Keepin' Me Respectable

I love how you keep me respectable. It's not because you nag me to be or because you guilt me into it. You yourself maintain high standards and you influence me through your good example. I know there have been times where I have tried my best to be a bad influence on you and you have never caved on something you didn't want to do or didn't think was right. You've always given me freedom to do whatever I wanted, but I always follow you because I don't ever want to see you disappointed in me. Your respect means a lot to me and it's something I work for. But, your influence for good in me is the root of my actions. You are a good, good person.

Pictures

I love pictures of you. I'm excited to see us 20 years down the path laughing and reminiscing with pictures laid out on the floor. You will be as beautiful then as you are now. I'm grateful that I will get to be in pictures with you both young and old! It's a fun thought that I will know you as an elderly woman. We will putter with our tennis ball walkers. I'll get antsy and want to go on a walk and you'll want to sit on the couch and "dream" about what our lives will be like when we're 110 years old. We'll have a nice house filled with memories of our crazy kids and all their accomplishments and pictures hung of all the places we've gone on all our anniversaries.

You Get Me

I love how much you "get me." You know that coming home after a long trip of eating crappy food, it would make me happy to come home to a roast, a pizza kit, and various munchies! You "get me" in the sense that I trust you to know me in ways that no one else will ever know. You can tell when I'm stressed and know how to fix it. You know when I'm down that an interesting meal with some thoughtful presentation will perk me up. You know I'm going to buy chips when we stop at any gas station for any reason at any time, and you're cool with that because you know that's just me. I hope to grow to the level of understanding for you that you have of me.

Independence

I love how independent you are. I can leave you with my son and my guitars without a care knowing that you are capable of running the day to day operations of our family without me there. You are resourceful, clever, reliable and have great common sense. I trust you with everything I love most in my absence. There have been times I have been out of the picture for over a month and you have never truly complained or shown any inability to function. I love that about you. You know when I like you to be needy and and rely on me, but you know when to step up to the plate. You make me feel safe and grateful for that.

Photography

I love what a great eye you have for photography! Some of the pictures you've taken of Dane have made my heart skip. I love that because of you we will have pictures of our son and homes that not only mean something to us but are beautiful for everyone to look at and enjoy. I hope you never lose that interest. You are a good photographer and deserve praise for it.

Dresser

I love that you consider putting together a dresser "fun because it's like a puzzle!" Today you sat down and dove into a project like you couldn't think of anything more fun to do. I watched you figure out which screw goes where and put together a four drawer dresser in less time than it would have taken me to find the instructions. Kudos to you pretty lady for being so handy and for actually liking it!

Late Night Munchy Runs

I love you for taking late night runs for miscellaneous snack items. You don't want to pass up a chance to be with me, even if it's just to get snacks for me. I love that you like to do that with me. I love that even if there's nothing in it for you, if you think it'll make me happy, you'll do it. You are a great lesson in unselfishness I hope to apply in my life.