50 things I love about you
1. You let me distract you on skype at all hours of the day
2. You talk about your vegetables like they are your children
3. You get excited about what your worms are up to
4. You can be persuaded that a hat and bag are a good investment for a young lady
5. You always make me a favourite meal the night I come home
6. You take pity on me when packing results in me sobbing in a foetal position
7. You have an amazing library of historical novels
8. Your dessert and cake-baking skills are legendary
9. You share my ecstatic excitement at the prospect of visiting Lakeland
10.You are evangelical about good new recipes
11.Your tireless attempts to get Dad to eat a vegetarian meal
12.Your tireless attempts to get Dad to eat a curry
13.Your amazing ability to be completely undistractable when reading the newspaper
14.You let me fill in the easy crossword clues and pretend you hadn’t already guessed them
15.You get annoyed when someone has already completed the ‘mild’ su doku
16.Your silent-but-whole-body-vibrates laugh
17.You ensure I get my daily hug, and express concern that other people might not be doing the same when I’m away from home
18.You pretend to entertain my crazy idealistic ideas for overthrowing capitalism
19.You believe that women should be equal partners in church leadership
20.You do catwalks of all your new outfits
21.Your inability to hide your true opinion of my new outfits
22.Your willingness to be completely silly with Jen and I
23.Your corny cheesy taste in music
24.You actually enjoy doing people’s taxes
25.You charge your employees when they don’t use spell check on letters
26.You utilise all your networking skills on my behalf
27.Your love of accelerating very fast in your car
28.You continue to do what you know is right, even when it costs you greatly
29.Your perfume
30.Your commitment to St Peter’s church over 20 years
31.You see the vital importance of local church involved in local community
32.Your longing for a new dog
33.Your über protectiveness over Jen and I anytime a man treats us badly
34.Your annoying habit of trying to find a solution to a problem rather than letting me whine about it a bit longer
35.You read my blog even when no one else except Dad does
36.You are willing to visit your aging and sometimes difficult mother-in-law on your biggest birthday, to make her happy
37.You put “a home baked cake” and “a chatter to my girls” on your birthday present wishlist
38.You time how long you can keep Grandpa talking on the phone each Sunday
39.Your aim to one day finally finish the quilt you started in college
40.You calmly answer every panicked cooking question I skype you
41.You place great importance on extended family and getting together
42.You still love Dad despite his numerous weird hobbies (bat conservation, aunt sally tournaments, pantomimes…)
43.You taught me the meaning and value of hospitality and being generous with whatever you have been given
44.You have always let Jen and I choose our own paths and supported the decisions we’ve made
45.You let Jen and I turn straight to the actors’ photos page when we go to the theatre and then give us your opinions
46.Your patience
47.Your sincere attempts to be sympathetic when we are ill
48.You once drove over 400 miles through the night because I desperately needed my mum
49.You inspire me to be a better person
50.You love God with all your heart and strive to live a life that will glorify him every day
Lots of love on this big birthday,
Sorry I’m not there to give you a big hug or bring you breakfast in bed
But I think you are truly amazing.
Fizz xxx
