Being that today is our three year anniversary (feels like much longer), I figured I would share a little something special about when we were dating. Unlike most people who seem to chart their relationships off of months or years, we always charted ours off of days because it went so fast for us. Most people look back and think of the years they spent together getting to know one another, but we aren’t like most people.
My wife had kept a journal of every day we were together. She wrote lots of things but at the end of each day she would write three specific things she loved about me. I thought it would be fun to share the first twenty days that we spent together and what exactly she fell in love with.
Starting June 20, 2012:
Day 1: Sense of humor, fashion, Les Mis.
Day 2: Spontaneity, giggles, impression.
Day 3: People person, interest in me, protector.
Day 4: Open communicator, loves sporting events, slow to show affection.
Day 5: Listener, tag-team counselors to struggling friends, first double date.
Day 6: Dancer, talker, finally kisser!
Day 7: Interest noted on his side, positive, aware of me.
Day 8: A part of me – recognizable void during absence.
Day 9: Popular person, life of the party!
Day10: Passed the test! (my family loved him!)
Day 11: Gentleman, entertainer, loved by all!
Day 12: Quick to help, grateful, handsome.
Day 13: Fabulous friend, fabulous kisser.
Day 14: Comfortable, family man, aware, I saw my future with him.
Day 15: Easy going, brings out my best self.
Day 16: Generous romantic (flowers), great cuddler.
Day 17: Affectionate, cultured, respectful.
Day 18: Driven, clean freak, generous.
Day 19: Vision of a fabulous father, a respectful/romantic husband, a faithful leader.
Day 20: Honest, adoring, man of my dreams!
Crazy how in only 20 days you can go from not knowing a person to falling completely head over heals in love with them. And now here we are, three years later and loving every single moment along the way.
Since day one we have always tried to focus on the positive. And even though there are some days when you feel like it might be easier to make a long list of the negatives you can always find something great about your lover.
So in honor of my wife I add a few more days to what I love in her!
Day 1,094: Her calming nature toward children, that constant twinkle in her eyes, the dimple she’s passed on to our daughter.
Day 1,095: Love to all children, but especially ours, true beauty both inside and out, knows what’s most important in life.
If we all would focus more on what we love about our spouse and less about what bothers us or what gets on our nerves I think there would be a lot more happy marriages in this world. Give it a try! You’ll fall in love all over again!
