One Whole Year

Yesterday was AJ's & my first anniversary. In honor of that, I've compiled a partial list of reasons I love him:

• He’s cute. Really cute.
• He’s smart.
• We can talk for hours, days, years.
• He always tries to be good, and he’s quite successful.
• He bought me a flashing toothbrush on my 2 year flossing anniversary.
• He works hard to make me feel loved & wanted.
• Despite a crappy childhood, he’s managed to become the best person I know. This apple has worked diligently, and still works, to roll farther and farther from the tree.
• He’s strong. Seriously, you should see his arms.
• He gets this cute little grin every time he says something he thinks is clever, so even if it’s lame, he makes me laugh.
• He’s really handy.
• He’s a good shopper, and he enjoys it more than I do.
• He’s humble.
• He has big dreams of making the world a better place. And we’re going to do it.
• If I ask nicely, he’ll do almost anything.
• This one time I was up to my ears in stress and frustration, and he was like, “Why don’t you take a bath?” but I didn’t want to because the tub wasn’t clean. So he scrubbed the bathtub, drew me a bubble bath, and lit the candles.
• He supports me in any crazy idea I get in my head that I want to do.
• His all-time favorite movie is Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. No kidding.
• He indulges me in my little quirks, like calling the houseplant by her given name and taking butter out of the dish the prettier way.
• Once I had this insane craving for chili-dogs. He prepared the most romantic chili-dog dinner you could imagine.
• He encourages me to go beyond myself.