Ten Things I Love About Him

My Vanlentine

       So in honor of it being Valentine's Day as well as my husband's birthday I wanted to write an entire post dedicated to him and only him.  And so this is where I commence my list of "Ten Things I Love About Him":

1. How he loves to learn new things.

           Mick is amazing and one of the first things that attracted me to him was his undenyable energy for life... It is contagious and when I am with him everything seems possible.  Mick it seems is always on the look out for the next fun thing to learn or do.  A few years ago it was Kite surfing, and now he is anxious and determined to learn how to snowboard.  Honestly snowboarding nor skiing is something I have ever really given much thought or interest... but this is the effect he has on me, for the first time in my life I am now thinking "sure, let's go for it!"

2. How he loves to Kite Surf

             As I mentioned already, I love how my sweatheart loves his kite surfing.  Really truley if he goes more than two weeks with out getting out on the open sea with the wind blowing through his kite he starts to feel a sense of restless aggitation.  I can see it when this happens, but what I love the most is how when the wind, weather, and tide are just right, and he is about to get to go out he becomes like a little boy bursting with so much excitment and energy that he can hardly hold still and he can't get out there fast enough.  When he's done he comes in happy and at peace and all is good in the world once again.

3.  How he loves our girls.

Mick with all our girls

             And I mean all our girls.  He is the most wonderful father and always cares so much about every child's well being and development.  Something that I'm sure makes him such a wonderful teacher as well.  When we take Lucy or Esther or Taylah to their music class, guitar class, or gymnastics class, he is the one who wants to be there for every moment to see what they are learning and how well they are doing.  He loves to make the girls laugh and have together time with the kids, and loves having family movie night.

4.  How he surprises me.
             I love surprises, so how on earth could I not love that Mick is always giving me little surprises and things to look forward to.  Like when he tells me and the kids that we need to get in the car, make sure we all have our togs because where we are going is a surprise.  Or such as today, for Valentine's Day I have no idea what he has gotten... but I get little clues.  Ah I love it.


5.  How he will watch girly movies with me.
             Now Mick, being a guy, does not readily enjoy watching "girly movies".  But since I have known him he has shown great love for me in taking the time to sit through many a film that has no action or explosives or special effects to watch something that instead is full of dialogue and romance and probably will make me cry at some point.


6.  How he cooks for me.
              Oh man what girl doesn't love a man that will cook for her!?  Yes I love it.  I love how I am almost never alone in that kitchen when I am cooking dinner, he is always by my side helping me or cooking the dinner for me.  Thank you.


Under the Sea with Lucy and Es



7.  How he says things like “far out”, “good on ‘im”, and “what should we have for tea?”

              Ah... life never gets boring when the man you love and live with has a cute, adorable, sexy accent that often accompanies adorable phrases that you have never heard before.

8.  How he notices my hair, or earrings, or perfume, or all three.

              That is a key to any guys out there reading this.  A woman loves it when you notice the effort she put in to look nice.  Mick is so sweet about this, when he has taken the time to simply tell me how he likes my earrings or how I did my hair, and I still have that perfume that wear and he says always smells and reminds him of Oregon where and when we met.

9.  How he loves to joke and tease and make me laugh. 
                I love this about him.  Sometimes it may come at the wrong moment and it maybe annoys me more than delights... but more than not it just makes me fall in love with him all over again.  And since I know I am the kind of person who tends to be more heavy and serious about the things of life it is priceless to have a man who always knows how to lighten things up and make me smile again.


10.  How he loves me.
                This ofcourse is the best of all.  Mick loves me and he tells me often.  And more than that, he shows me his love through his kindness, his forgiveness when I make a mistake or act like a fool, and his committment to our life together.  I love you Michael Travis.  Happy Birthday, and Happy Valentine's Day.