Tuesday, February 8, 2011

32 reasons to celebrate 32 years of YOU


happy birthday to my red headed tramp;) and photo credit to my fantastic sister in law ashley!

32. my red head is nice.


31. like so nice, it could well take up numbers 1-32. i don't know what i did to deserve it.



30. he is happy.



29. like so happy, it could take up numbers 1-32.



28. despite that this looks like a joke, nice and happy are who he is. being around him makes you realize that nice and happy are a good way to go through life.



27. he is a partner that, without prodding, makes me want to be better. he has never instructed me on "how to" anything.



26. my redhead boasts a mean saturday morning waffle. this year his quest for a perfect waffle maker came to an end. his waffle skills have turned mad with some tips from my uncle david, who is waffle king.



25. scott is very laid back. no matter how flat a pancake can be, he always takes both sides in. rarely is a judgment ever made on his part of anyone, and if it is, well it's because i tell him to do it (make the judgement that is :))



24. scott is not a salesman. he enjoys truth.



23. scott hates money. it makes him sweat if i turn any money over to him. he knows where i keep the budget and i don't know that he has ever voluntarily got it out. thank goodness we have a testimony of dave ramsey.



22. despite scott hating on the green, he is passionately adamant that the house will be paid off for our 40th birthdays. (that's a lot of beans and rice and rice and beans)



21. scott loves suturing people up. skulls, backs. he takes pride in his stitches. the kids take pride in broken clothing as their dad can sew up anything.



20. scott loves to be in the operating room. 4 days a week isn't enough. he loathes clinic days and drug seekers.



19. scott has never done homework on a sunday. thru 4 years of a zoology degree and a chemistry minor at weber state, 2 years of a PA degree at yale, not one minute of the lord's time went to books. i think that could qualify him as stalwart.



18. scott does not fight with me. he does not degrade or make negative comments to me. sometimes i ask him to, to keep things lively, but deep down i think he might be afraid of me.



17. scott likes to putter in the yard, this drives me crazy because we have no yard.



16. i gave scott a fancy yale alumni license plate tag for christmas for his car. i found it on my car. when i questioned him about this he said his car was missing a hubcap and because of number #22 he will not be purchasing a new one. there are no airs about him.



15. scott loves people. he loved to say hi to people when we went on a vacation once and it mildly bugged me because i was 7 months pregnant. but once the fetus came out, i have thought about how nice this attribute makes him.



14. once when a dog bit his nose and i laughed, he forgave me and still wanted to be married to me.



13. there's a good chance he hasn't spent $20 since we got married. wait no, once he went to smith and edwards. he might have come out with a receipt.



12. he is the ultimate romantic. flowers, planned dates. fancy things and such.



11. my having his children makes him weep.



10. he is straighter than an arrow. in 10 years of marriage, i have never seen him just get out of bed. eyes open arms folded. it's my fondest thought of him.



9. the concern of another is ever present in his mind. he never gives way to any needs of his own.



8. he loves sushi. loves sushi. loves sushi.



7. tonight at his birthday dinner, (sushi) he beamed with pride as ella downed a tuna-salmon roll, grayce consumed udon with squeals, and easton devoured a very spicy curry rice. he said it was a proud moment to be the father of such diverse palettes.



6. he loved living in england for two years.



5. he has become a reader this year. after 6 years of forced reading, he couldn't be bothered. his nights are now consumed with books.


4. he's never questioned a decision i have made. good or bad. that makes me feel loved.


3. he will vomit on a roller coaster.


2. he thinks alternative medicine is hokey pokey.


1. he loves me. makes me want to be better. makes me wonder everyday what good deed heaven is rewarding to be his.

6 comments:

Ben said...

Love the list. He's a great guy and we miss being around both if you.

Deanna said...

Great post, Heidi! We sure think Scotty is all that too and feel uber-priveledged to know him and call him friend. You're one lucky lady :-)

Emily said...

Happy Birthday to Scott! What a great guy!

Ashley J. McFarlane said...

Love the photo :)
Great post and happy birthday Scott!

winandem said...

I love this list, I can see all those things in him and I think that you two are both wonderful for each other. We are so excited that we have come here to get to know such a great family.

That girl in black said...

This is beautiful!
may you always be in love
Scott you're like a dream :)