Dan is 26! He has been having an early mid-life crisis about it. Not really, but he seriously thought he was turning 25 this year. A few months ago he was convinced it would be his 25th birthday, and it wasn't until I pulled out the pictures of last year's birthday cake with the big 25 candle on it that he finally realized 25 had come and gone. So today I get to brag. Not that I don't want to brag about him everyday of the year, but his birthday is a day where I can do it and no one can get annoyed with me or think I'm being snooty. Dan has been on this earth for 26 years now and already accomplished so much. He has set goals for himself and our family and has accomplished many of them, and continues to work towards accomplishing the rest. In order to celebrate 26 and show him it's not that bad after-all, I came up with 26 reasons of why I love him/what I love about him:1. Dan is a hard worker. He works 2 jobs and goes to school as well, all in order to be able to raise our future family, and save for our future goals.
2. Dan is not a complainer...he is the complete opposite of me in this regard.
3. He is a sincere person.
4. He reminds me that it's okay to not be perfect, and accepts me for who I am, while encouraging me to strive to be better
5. He has a great sense of humor, and makes me laugh without even trying
6. He has a strong testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel
7. He likes to cuddle
8. He reminds me that life doesn't have to be a "stress fest" and gives me massages and tickles whenever I need to relax.
9. He looks at life as being "half full". He sees the good in every situation
10. He is very selfless
11. He is very intelligent, and likes to challenge himself
12. He is always there for me
13. He is very physically attractive...despite what people say, looks do matter :)
14. His eyes are a beautiful blue, I am hoping at least one of our children gets his eyes
15. He is very rarely angry or short tempered...again the complete opposite of me...I blame it on hormones :)
16. He is a good cook, and is always willing to help out in the kitchen
17. He is good at everything he does (sports, hobbies, etc)--it makes the seasons more fun!
18. He is not over-competitive, and can lose gracefully
19. He has the cutest laugh, I LOVE it when he finds something hilarious and just laughs uncontrollably!
20. He has strong values that have been instilled in him through living a good life and will not compromise on them
21. He has his priorities straight and keeps his long term goals in mind
22. He tells me I'm beautiful all the time...even when it's "that time of the month" and I can't even look in the mirror and it feels like none of my clothes fit...for some reason I still believe him even though I deny it
23. I love the times I see him playing with Yuki, and I can tell he *loves* her--admit it already Dan :) Nope, he never will, but trust me, I know.
24. He supports me in all my goals and aspirations. He was willing to quit his second job just so I could go to school full time.
25 To him, my happiness is more important than anything.
26. I have never doubted he loves me.
Well, this would be the abridged version. I know you all feel you have the best hubby out there, but let it be known...I have the best of the best. I thought it would be fun to post a baby/childhood picture of him. When I started looking through the pictures, I just couldn't choose one! (In fact I get so baby hungry looking at his baby pics because they are so cute!) Here are a few of my favorites!
Ha Dan's expression cracks me up! What a good big brother :)
This is definitely one of my favorites of all time!