131. You like Harry Potter and you put up with my HP obsession.

132. I made butternut squash soup for the first time this weekend and it turned out really yummy and you liked it. It was part of our very married couple weekend - we cooked, we talked, we did it, we laughed, and we just basically hung out! It was awesome.

133. You waited patiently in the shoe section at Macy's while I tried on pair after pair of boots. I have been wanting boots for years and I finally have some. You also wouldn't let me carry our shopping bags at all while we were shopping.

128. We discovered we both love satsuma tangerines and it's the very first week of the season...yum! You just bit into one and said "my mouth is like a juicer."

129. I went to Target and loaded up on stuff but forgot my wallet on the couch and didn't realize it until I was in the checkout line. I called you and you offered to come bring my wallet to me.

130. You are writing a thank-you-card to Diane and when you finished you said "I'm going to tear up over that one." I love you honey!

125. You introduced me to "Your Tiny Mind" by Relation today.

"And i
Live in fear no more
I want you to
Live in fear no more
And i
I'm built like a hurricane
I want you to be
In control again"

Hard day for me, but you make it all better.

126. You eat tofu for me, even though I know you don't like it no matter what sauce I put on it.

127. You like buying me slippers.

123. Because I have been super sick this weekend and you took care of me.

124. You being gone for six days in portland was too long.

120. You are coming home tonight after being gone for 6 days in Portland and Seattle and I can't wait to see you. 9:40 can't come soon enough.

121. You just gave me the "most awesome super loving beautiful wife I'm in love with award" over gmail chat.

122. You fix my car when it has issues. I love this.

118. I made you cilantro chimichuri last night and you loved it. I love when you rave about my cooking and when you say "this might be one of the best things you've ever made" it's like pure crack for me - I just can't get enough.

119. I have been married to you for a month and it feels amazing. I am so lucky to have you as my husband with many many more months to come!

116. You got WASTED at the giants playoff game this week, and I got a call from some random chick to come pick you up at the caltrain station because your phone had died. You are the happiest and sweetest and cutest drunk ever...

117. I have been having a really hard time with motivation and discipline this last week or so, and have been a little depressed and you have really helped me. You are so patient and kind with me. This is our email exchange:

Subject: A little late...
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From: Michael Wall
Date: Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:22 PM
To: Heather Wall


hi sweetheart,

I guess the most important thing to tell you is I love you, always. I think about all the times when I was so so sad and depressed, I remember how you always comforted me and how you carried such a burden for the both of us. The way you responded to me in my frustration and despair was endless love and compassion, you really set the bar in our family for how to treat each other when one of us is suffering. Baby I know your sad and suffering a bit and it breaks my heart like I know it broke yours. I totally understand that plenty of this has to do with things you've got to work out on your own and thats ok. You've got all the time you need. But I really don't know how to help you, and it kinda seems like you don't want me too. I won't pressure you to do anything but I'm not doing my job if I don't try and help you. I know in your calmer moments you know just like I do that you are stubborn and you don't want to do things sometime because I encourage/remind/nag you to do them. I kinda feel like I'm walking on eggshells around some topics especially food and exercise. I feel like I'm wrong if I try to influence your decisions and I'm wrong if I act indifferent. I'll keep trying to remind you to do things and I hope that helps but ultimately everything is up to you. I'll be here to support you however I can. I love you with all my heart and I'll never stop trying to help you but sooner or later you've got to let me in and stop fighting me.

I'm guilty because the one thing I didn't do today (besides take stuff to St. Vincent's) is write you an email just to tell you how much I love you. I knew I should have written you sooner. I love you unconditionally, through and through, "I promise to love and cherish you for the rest of my life"...I promise. Its ok to be mad or sad or confused and frustrated, all of those things make us human and even when you're upset I'm still thrilled to be your partner and I couldn't imagine sharing my life with anyone else.

I love you

M

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From: Heather Wall
Date: Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:02 PM
To: Michael Wall


Hi Love,

Thank you for this email, I really needed to hear all of this. I knew it all already but reading it really helps.

