Reason #407

For the best present ever.

Reason #406

For being there for me through the whole thing.

Reason #400

You like colorful Christmas lights.

Reason #399

You like that I handmade us stockings.

Reason #398

He loves the old Christmas claymation movies.

Reason #397

Growing up, his Auntie would take G. and his sister every year to look at Christmas lights.

My family to this day, still drive around every year looking at the lights.

As we both love this tradition, we taken it up ourselves.

Reason #396

He had never seen "A Christmas Story" until I asked him to watch it with me. He loves it! It's been a tradition of my family since the 80s. It's now a tradition with us as well.

Reason #395

"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire..."


He taught me how.

Reason #346

He likes Halloween as much as I do.

Reason #345

You love "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown."

Reason #344

You think we need to wear Halloween costumes in theme.

Reason #343

He let's me hold his arm during horror movies, even though I cut off the blood flow.

Reason #289

Your war against the wooley boogers, even though I love them.

Reason #288

Happy Anniversary! It's been 7 years today. That's reason enough.

Reason #199

For taking care of Andrea in Atlanta when she busted her head open.

Reason #198

Long walks together

Reason #197

He grew up making homemade pizzas just like I did. We continue the tradition and both agree that they are better than any pizza you can buy.

Reason #196

He likes rollercoasters.

Reason #195

Because he doesn't like me to make long drives alone, but understands that sometimes I don't have a choice.

Reason #194

Because you always call from work to ask how I'm feeling.

Reason #193

For cheering as loudly for Rochelle, Sandi and Ednita as you did for me at graduation.

Reason #192

For making sure I'm eating healthy.

Reason #191

Because you are taking today off work to go with me to the doctor.

Reason #190

For putting up with my zombie stage.

Reason #189

Once upon a time, you helped me build a museum.

Reason #188

Because you try to help with my morning sickness.

Reason #187

He never forgets.


I hope you remember the sacrifices made this Memorial Day.

Reason #186

For being patient with me when I get behind, here.

Reason #185

Midnight movies (This one being Terminator: Salvation)

Reason #184

For sitting with my parents at my art school graduation.

Reason #183

Enough said?

Reason #182

Starbucks surprises.

Reason #181

He likes the old Tom and Jerry Cartoons.

Reason #180

Because we both KNEW it was the right church.

Reason #179

Because you LOVE my potato salad.

Reason #178

He's an Oxhorn fan.

Reason #177

For truly understanding what my business means to me.

Reason # 176

For considering Manda and Walley's plan: house, horses, etc.

Reason #175

Rush -- Ghost of a Chance

Reason #174

He likes the look of my new website.

Reason #173

He trudged along with me after I developed blisters on our hike through the forest preserve.


I'm sorry that I got you sunburned.

Reason #172

For sharing his son with me

Reason #171

You know how much I love the sound of a bow.

Reason #170

Easy Bake Oven




Have a link.

Reason #169

One week he told me that I wasn't allowed to stay home on my off day. He insisted that I get out of the apartment. I scouted 3 locations that day. I ended the day feeling more energized that I had in a long time. It was exactly what I needed.

Reason #168

He never complains when I want comfort (junk) food.

Reason #167

For coming to my portfolio show in Atlanta.

Reason #166

He is always willing to inspect weird noises that I hear.

Reason #165

He had me read "The Road" and he didn't laugh at me when I cried.

Reason #164

33 days

Reason #163

He buys me flowers.

Reason #162

He is intrigued by the show "How it's made".

Reason #161

He is infuriated by the atrocities against women and girls in the Islamic jihad communities.


(Here is a video that is from the Terrorism Awareness Project. Let me warn you that it is horrifying. I cannot watch it. It is really bad. Glenn found it and was so furious when he saw it that he couldn't even speak.)

Reason #160

He is as clumsy as I am, though he will never admit it.

Reason #159

Because he's read "The Hobbit" so many times that he knows all the different dwarf names.

Reason #158

His kisses

Reason #157

He has the nicest ways of telling me to go away.

Reason #156

My grumpy pajamas

Reason #155

He always has the same answer to the question, "Do you know what I think?".

Reason #154

He always keeps an ice pack in the freezer for me. You never know when I'm going to need it.

Reason #153

He occassionally surprises me with muffins for breakfast -- banana nut and blueberry.

Reason #152

He tolerates my prop collection. (for photography sets)

Reason #151

He always asks how my day was.

Reason #150

He will voluntarily hold my hair back for me when I'm sick.

Reason #149

He likes my cousin Dana's seven layer salad. (We've all stolen her recipe.)

