Hill? Over What Hill?

D turns 40 tomorrow. How I ended up married to such an old man is beyond me ;). I haven't got anything planned for his day tomorrow, although we are going to enjoy a new restaurant tomorrow evening...sans kiddies!! It should be fun.

We celebrated the occasion this weekend with a surprise party attended by friends, family, and co-workers. It was really great...I hope it made him feel special, even if for just one night!

Here are 40 things I love about my husband, in honor of his 40th birthday!

40. He makes the coffee.
39. He cleans the litter box.
38. He doesn't laugh at my craft projects, and doesn't grump when I start one and don't finish it.
37. He never complains when I go shopping.
36. He pays the bills.
35. He knows more song lyrics than anyone I know. Seriously. The man could have his own website.
36. He TOTALLY doesn't look 40.
35. He indulges my need to watch reality TV.
34. He can hang light fixtures.
33. Our daughter is crazy about him.
32. Our son thinks he hung the moon.
31. He can call in antibiotics on a moment's notice.
30. He introduced me to old movies.
29. He enjoys my cooking.
28. He lived single long enough to know how to cook, clean, do his own laundry, and iron his own clothes. So even though I do all of that stuff now, it's nice to know he could if he had to.
27. He's waaaaaaaaaaaaay smart.
26. He can fix lots of things. Even things I don't think he can fix...he usually can.
25. He gets along well with my mom.
24. He makes me laugh.
23. He endures my "download" every night at dinner, wherein I rehash the day's events.
22. He loves 'em kids.
21. He secretly understands that my college is superior to his. Well, maybe not. But he pretends to. Sometimes.
20. He bought, and happily drives, a minivan.
19. He encourages me to do whatever I want.
18. Lots of people genuinely like him.
17. He took me to Europe.
16. It's highly convenient to have him around when someone in the house breaks out in a fever, rash, vomit episode, or infection.
15. His job is to take care of people. There's something fabulous about that.
14. He can do algebra, calculus, and chemistry, but he can barely put a barrette in our daughter's hair without breaking into a cold sweat.
13. He always tells me I look nice. Even though I'm sure sometimes it's hard.
12. There has never, ever been ONE time in the 8 years we've been married that he hasn't answered "I love you" with "I love you too."
11. He thinks I'm smart.
10. He never complains when I don't feel like cooking dinner.
9. He procrastinates better than anyone I've ever met.
8. He drags the trash to the curb every week.
7. When he puts his mind to cleaning the kitchen...holy crap!
6. He made two great babies!
5. He's pretty much always right, but hardly ever smug about it.
4. He is hilarious.
3. He endures my whining about our house.
2. He makes us go to church.
1. He loves me.

Happy birthday, sweetie!!