I want you to know that I am honored to be your wife and I value your opinion above anyone's, often including my own. You are my rock and I could not live this life without you.

I don't really know what's going on with me right now....I feel like a slug, a stressed out and exhausted slug. I feel like an unmotivated slacker, and that causes me to be mad at myself which then causes me to be even less motivated. I think I was on a four year sprint and now I just feel like I need a break, and I know I am throwing a temper tantrum right now a little bit. I am sorry for this. You have been amazing, and your love is the best thing that has every happened to me.

I need to find my motivation and my discipline again, and I worry that if you help me too much that it will be fleeting. Like you said the other night, I need to rip myself out of this because when something like this happens again, I need to know I can. I need to build back up my good habits from the ground up and I need to do it for myself. I won't be able to do this without your love and support and extreme amounts of patience, but if you do it for me it won't last.

I feel like I need to get back to my routes - exercising, cooking, and being creative. Can you help with this? Can we maybe go get me some canvas this weekend? Can we plan menu's together and then cook together? The exercise thing needs to start with me, but can we maybe go play soccer or go on a hike? I am going to wine and complain the whole time, but I need you to yank me to the gym. Can we go this weekend?

Also, I think I need to have a night where we just drink some wine and maybe get a little drunk one of these days - like a practice drunk? I really want to party with my husband....let go a little bit. Forties? Wine? Somping..

I love you Michael, so so so much. I am sorry I am in a funk right now. It won't last too much longer, promise.

Love,

Your Wife!!

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From: Michael Wall
Date: Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:51 PM
To: Heather Wall


Oh my gosh.

So so many good ideas I kinda got emotional, you know the kind when you know the person you love is hurting. (Don't feel bad or more upset about that, no reason). Wow, great email...good work. Mostly I'm kinda just stoked because it sort of describes whats goin on...puts the perverbial 'balls' on the table if you will.

Sugar I love you more than anything and its OK to kinda not know whats going on right now, you'll get out of it...seriously you will. It'll kinda suck sometimes an it won't feel good but you'll turn a corner and chances are that it'll probably be kinda soon. Even if it isn't its ok, you have an infinite line of patience/love to pull from. (you've got good credit in this category)

First of all, you're totally right. With a lot of this stuff, basically Heather is in charge and it doesn't help if Mike makes you do stuff. Which means I kinda can't yank you to the gym, but I can help! I'm here to be patient (and get pissed sometimes too) and not make you feel like I'm disappointed in you and the rest is kinda up to you. Just like you said, thats the way it sticks.

Stuff you said in the latter half of your email is where I got really stoked. So yes, yes and....yes. Tonight I'm thinking movie maybe (I like dragons) . Tomorrow we've got Nikki's thing in the morning, we're seeing the apartment between1-3pm, we can go get you canvas in the city. Maybe we go play soccer if its not raining too hard maybe at Crocker. (prob like a 15 min guy) Then we come home probabry for a nap. Then its booze and baseball time ooo! ooo! booze and the giants game!! oh my gosh I'm spazzing out. On Sunday its gym time, (go sweat out the booze and maybe swim) and chill time. Def a nap. and maybe some painting. That would be good.

Then we can plan an awesome dinner and go to da sto. YES M+H time!

So sugar I love you and I'm here to help you. You'll find your way, promise. Emails like this are good.

M.

115. I am your WIFE. I have never been so happy, so content, so humbled in my life. You are the greatest thing to ever happen to me, and I cannot believe I am so lucky to have you.

113.  You took care of me this long labor day weekend when I was sick, even though your feet are killing you.

114.  We had a blast doing our catering tasting this weekend, so yummy!  I love that you love sliders.

111.  When you are sick, you need me more and you miss me more.  When I am sick, I can't get through my day without you.  We take care of eachother.

112.  It's September 1, 2010.  I get to marry you this month.  I get to marry my best friend this month.  All my dreams come true this month.

110.  I had to put Toby to sleep this past Saturday and you have been so supportive.  This has been a lot harder then I thought it would be and your support has gotten me through.  I feel like I just need to be hugged by you all day long today.

