Today is my sweet husband Dan’s birthday! He’s 26 today which, yes, means I’m exactly five weeks older than him. (Scandalous, I know.)

So, here’s a TILT list just for him! I love you, Dan! Hope your birthday is great!

Courtesy: Ashley Poole Photography

THINGS ABOUT MY HUSBAND THAT MAKE ME SMILE:

• He’s the only guy I’ve ever been with who’s younger than me. Clearly, it’s the only way.
• He loves cats just as much as I do (evidenced by the fact that the first thing he did on his birthday was watch cat videos on his cell phone.)
• He proposed to me at a Sarah Mac Band show which, even before I even knew him, was the way I wanted to be proposed to and I NEVER ARTICULATED THIS.
• He’s super cuddly.
• He has really soft chest hair (I swear, it’s like unicorn fur or something.)
• He has big ears that I pray get passed on to our children.
• He worked his butt off to get his college degree (a double major, no less!)
• He’s really smart. Like, really smart.
• He always nails the answer for Final Jeopardy.
• He always cooks for me.
• When I have a bad day, he insists that I take a bath and let him do my chores.
• He supports me in everything I attempt.
• He has written me songs. As in, more than one song. And yes, they are on my iPod.
• He’s an expert litter box cleaner.
• He always gets up in the middle of the night to tend to the cats because he knows that if I get up, I won’t go back to sleep.
• He probably would expect me to mention the cats at least three times on this list.
• He wrote me a letter once when we were dating and I lived in London and signed it, “Your sexy American boyfriend.”
• He challenges me (in the good way.)
• He has the most contagious smile.
• He has almost every song Weird Al has ever recorded on his iPod.
• He scratches my back or gives me a massage whenever I ask him to without complaining. (I cannot say the same for myself.)
• He plays guitar.
• He’s a great writer (better than me, I think) and an avid reader.
• He tries SO HARD to love me in my love languages.
• He always wants to “fix” things that bother me.
• He makes me laugh.
• He loves me in spite of me.
• He knows the real meaning of grace.
• He is perfect for me.

Have a great day, my love. You are everything to me!

<3,
Your Sexy American Wife