For my dear Husband..........

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 is our 9th wedding anniversary. 9 years of waking up next to the most fantastic man. (OK more than 9 years, but for the sake of maintaining a G rating we will say 9!) 9 years of feeling like the luckiest girl on the planet. 9 years of being led to believe that I was the boss (thanks honey!).

A lot has happened in 9 years. A lot of learning who he is and who I am. A lot of compromising, a lot of redemption a lot of "I am sorry"'s, and a lot of "I told you so"'s. A lot of soul tearing, eye-burning tears and a lot of heart warming cheek splitting smiles. Buying homes, selling homes, building homes, moving to a 3d floor apartment on the hottest weekend on record in 10 years. Having babies, watching them go, watching them grow.
Trying and failing, trying and succeeding.
He is there for me, with me, sometimes holding me up, sometimes keeping me grounded, always there.

1. Where did you meet your husband:
Todd had been working security while he was awaiting his acceptance into the POST academy. One of his assignments was a movie complex. Within the movie complex, some friends of mine were opening a shop. I had been spending a lot of time helping them set up and I kept noticing a HOT security guard. I guess he noticed me, too! We kinda kept coincidentally being at the place at the same time. My heart still does acrobats when I think about the anticipation! I also worked at a restaurant near by and although I had never seen him there before, he seemed to become a regular. MY regular :).

2. How long did you date before you got married?
This is debatable. I am horrible with dates. I know that one of our first dates was to the Western Idaho Fair. That is in August (1998). Todd went through the academy and graduated in December. He was transferred to a different city (about 2 1/2 hours away) and invited me to move with him. We bought a house and moved in the end of December (98). Yada yada yada........We got married January 13th 2000. So a year and a half. Give or take. Playing house for a year. Very committed, inseparable, and also knocked up.

3. How long have you been married?
8 years, 11 months, 26 days and 13 hours...................................

4.What does he do that surprises you?
Todd and I have very different senses of humor. It catches me off guard when he gets goofy. I LOVE it when he gets goofy. It is like taking a bite of a glazed donut (no pun intended) and finding out it has a decadent chocolate filling. It doesn't happen often, but when it does........mmmmmmmm, it is fantastic!!!!

5. What is your favorite feature of his?
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, the way his eyes sparkle. I know, "sparkly eyes", you say? I gotta tell you, it is the most reassuring, comforting thing that I know of. The color of a good, creamy Belgian chocolate, with a hint of mischief.

6.What is his best quality?
Todd is the most genuine person I know. He is fantastically honest, undeniably faithful, forever true to himself, morally indestructible and he has impeccable taste in women!!

7. Does he have a nickname for you?
...........uh...........he always says something under his breath when he is mad at me, I don't think I want to know................

8.What is his favorite food?
Seriously, anything that I make. This man is a saint. I burnt chicken one time (in the early years) and he ate it. When I said I was never going to use that recipe again, he asked "why not?"

9.What is his favorite sport?
Football. He cannot wait until Ty is old enough. I have a feeling that, until then, Soccer will be his favorite when Lexie starts playing in the spring.

10. When and where did you first kiss?
Date number 8 (yes, 8). After dinner, I was dropping him off at the POST academy. I had been elusive and had avoided his advances up to this point. I don't know why. Maybe so I didn't look like a floozy. He finally just asked, "Um, do you think it would be OK if I kissed you?" Who could argue with that!!! From then on, Permission Grated, officer!!!

11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?
(FYI, If I tag you and you think it is a good idea to ask your husband this question, don't.)
We LOVE to go to dinner. Just the two of us. Breath. Talk. It doesn't happen very often. My personal fav is when I am making dinner and he starts doing dishes or just making himself busy in the kitchen while we talk. We work extremely well together. Building a deck, setting up the garden, even just doing chores.

12.Do you have any children?
Alexis Breanne, 8; Roman James, would be 6, and Tyrus James 4.

13.Does he have any hidden talents?
underwater basket weaving

14.How old is he?
38

15. who said "I love you first"?
Todd did.

16.What is his favorite music?
1980's rock ballads. no kidding. big hair bands. Metallica, AC/DC......

17. What do you admire most about him?
His ability to put up with me and all my 'antics'!!

18. What is his favorite color?
Black or dark blue

19. Will he read this?
Heck yeah! I am going to show him when he comes home for lunch!!

Happy anniversary, hottie!!! I love you bunches and bunches!!

20. I tag: Stacy, Kari and Kenna