109.  I get to marry you in ONE MONTH! 31 Days.  I could not be more excited or more happy that I get to be your wife in a month.  You are making me the luckiest women in the world.

106.  Because I was sitting on the couch last night thinking "why hasn't mike called me" and not five minutes later I hear the happy jingle of your keys and then the keys in the lock.  I can to the hallway and the only thing I could think to say is "I wearing a yellow uniform" cause I was wearing your yellow shorts and my yellow tshirt.  I love you for coming home on a random Monday night and surprising me.

107.  Last night while we were sleeping, you in Ambien bliss land, you yanked the blanket off me in the middle of the night.  Then, five minutes later, you said "honey are you cold, here have some blanket."

108.  This morning you sat up in the middle of sleeping and said "Mom?" Seeeeee, it's not just me that says "mommy in my sleep!"

I LOVE YOU SO SO SO MUCH!

102.  You had your second interview with the department of commerce today and I am so nervous for you.  I do like the feeling that you are getting this job is like you getting it for both of us.  I love the fact that every decision we now make, is not our own.  It's a lot of pressure, but it's the best kind of pressure.  I am already forever tied to you, in every move I make, and I love that you are the one I am tied to.

103. We get to get married in 33 days! Yay

104.  I have kind of failed at being an adult these past few weeks and besides you coming down to see me twice in two days, you have encouraged me to get groceries and cook.  I have got to cook the last couple days and I feel so much better.  I love that you sometimes know me better then myself.

105. When you came home for the first time in a week, it wasn't two minutes before we got naked :)  Clothes dropped from the door to the bed.  I loved it.  It was just like when I can to visit you in DC.

99.  You came home for one night last night because I haven't been doing so well with you being in Santa Rosa.  I really needed to have there, and even though I tried to convince you that you didn't need to come you knew I really did and you came anyway.

100.  Inside the locket my mom gave me I have two notes from you.  One that says "I love you" and the second, which you gave me this morning before I left for Atlanta says "You're everything to me."  I am sitting on the plane and I just read the new little note.  I get to carry this around with me for always.

101.  You let me wear the sparkle pretty for about an hour last night and I was so happy I danced for ten minutes.  It was the sparkle pretty dance.

97.  We are doing long distance right now, with you in Santa Rosa, and it was so good to see you this past weekend.  I was feeling so fragile and so sad with missing you, and I really didn't want you to leave yesterday, but you were patient with me and so sweet to me.  I love how when one of us is more stressed, or in need of extra love, that we both rise to the occasion and hold each other up.  I miss you so much right now, and I HATE sleeping in our bed without you.

98.  Because you are giving me three amazing sisters in law.  They threw me a bridal shower this past Saturday, and I felt so spoiled.  They really are great!

95.  I got to buy your wedding ring this weekend!  It was so much fun!

96.  You got all teary eyed when I showed you your engraved wedding ring.  I get butterflies just thinking about putting that on your finger in two months!  I am so happy to like it (you did pick it out but still)!!

94.  You surprised me at work with a gorgeous orchid and you ate lunch with me.  YOU SPOIL ME! 

89.  We figured out yesterday that we were a little (ok way) over our wedding budget.  It was scary and stressful but we are going to get through it.  At the end of the phone conversation (because I was at work at the time) I said "I am so glad I am marrying you" and I meant EVERY WORD of that.  I just can't do this life without you.

90. You tell me all the time now "I love your face"

91.  You call me "Snacks!"  All different kinds of snacks - stinky snacks, sleepy snacks....

92.  When you were sleepy last week before you dropped me off at the airport to go to NYC, you said "I'm going to mail dis" and you stomped over to the mail boxes at our apartment complex.

93.  In the middle of making love a couple nights ago, we had a little moment where we were kind of wrestling...it was HOT.

After almost a month of technical difficulties, we are back in business!  So much goodness was missed, but I have to try to not be sad...

