50 things I love about my husband Bill

  1. He loves me unconditionally
  2. He shows me in word and deed this love
  3. He would do anything for me
  4. He married me in 1990
  5. In December of 1993 he decided that he might want a baby
  6. In 1994 he gave me a son
  7. In 1997 he gave me a son
  8. In 2000 he gave me a son
  9. In 2004 he gave me a daughter
  10. For a man that originally wanted 0 children, he blessed me with 4
  11. He is open to new life
  12. He has sexy, broad shoulders
  13. He looks great with nothing (in particular) on
  14. He has blond, silky hair
  15. He loves to surf
  16. He bought me a custom made surf board for my 25th birthday
  17. He can really rip on a board
  18. I love the way he looks in board shorts
  19. He can run a mile in under 6 minutes at the age of 47
  20. When we go for a run, he runs with me for the first 1/4 mile before he leaves me in the dust
  21. He has completed the Hill Country Triathlon (1.5 mile swim, 48 mile bike, 10 mile run) 3 years in a row
  22. He got me into triathlons
  23. He bought me a mountain bike for a wedding present
  24. He took me to Utah and Colorado to mountain bike and camp out for 3 weeks for our honeymoon
  25. On this trip we did the deed on a cliff with the North rim of the Grand Canyon as a backdrop….unreal!
  26. He is my one true love
  27. After 17 years together, I still get chills when he kisses me
  28. He says he can’t sleep without me
  29. He adores his children
  30. He takes the baby for walks
  31. He snuggles with his sons
  32. He smothers his kids in kisses
  33. He is soft spoken and gentle with them
  34. He lays out their clothes for them every night for the next day
  35. He gives them their baths
  36. He encourages them and lifts their spirits
  37. He prays for them
  38. He mourned with me in 2003 when I miscarried 4 times
  39. He cheered me on when I had had enough of miscarriages and infertility treatment and started to exercise again.
  40. Even though we had 3 kids, when I asked if we could adopt from China, he said yes and we could cash in some retirement money to do it…all so I could have some positive closure after the miscarriages
  41. He smiled knowingly when I told him a month later that I was pregnant again
  42. He talked about the new baby as if my miscarriages had never happened, and he had no doubt that this one would make it
  43. He took over the house cleaning when I was on the couch with morning sickness for 21 weeks.
  44. He cried joyfully when each of the first 3 children were born
  45. When Mia was born, he was looking at me because he said he wanted to see my reaction to her birth..he wanted to see my face…..and then he cried with joy.
  46. He is tender
  47. He is strong
  48. He makes me feel secure
  49. He loves God
  50. And then he loves me.