I wrote these a long time ago but I was rereading them and thought I would include them. Thanks to Canoegirl for making me think of just some of the reasons I love my Foreman.
1. He’s smart.
2. He’s hardworking.
3. He cares about people.
4. He understands me.
5. He loves learning.
6. He likes watching smart shows like West Wing.
7. He says the right things at the right time.
8. He comes to church with me.
9. He is loyal to his family.
10. He likes my family (even though they’re crazy).
11. He listens to me.
12. He doesn’t really notice other pretty girls when we’re out.
13. He said tonight that I was even more attractive now than a year ago.
14. He takes a long time to form an opinion about people and always gives them the benefit of the doubt.
15. He’s passionate about soccer.
16. He runs like the wind.
17. He’ll speak in an Irish accent if I ask him with a pouty look on my face.
18. He took care of me when I had malaria.
19. He went into debt to come to Africa with me to see my life there.
20. He goes for pie dates with Cara.
21. He gets a goofy happy face when we go on safari.
22. He stays after school to help his kids with math.
23. He’s proud of me.
24. He’s laid back about most things and doesn’t get too riled up.
25. He’s smaller than me but he isn’t feminine and always makes me feel like a woman.
26. He massages the nape of my neck when he kisses me.
27. He comes with me to see theatre.
28. He always makes time for the important people in his life.
29. He’s comfortable spending five days in the bush in Northern Saskatchewan with just me and a canoe.
30. He paddles and he likes it (I think – that’s what he says)
31. He let me teach him how to fish.
32. He’s always willing to try something new.
33. He came to the Mennonite World Conference as a Catholic and spent ten days with global crazy Mennonites.
34. He supports my dreams wherever they might lead us.
35. He thinks I’m sexier when I’m bigger.
36. He makes bad puns.
37. He understands my culture and makes funny jokes about it.
38. He exchanges emails with my aunt.
39. He loves music.
40. He’ll take self-portrait pictures with me.
41. He sings.
42. He’s a tenor and he’s not afraid to admit it.
43. He puts his hand on my knee every time we drive anywhere.
44. He reads to me when I’m sick.
45. He’s the most self-confident / self-assured person I know.
46. He’ll gel his hair and put his contacts in if he knows we are going out somewhere nice.
47. He has that “Superman hot” thing going on when he goes from geek chic with glasses and messy hair to Mr. GQ.
48. He bought new pants for our first date.
49. He circled the restaurant three times cause he couldn’t stop staring at me on our first date.
50. He drove my brother to the hospital when he cut his finger.
51. He’s not scared of my past especially my most recent ex-boyfriend.
52. He loves that I’m neurotic.
53. He knows exactly what I like on my Subway sub.
54. He always stays true to who he is.
55. He humors me.
56. He makes me laugh.
57. He thinks my “big” shoes are sexy even though I’m 5’’ taller than him when I wear them.
58. He’s really close to his brother even though they’re so different and they don’t spend a lot of time together anymore.
59. He has created such good friendships that his married best friend welcomed him into their home after 2 months of marriage.
60. He felt totally comfortable making salad in my best friend’s parents’ kitchen with her sister and her lesbian partner.
61. He felt totally comfortable rolling out tulle with all of Karen’s bible school friends.
62. My Oma said “If his heart is as good as he looks she shouldn’t waste time”.
63. He listens to people.
64. He plays the piano.
65. He reads.
66. He loves astronomy.
67. He looks really cute when he’s looking into his telescope and he puts his glasses on his forehead.
68. He says that all he needs is to just spend time with me.
69. He’s….passionate.
70. He holds my hand when we walk done the street.
71. He always introduces me as “my girlfriend Amanda” – he’s not ashamed of me.
72. He’s not scared of strong women.
73. He carried my table on a 24 hour flight from Malawi to Edmonton.
74. He knows how many perogies I eat and even when I say I’m not going to eat any he’ll make me some anyway because he knows I’ll want them if they’re made.
75. He’ll share anything and everything with me.
76. He makes me feel safe.
77. He likes my roommates and my roommates like him.
78. He would drive me to work all the time and often pick me up from work.
79. He doesn’t care what he looks like.
80. He bought a shirt on our one year anniversary that he knew I would like but that was still “him”.
81. He doesn’t let me get too worked up over stuff.
82. He’s so funny on stage – he made me laugh in the Murder Mystery.
83. He helped me walk Lyle and Merry’s dogs even though he didn’t have to.
84. He doesn’t mind my tiny bed so much even though it’s so tiny.
85. He never gets sick of me and I never get sick of him.
86. He’s really good with Julia.
87. He’s connected to his Irish heritage.
88. He puts up with my desire to look nice sometimes (which sometimes takes a while).
89. He pokes fun at me and let’s me poke fun at him.
90. He’s not jealous that I go on drinking dates with Doug.
91. He’s not jealous or upset when guys hit on me at the bar.
92. He trusts me and I trust him.
93. He lets me fly free and doesn’t restrict me in any way.
94. He’s like Foreman from “That ‘70’s Show” so much so that sometimes it scares me.
95. He’s not embarrassed about being a geek – in fact he makes it cool.
96. He’s respected by everyone who knows him – my friends, his friends, Mark’s friends, Irish club people, everyone.
97. He stood beside me and we saw Victoria Falls.
98. He’s not embarrassed to wear a hat with a yellow smiley faced moose on it.
99. He’s got the best abs and cutest butt ever.
100. He’s the love of my life and I can’t wait to share my life with him.
…and many many more…