85.  I love you because of how well you officiated Abby and Jonathan's wedding.  You were simply admirable in the way you handled it from start to finish.  I was so impressed.  It was truly PERFECT.  I sat there in the audience in awe of you, and so proud to be your lady.

86.  I get to marry you eight weeks from TOMORROW!  Holy shit!  I can't wait.

87.  We joked about you being "my purpose" on the phone while I was in NYC this week...but it's true.  You have given me myself.  You have shown me how I want to live my life, and even more then that you have give me your love.  It's the best thing to ever happen to me.

84.  Even though I am at this fancy party in Toronto, it doesn't even compare to hanging out on the couch with you and joking around.  It would have been a million times better if you were here.

85.  Because you told me today that I am never allowed to wear a mumu.

81.  I get to marry you three months from today.  I can't wait!  I love you so much!

82.  You are being so sweet to me as my Virgin America deal is blowing up - making me sammiches, taking good care of me generally and putting up with my crankiness.

83.  You fit in so well with my family down here in Del Mar.  In a lot of ways I think you are doing better then I am this long weekend.  They are not an easy crowd and you treat everyone so well.

80.  We are down in San Diego and we just got out of the water.  It was so fun to get to play with you in the water, even though hopping back in was difficult, it was great.

78.  I had so much fun watching the US beat Algeria today and qualify for the next round in the world cup.  You and I were freaking out on the couch and I was so happy that we got to watch them win together.

79.  My very first deal for NBD at Google is blowing up in my face right now and you helped me calm down and handle the situation.  You compared it to when you step up to the high dive as a little kid - the longer you wait - the scarier it becomes.  Sometimes you just have to jump quickly and get it over with.  You were so right.

76.  You sounded like you are having so much fun at Mooner's bachelor party, including winning worst mustache!  I love your dirty mustache.

77.  I got in a fight with my mom over wedding stuff this weekend while you were at Mooner's Magical weekend and I was feeling so lost until you called.  That phone call this morning was short and sweet but it was so important to me.   You comforted me and made me laugh and made me feel like everything was back to being right in the world and that I wasn't lost.  I can't wait to see you tomorrow and hug you.

73.  You are walking today for the first time in five weeks!  You are in pain but you are such a good sport about it.  We are calling it your "gangsta lean" and it's a mean one.

74. You let me hold you last night when you were crying.  I can't tell you how important it is to me to be your person and I will always always be here for you.

75.  You like the eggs I cook and I love cooking them for you.  It's such a simple happy thing but it makes me feel like my life is worth something really special.

71.  This morning we were sitting on the couch and you told me to go get in bed, and then you made love to me.   It was wonderful.

72.  You did so much work this week on the wedding and you are going up to Santa Rosa tonight to do more.  I really appreciate all your help lover.

68.  You chewed on your hands today because you were nervous during the USA v UK world cup game.

69.  You jumped up and hopped up and down on one leg when the US tied it 1-1.

70.  You are cute when you are drunk.

65.  This morning, in the middle of the first 2010 World Cup game between South Africa and Mexico, you said "Oh my god, this is like Christmas morning!"  It was perfect and wonderful.

66.  I get to watch the whole 2010 World Cup with you and enjoy your reaction allll month.

67.  You look sexy in our engagement pictures.

62.  Because even though we were both heart broken last night we took care of each other.  I love you so much Michael and I know that you are due for some good luck soon.

63.  Because I will get to celebrate the most with you when you get a job that you love.

64.  Because I have Lullaby by the Dixie Chicks stuck in my had and it makes me think of you and smile.  "How long do you want to be love?  Is forever enough, is forever enough?"

59.  Because of how you were with Tommy and Mooney this weekend in Portland.  Really, because of how you treat everyone in your life.  You are so good Michael, so kind, honest, with firm limits and a gentle hand.  I love how happy and silly you are with the guys.

60.  Because of the way you looked at me when I was holding Abby's sleeping niece.  It was with such love and happiness.  I can't wait until we have kids and I get to see that look all the time.

