50 Things I Love About My Valentine...

1. I love that you take the trash to the curb every week.
2. I love that you aren't afraid to be weird and crazy.
3. I love that you are so good to your mom and that you love her so much.
4. I love how you make up the words to songs and then belt it out at the top of your lungs.
5. I love that you send me flowers just to say you are thinking about me.
6. I love it when you relax on the couch with me, even though you have work to do.
7. I love that I don't have to ask you to change diapers; you do it because you recognize that it needs to be done.
8. I love that first thing you do when you walk through the door is kiss me.
9. I love that you always make sure my car is filled with gas.
   
10. I love your dark skin and dark hair.
11. I love that you are so easy going.
    
12. I love that you do our laundry, and that you are so good at it.
13. I love that you give me a foot massage almost every night.
14. I love that you are such a hard worker.
15. I love that you are so organized.
16. I love that you are so good natured about the relationship I have with my mom and three sisters (I know we can be overwhelming at times!).
17. I love the way you open the front door every night, walk out on to the porch, look around just to check everything out, and then come back in and lock the door.
    
18. I love that you are so patient.
19. I love that you iron my clothes in the morning when I am in such a hurry.
20. I love the way you always make me feel better. I'm not sure how you do it, but you do.
21. I love that at any given moment you can tell me how much we've spent on gas, clothing, groceries, eating out, make-up, etc... and you even have the data and graphs to prove it.
22. I love that you make sure my parents' smoke detectors have new batteries at least once a year.
23. I love that whenever you make chocolate chip cookies you make a batch without chocolate chips... just for me.
24. I love that you get along with my family.
25. I love that you always make me laugh!
    
26. I love that you urge me to splurge on my favorite drink at the Nordstrom Cafe, and you've even grown to enjoy it, too. Carmel Ice Storm--decaf, fat-free, sugar-fee, minus whip cream, thank you.
    
27. I love the way you help me when I can't figure out what is wrong with my computer.
28. I love that you can strike a conversation with anyone and that you are sincerely interested in what others have to say.
    
29. I love that if something is important to me it becomes important to you, too.
30. I love that you are dedicated to your job, but even more dedicated to your family.
31. I love that you'll go shopping with me. Grocery shopping, shoe shopping, clothing shopping, baby shopping, it doesn't matter. And you don't complain.
32. I love that you'll let me eat off your plate, even if you have you have no desire to eat off of mine.
    
33. I love the way you encourage me to do things that I am interested in.
    
34. And I love that you don't even hassle me about how much my hobbies cost.
35. I love your green eyes.
36. I love the way you try to hide when you eat Burnt Almond Fudge ice cream so I don't get jealous that you can eat it and I can't.
    
37. I love that you won't argue or fight.
38. I love that you have MAD cleaning skills. You could put any housewife to shame (myself included).
39. I love that you are always so willing to serve others.
    
40. I love that you set my vitamins on the counter every morning before you leave for work.
41. I love that you call me "Love."
42. I love the way you remind me that a burp at the dinner table, in many cultures, means the meal was really good.
    
43. I love the way you cuddle with me before you get out of bed in the morning.
44. I love that you clean up after dinner (I cook, you clean! *wink, wink*)
    
45. I love that you plan dates, at least once a week.
46. I love that you are a morning person, but you let me sleep in.
47. I love that you enjoy yard work.
48. I love the way you pamper me when I am sick (and pregnant).
49. I love that you are such a great dad!
50. I love that you are such a great husband!
    

Happy Valentine's Day, Tyler. I love you!