26 Things I Love About Brian

1. I love the way he connects with Braden. When I can hear loud laughter in the background, I know Braden must be playing with his daddy.

2. I love the way that no matter what, Brian always treats me well. I may be in the worst mood ever, but he is always always always nice.

3. I love that he got over his fear of putting too many miles on his car and finally started dating me, back when we lived 35 miles apart. If he wouldn’t have done this, I wouldn’t be writing this right now.

4. I love that he works so. incredibly. hard. to succeed. I couldn’t be more proud of the time and effort he puts into everything he does.

5. I love that he is a handy man. I never imagined having a husband who could fix EVERYTHING, but I do. and he does. This has saved us thousands of dollars.

6. I love that he cooks. and is willing to do so. Food always tastes better when I’m not the one making it!

7. I love that he takes care of me. When I am sick or not feeling well, he always takes over. This proved to be a challenging task for him when I was pregnant (i.e. always sick), but he really did take over. Made my breakfast, lunch, and dinner and did all the dishes for nine months because I couldn’t go into the kitchen without being sick.

8. I love that he makes me laugh. We can play off each other’s jokes and laugh for hours together.

9. I love his brown eyes. They are unlike any other brown eyes I have seen. They are light and golden, and just gorgeous.

10. I love that he loves warm weather. He will never make me live somewhere cold, and that means a lot to me.

11. I love how excited he gets when he figures something out or accomplishes something he has been working on, and then he proceeds to tell me every detail of how he did it.

12. I love his hands, how strong they are from hard work, yet how gentle they are when playing with Braden or holding my hand.

13. I love that he can always find a way to get something cheaper. Whenever we need something, he always finds the cheapest way to get it. This has also saved us a lot of money!

14. I love the way I feel when I am around him because I know Braden and I are safe and protected.

15. I love how incredibly understanding he is.

16. I love the passion he has for his hobbies. He loves cars and is so excited when he talks about them, sees one he likes, or drives one he hopes to own one day. It is also pretty crazy how much of his brain space is being taken up with facts about all these different cars. Who knows that much about cars, anyway?

17. I love that after being undefeated at Monopoly his whole life, he was ok with the fact that I beat him at it like three times in a row. I wonder if he let me win?

18. I love how he rubs it in that he is always going to be tanner than me.

19. I love that he named me one of the best drivers he knows. That says a lot coming from someone whose passion is driving.

20. I love it that he regularly gives me pedicures, nail polish and all. (shh, don’t tell!)

21. I love how he constantly tries to tell me the better way to do something, even though he knows I am stubborn and want to do it my (slow, un-better) way.

22. I love that he honors the priesthood that he holds. Growing up without the priesthood in my home has really made me appreciate having it in my home now.

23.I love that he loves to spend time with me and Braden.

24. I love his little quirks. They may not make sense but they make him Brian.

25. I love the way he loves me, like nobody ever has before.

26. I love that he has now lived over a quarter of a century. Happy 26th birthday babe!