61.  Because this morning when you were sleepy, you had your head behind my back and you said "you smell funny" in the cutest voice.

56.  Because I get to marry you four months from today.  You are the best thing to ever happen to me.

57.  Because you were a champ yesterday when when the fellow at PAMF, Marshall, was kind of being lame when he was taking off your cast.  And because you called your foot "chunky" and I didn't really know what you meant until I actually saw it.  Only a couple more weeks on crutches honey.

58.  Because you are kind of ok with my going to Vegas this weekend.  It's important to me that I see my friends, but I am happy that you kind of don't want me to go.  I love being yours honey.

54.  Because when I travel, all I want is for you to be with me.  There is nothing I love you to do with you then experience new things.  I found myself wandering around NYC tonight, unable to make a decision on what I wanted to eat.  I knew that if you were there we would have found an awesome new spot and had a blast.  I miss you so much.

55.  Because I thiiiiiink you may have bought a diamond ring for me with your dad today.  I am so excited to have ring pretty, although it will never replace my engagement band that I love so much!

52.  Because even though you are super sick in your bummy and in a green cast, you are so sweet to me.  You put up with my stress and you rub me all the time.

53.  Because you yelled really loud when I reversed into our 1212 Whipple ave apartment gate and you didn't really say anything when I got back in the car.  You just let me fume and freak out and be ok.

51.  Last night we were cuddling in bed and I started tickling you.  You had the most wonderful laugh and through those laughs you said "I am really mad right now" - pretending to be mad because you kind-of wanted me to stop tickling you.  We both thought it was hilarious which was the best part.

49.  Because you like my PWWEEEEEEEAAAASSSSEEE Bulldozers.

50.  Because you let me take care of you while you are in a cast.  It's nice to have an excuse to do everything I can for you!

47.  Because you sent the SWEETEST email to me yesterday:


From: Michael Wall 
Date: Tue, May 11, 2010 at 4:23 PM
Subject: Special Stuff...
To: Heather Tayler

Heather, 

I tell you this all the time and you know I appreciate you but sometimes what you do requires special emails. Baby you continue to impress me, I knew of course that you would be the doting loving partner that would help me through a small surgery but you're really amazing in everything that you do for me and how you've reacted to my needs. First of all, I guess I sort of miscalculated how hard this would be for me to do simple things and I'm overwhelmed with how sweet and caring you are in helping me and doing everything you can to make this easier for me. Your love is around every corner, posted on the mirrors, coffee makers etc. I can't imagine being luckier than I am to have you, I so won the fiance lottery. I love you for who you are and for the wife and partner I know you'll be. 

You're everything to me

Michael


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48.  Because you get upset when I leave in the morning. 

46.  Because of how sweet you were when you came out of surgery today.  That really was the longest three hours of my life, but the moment I saw you I knew it was going to be ok.  I hated, truly hated when you passed out and I wasn't there to catch you today.  But the fact that I hated that, made me also realize even more how much I care for you.  Not that I needed that realization, but it's just another reason.  I love you Michael.  I will always be the person worrying in the waiting room for you and there is no one else I want in the waiting room for me.  You are my person.

45.  Because you said "You are my flashlight" last night.  You say the most romantic things without even knowing it.  You make me feel special.

42.  Because of the way you look in our engagement pictures.  Not only do you look sexy as hell, but you also look like you really love me, like you want to protect me, and like we have fun together.  All of which is true in real life and I love that the pictures capture that.

43.  Because you like your food with TONS of flavor.  I made fun of you last night for wishing that the flank steak you grilled perfectly tasted like you licked the inside of a taco seasoning packet.  We laughed and laughed and laughed.

44.  Because of how you are handling the disappointment of not being able to find the job you want.  I am watching you deal with let down after let down and you are sad, but you are handling it so well.  I know that this is going to be one of the hardest times in your life and it breaks my heart but I also know you will come out of this, that you will find your dream job and that you will have a successful career.  You are a strong, honorable, hardworking person and you deserve all the happiness that you will have in your life.

