Gushing Praise

This is a long overdue post.  I’m home sick with the stomach flu and decided that there’s no time like the present.  This is going to be a very sappy post, so those who are diametrically opposed to such posts will want to bypass this.

I have found an AMAZING guy, so I’m dedicating this post to list off all the amazingly sweet things he’s done.

1. He opens doors for me (including car doors).
2. He lets me ramble on with my geeky/nerdy thoughts (like launching into a story about Holst’s Planets after seeing a commercial that used Mars as the background).
3. He always makes me feel special.
4. He sat through Fiddler on the Roof.  And didn’t complain.
5. He asked to come see me dance.
6. He volunatarily came to dance class.
7. He makes me dinner.
8. He takes me out to dinner.
9. He brings me flowers.
10. He plans romantic weekends with me…and makes them happen.
11. He got my bizarre Starbucks order (triple tall soy caramel macchiato) right on the first try.
12.  He let’s me read the techno ads first when we’re sharing the Sunday paper.
13.  He brings me fruit cups for Sunday breakfast.
14. He helped me record a flute solo to send to my grandfather (using my new flute), which required downloading and figuring out some software, and then used his email account to send it when it exceeded the memory requirements on mine.
15. He had a toothbrush for me.
16. He gave me free usage of his lovely bathtub.
17. He bought an iPod dock so that I can listen to my iPod while I soak.
18. He moved the second half of his couch in so that the cushions would stop sliding out from under me (thus making me more comfortable).
19.  He did not get annoyed when the above mentioned cushion sliding resulted in knocking over and shattering my water glass.  And a 10 minute broken glass clean up operation.
20. He rearranged his garage so that I can park in it.
21. He gave me a key and a garage door opener.
22. He offered his bonus room as a practice studio.
23. He watches The Food Network with me.
24. He records programs that he thinks I’d like.
25. When my car’s flat got repaired with a non-guaranteed repair (because it was a side-wall puncture) he offered to pick me up and drive me to work if the repair didn’t hold overnight.
26. He writes me love notes.
27.  He’s willing to stop movies and pick them up at another time if they get too long for me.
28. He uncomplainingly works with my insane schedule (since we started dating, I have had something on every weekend that we’ve had to schedule around.)
29. He texts me good night kisses.
30. He takes my movie recommendations for his Netflix queue.
31. He accepts my neuroticism.
32. He wanted to keep the two loaves of banana bread I made (I suggested sharing with friends and family).
33. He likes my bourbon balls.
34.  He’s willing to try my vegetarian cooking (and compliments it).
35.  He doesn’t get annoyed with my three million questions about football; in fact, he answers them.
36. He’s teaching me pool and doesn’t get frustrated with my lack of skill.
37.  He likes cuddling.
38.  Yesterday, we were supposed to eat dinner with his family (this was the “big introduction”).  I walked into their house and almost immediately started throwing up.  I tried to grin and bear it and not let anyone (including him) know that I felt so bad, gracefully excusing myself to the bathroom, but when I realized I couldn’t make it through dinner and told him what was happening, he immediately gave his apologies and took me back to his place (where, again, I walked in the door and went straight to the bathroom). 
39.  He let me curl up on his couch until I felt well enough to go home.
40. He texts me to check up on how I’m feeling.
41. He tells me I’m smart AND pretty.
42. He sits and talks with me.

I’m sure there are easily 42 million other reasons, but I think I’ll save those for another time.

Tags: happiness, new love, praise, Steve