can play any sport and do it well
10. he is so creative!
11. he plans a vacation itinerary like no one i've ever seen (i'll admit...it scared me at first)
12. any free time he has, he wants to spend it with me and the kids - quite a family man
13. he has a heart for God and desires to be His servant
14. he always lets me listen to whatever i want on the radio or ipod
15. he tolerates all my shenanigans and hot temper
16. he doesn't like to dance much, but does to make me happy
17. he proposed to me after a day of good food, a movie, horseback riding on the beach and dancing...it was a day-long proposal
18. he never says anything about me spending too much money or buying stuff i don't necessarily need
19. he writes me poems (occasionally)
20. he loves Christmas and decorates the outside of our house like clark griswold (this year our house almost caught fire, but our neighbors saved the day)
21. he keeps me grounded and calms my rebellious heart
22. he does a great john wayne and eeyore imitation (actually all of his imitations sound like like a mixture of the two)
23. he thinks i'm smart and lets me edit his seminary papers (which can be good bed-time reading...:) )
24. he is the most handsome guy ever!
25. he loves to go camping
26. he makes me feel beautiful
27. he gave up his dream to follow God's lead
28. he wears cowboy boots because he knows i think it is sexy
29. he took me to see the tour of dancing with the stars
30. he supports my whimsical desires to learn guitar or speak spanish or ...whatever
31. he rarely says anything about the temperature of the house (i love it nice and toasty)
32. he is so cute when he wrestles with the kids
33. he can make our dog run laps around the yard without even touching him (buster hearts colin)
34. he's a good kisser
35. he makes me laugh
36. he always gives me the best (the newest car, the 1st class seat, the best slice of meatloaf)
37. he treats me to coldstone cake batter ice cream even when he is on a diet
38. he loves learning about things like systematic theology and hermeneutics

there are many more reasons why i love this guy, but 38 seemed appropriate. to celebrate his special day, we went to simply fondue for dinner with the rothenbergers and had one of the neatest, most memorable dinners ever.



i love you colin! thanks for 13 1/2 fabulous years of marriage!

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