39.  Because when I left this morning I said "I love you honey, I am going to work," and you said "already??!?" in a cute winey voice.  It is so wonderful to feel missed and needed by you.

40.  Because I get to take engagement pics with you this weekend.

41.  Because you have indulged my desire to go get my nails did and my hair done.  I never treat myself to these things and I am grateful that you are ok with me treating myself.

I love you Michael.

38.  Because we write love notes to each other in our wedding spreadsheets.

37.  Because when I forwarded my itinerary for my trip to NYC to you, you responded with "No thank you."   I hate traveling away from you and I miss you when I am gone for only a few hours.  I love you.

35.  Because I get to talk to you throughout the day.  I missed you so much today and I really needed to just talk to you.  You encouraged me and we laughed a little bit and I have been able to have a much better day because of it.  Thank you.

36.  Because you missed me while you were in Vegas and we did some naked hugging right when you got home.

32.  Because you like my cooking.  This is hugely important to me, and when you get excited about what I cook it makes my spirits shoot into the sky.  We've had two good meals in a row this week which has been really fun, and we've been eating them at the dinner table, which is always such a great time for us to connect.

33.  I love you when you are in bed sleeping and I get out of the shower and you ask me to come lie down.  Well, you don't really ask, you actually make a little sleepy noise and lift up the covers and just hold them up until i join you.  It's pure heaven being there in you stinky sleepy arms.  Truly, one of my favorite things in the world.

34.  BECAUSE I GET TO MARRY YOU!!!!!  It's the best surprise of my life.

30.  Because you keep me calm.  We spent all weekend up in Sonoma with your parents looking at rehearsal dinner sites and I started freaking out a little bit, and you easily calmed me down with gentle words and hugs.  Last week as a whole was insane and you were my anchor.  You kept me sane and relatively calm.

31.  Because we laughed about you calling me Schmoopy all weekend.  I tried to get you to call me that all weekend in front of others, but it ended up being a fun secret joke between the two of us...so much fun!

27.  Because last night you kept saying "I am so drunk off you!  I love love love that you feel that way, because it's how I feel.

28.  Because you made me love Mexican food and tacos so much.  I could eat mexican food every day and I think it's because of you.  I just ate two for lunch and I could even go for more now.  YUM!

29. Because we go on dates.  Tonight we are going on a date to PF Chang's and we are going to have a cocktail, which I know we both need.  It's been a crazy week!

23.  Because we take turns holding each other up and because of the way you support me, especially when I am crazy.  This has been an insane week - my dad's new life, you maybe getting a job in DC, wedding stuff, work stuff, working out, cooking, friends, new baby Morgan - and you have been my rock through and through.  You are "solid" as we like to say.  I know that sometimes you feel like you are letting us down, but that couldn't be further from the truth.  You really are my foundation, my rock, my heart and soul.

24. Because you treated me to sushi last night when I least expected it.   We both know that we share our money, but you used your own credit card last night, without us even having a conversation about it and it was so sweet.  And you sent a silly text when I drove by the restaurant that read "Dung dada dung dung dun dun dun. Yokahama!"  I love it!

25.  Because of how fun you made picking out my new ring.  You made me feel so special, and you almost got away with walking out of the store without picking your ring.  Because you have been saving up for this diamond ring when you could have been paying down your loans.  Because you are a gentleman and you treat me like a lady, even when I don't necessarily act like it all the time.

26.  Because we both love the giants and the warriors and because this is a love we will share for our lifetimes.  I can't wait to retire and be old and go to giants games all the time.  I'll keep score and you'll yell at the players and we'll both have old hats and gloves and we'll eat peanuts. I love you Michael.

22.  Because you listen to me when I am having a hard time with things, even if they are silly.  I have had a hard 24 hours and you have patiently listened to me, added in some humor when needed, and just been really sweet to me.

21.  Because you just said: "you're wonderful, you delight me endlessly, with the stuff you say/write" on gchat.  It made me super duper happy.  No one has ever found me funny. 