Reason #148

He likes Family Guy.

Reason #147

Because the folks working at the Pik Kwik don't know what to make of us.

Reason #146

He occassionally takes me to Maggiano's.

Reason #145

He leaves sweet notes for me to find.

Reason #144

For going to Church with me anytime I ask

Reason #143

He believes men should be the head of the house.


He also believes that relationships are partnerships. We both have equal say.




Ephesians 5:21-33


21 subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.
22 Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.
24 But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;
26 that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,
27 that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28 Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
29 For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;
30 because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.
31 “For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh.”
32 This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly.
33 Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

Reason #142

He saved me hours of research time by telling me what tank I had found.

Reason #141

I can still make him blush.

Reason #140

Even though you didn't think you would be interested, you watched Fireproof with me. The first thing you said when it was over was, "I think we should buy a copy of this movie."

Reason #139

Every time he laughs out loud, I smile. I can't stop myself. He has a contagious laugh.

Reason #138

Because you were more upset than I was that Clint Eastwood wasn't even nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for Gran Torino. (You who can't stand the Oscars.)

Reason #137

He drank Hartselle water and survived to tell the tale.

Reason #136

He likes westerns.

Reason #135

He likes cornbread.

Reason #134

He can't stand violence toward women.


Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Reason #133

My star box

Reason #132

He knows the words to the squidbillies theme song.

Reason #131

Piano/jewelry box/music box

Reason #130

Shoo Fly, don't bother me...

Clicky

Reason #129

St. George

Reason #128

He introduced me to the Left Behind series.

Reason #127

He likes Chick-fil-A.

Reason #126

He took me to the Brookfield Zoo.

Reason #125

He likes my mom's "Nuts and Bolts" (Chex Mix) so much that he didn't save me any when I moved from Atlanta to Chicago. (They were in the truck with him.)


Yes, this is a reason for him not against him. I like that he likes my mom's cooking.

Reason #124

He understands the concept of a "Mental Health Day".

Reason #123

He believes in the 2nd Amendment.




Amendment 2 - Right to Bear Arms. Ratified 12/15/1791. Note
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.




What the founding fathers meant and understood.
The American form of Government

Reason #122

He convinced his mom that I liked chocolate so much that she bought me 3 boxes of Godivas and 2 candy bars. I'll be lucky to get it all eaten in 6 months. (Make that 4 months.)

Reason #121

He knows the difference between southern bbq and other bbq and he knows which is better.

Reason #120

He's willing to let me research his family tree.

Reason #119

Because he can actually fall asleep in the tub.

Reason #118

His Irish grandmother taught him to love corned beef and cabbage.

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Reason #117

My "Irish" hat and shamrock earrings.

Reason #116

He loves old war movies.

Reason #115

He likes to travel.

Reason #114

He likes Dari Delite chicken fingers, corn dogs and hamburgers. (I introduced him to them. Hartselle, AL)

Reason #113

My never ending supply of Strawberry Halls

Reason #112

He's a great snuggler.

Reason #111

He eats his vegetables.

Reason #110

He kissed my grandmother on the cheek on Christmas day.

Reason #109

He pretends not to notice when my weight yo-yos.

Reason #108

He loves the old Looney Tunes cartoons.

Reason #107

I can tell him ANYTHING.

Reason #106

Because he kept his cool when the lady in front of us stopped her car in the middle of the street to pull gum off her tire. (Dec. 22, 2008 in Hartselle, AL)

Reason #105

He will play with dolls just because Rayne likes them.

Reason #104

He's great at listening to people and remembering what they like. He's wonderful at gift ideas.

Reason #103

Here is a double reason for you: For taking me to The Little Gourmet for lunch, and for practically calling me chicken until I asked permission to photograph the shop.

Reason #102

Impromptu snowball fights

Reason #101

Because you introduced me to Coca Cola. Hecho en Mexico.

Reason #100

BSG date nights.

Reason #99

Fortune Cookie: Stop searching forever, happiness is just next to you.

Reason #98

Christmas Day water balloon launching.

Reason #97

For participating in the Christmas Eve (wrapping) paper fight.

Reason #96

He loves my Dad's homemade beef jerky.

Reason #95

The 'word ban' list, which I probably really need.

Reason #94

A snowy, icy morning before the sun was awake, you drove me to work then waited to see if I would need a ride home. My ride home was snowed in, so you waited the entire day and drove me home.


Thank you, again!

Reason #93

He wants to build me a hobbit hole. Okay, not really, it is actually an earth sheltered home. So, in a way, it will look like a hobbit hole.

Reason #92

Talks in the middle of the night...