20.  Because right now, I am telling you about my nightmare from last night on gmail chat and you are being so sweet.  You know that I secretly stress about loosing you, and you are basically telling me that isok:

Michael*: we're together now

we're a mike&heather person

me: yep

steggaphant

Michael*: hahaha

I like seeing it written

 Sent at 10:36 AM on Tuesday

It's a happy.

I love you!

19.  Because last night, after a stinky fart, you stood in our bedroom doorway and waved your arm around trying to get the smell out of the room.  You called it your "windmill."  THEN, you put your other hand of in the air and said that was your "solar panel."  It was one of the funniest things you have ever done and I loved it, I could not stop laughing.

15.  Because of Mike and Heather time.  Today we had a wonderful time just running errands and hanging out, it was simple fun.


16.  I love you because you look cute after you get a haircut.


17.  Because you let me spoil you and buy you $200 in clothes, and you look darn good trying it on for me.  You look good in just about everything lover.


18.  Because you are making a salad right now.  You just cut into an apple, took a bite, and said "mmmmm.....sooo good....it tastes like jelly beans!"  So cute and sweet.

14.  Because yesterday we came up with the animal you are - a Steggaphant, and the animal I am - an Elesaurus.  And we both had a blast joking about it.

12.  Because I have been with you for FOUR YEARS!  Wow!  I have pretty much loved you since day one when you were standing on the corner waiting for me to get off the muni train.  The way you hugged me the first time on that corner changed my life.  Ever since then, my life has been slowly orbiting yours - closer and closer - until now I can't live without you.  You are my person and I love you.

13.  Because all this week you have been getting up to make me coffee, half awake, and then getting back in bed.  You are stinky and warm and sleepy, and I love it.

11.  Because of the way you play soccer.  Such honor and passion.  You treat everyone well, including your opponents.  I love being your biggest fan and it was fun to watch you play at the polo fields, just like when we first started dating.  I can't wait to watch our kids play soccer together.

It's your birthday today honey and I feel blessed to be able to spend it with you.  I love your new little BONSAI tree, I hope you like it too.  March 28th is my favorite day of the year!  

You are so special to me honey.  I love you so much. 

10.  Because you listen to me when I am whiney and drunk and horny and you think it's cute.  Why you think it's cute, is a wonderful mystery to me, but I love you for it.

9.  Because you make me feel better when I am sad.  I am in NYC and yesterday I had a really hard day.  You listened to me, then made me feel better.  You are so gentle with me and simply kind to me and I feel incredibly grateful for that.  It's like a gift I get to open every single day.

There are many reasons today, but I am lying in my bed in The Dupont Hotel and I need to get to sleep.  You like it when I sleep, especially when I take naps.

6.  Because every minute I walk around DC I am thinking of you, and that makes me blissfully happy.  Every ounce of happiness I feel here is because of you.  We fell deeper in love the summer you interned here...from the moment I stepped out of the cab and we kissed (ok made out) in font of your apartment it was a special place for me.

7.  Because you laughed heartily about my Nacho joke the other day.   Yes, sometimes I crave nachos, and you are the only one who will find that funny with me.  You are the first person to make me feel truly funny.

8.  I love you, because you are brave.  You quit for job at Intercall today.  You looked a bad situation in the face and you did the right thing.  You are brave, and you make me feel brave too.  Thank you for that.

3. Because even though your job is terrible, you always try and be strong and get through it...and when the disappointment starts to seep out...I love you even more.

4. I love you because you are easy to be proud of.

5.  I love you for being there when I made up the word Bummy (Butt + Tummy) and you knew exactly what I was talking about.  Your bummy howled at me the other day...we had a good laugh about that!

2.  ...because when you are sick, and you snore all night no matter what position you are in, I still think you're cute.

1. ...because, even though we fought today, the entire drive to san francisco...I was inspired to start this blog.

I want to give it to you on our 10th wedding anniversary. Will I make it without giving up the surprise?

It's going to be tough.  The one person I want to share surprises with the most...is you. Which is another reason why I love you (we'll call that reason #1.3)