Reason #91

He goes to work even when it is extremely cold! (Works outside)

Reason #90

He learns from his mistakes.

Reason #89

The first time he came to visit me, he made me an omelet. It was large enough for a family of four, and delicious! It was the first meal a man who wasn't family had ever made for me, all by himself, from scratch, beginning to end (clean up).

Reason #88

Because he isn't perfect.

Friends Award

I know I only post "Reasons" but today I had to do an extra post.

Our little blog received an award! I'm so excited about it!!! It is a "Friends Award". Here are the details:

These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbon of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight more and include this cleverly written text in the body of your awards.

My friend Marilyn from The Stair Landing sent it to us. I was so surprised and just plain giddy over it. I am proud to pass it on. Here are the eight bloggers that I am honored to present this award to:

Dana at All about my Benjamin
Angie at Bring the Rain
Kelly at Kelly's Corner
Naomi at the rockstar diaries
Amy at Days of the Turney5
Louise at local(abama)
Amber at Crazy Bloggin' Canuck
Donnetta at My Quiet Corner

I hope that you enjoy their blogs!

Reason #87

Today is Valentine's Day. That is reason enough.

Reason #86

He is my best friend.


(That is not to diminish my relationship with any of my girl friends.)

Reason #85

I KNOW that he would never cheat.

Reason #84

Because he always volunteers to drive on those long distance drives. (So I can look around.)

Reason #83

He's a good chess player.

Reason #82

He doesn't think I'm insane for liking "double feature" movies.


(Does that one need an explanation? Buy ticket, watch movie, walk out, buy a ticket to another movie, walk back in, watch movie...)

Reason #81

My Claddagh

Reason #80

Bookstores: we're both crazy about them.

Reason #79

He introduced me to "Peach Champagne Italian Ice Sorbet". WOW!

Reason #78

I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine. (Solomon 6:3)

Reason #77

He can carry me around as if I weigh no more than a dried leaf.


(sentence partially borrowed from one of my favorite novels)

Reason #76

He asks me everyday if I ate breakfast. He wants to make sure I start my day off right.

Reason #75

He says he calls just to hear my voice.

Reason #74

Hand blown glass perfume bottle -- he picks out the nicest gifts.

Reason #73

He says he loves my hair no matter what I do to it.

Reason #72

Because 11 degrees, strong wind and snow in my boots led to a hot bath, chicken noodle soup and a roaring fire.

Reason #71

He has a family tradition of naming children after someone in the family.

Reason #70

When it snows, he cleans off my car for me.

Reason #69

When I got a flat tire, you drove an hour to come fix it for me, even though you had put in a long day at work.

Reason #68

He continues to try to teach me to walk in deep snow. Maybe one day I'll get it right.

Reason #67

He gives me Yoda wisdom.


"Try not. Do or do not, there is no try." -- Yoda

Reason #66

He makes the best Bean Soup!

Reason #65

When that truck ran over me on the freeway, you drove like a madman to get there.

Reason #64

He's given me total control over home decoration.

Reason #63

He's a reader. He can be engrossed in a book for hours, just like me.

Reason #62

His world is black and white.

Reason #61

He went to an estate sale of a photographer and bought me some sepia toned prints from the early 1900s, just because he knew I'd like them.

Reason #60

One night, when we were living 5 states and 15 hours apart, he called just to say a song reminded him of me.

Reason #59

Because you made me a candlelight dinner using products that donate to Breast Cancer Research. You know that cause is near and dear to me.

Reason #58

He likes my brownies.

Reason #57

He finds Jeff Dunham as funny as I do.

Jeff Dunham .com

Reason #56

He compliments me everyday.

Reason #55

He encourages my dreams.

Reason #54

He stands up for his beliefs.

Reason #53

He always gives to the Salvation Army.

Reason #52

He's great with babies.

Reason #51

He wants to plan our honeymoon and let me be surprised.


(If this sounds crazy, see yesterday's reason.)

Reason #50

I trust him.

Reason #49

He ignores me when I'm being OCD with the alarm clock. Well, at least until the 10th time I've checked it. Then he reminds me that I've already looked.

Reason #48

He will drive all over to find my favorite toilet paper.

Reason #47

Creative Nicknames

Reason #46

He does the dishes.

Reason #45

I love hats. I have too many to count. I don't need another, honestly.


He always lets me buy another hat. He might laugh but he doesn't complain.

Reason #44

His mother taught him to be a pack mule. In other words, he carries in all the groceries. I'm not allowed to touch a bag.

Reason #43

Joint New Years Resolution:


- Get in shape.