Scent

If you smell like garlic I will probably follow you around like a puppy, because garlic smells good, and so would you.

Locations

Whenever and wherever you get up the guts to ask the question will instantly become one of my most favorite places ever; with that in mind may I ask that wherever we start that new phase in our relationship can it not be on any temple grounds [those are for weddings not engagements] and not in the back of a carriage [looking at a horse bum? ew]. Also since I might cry it would be nice if there wasn't a crowd but if I had you by my side I would survive if I did cry in front of a slew of people.

It's True

By the time we get married I will probably have practiced my signature with your last name a time or two--just to see what it would look like of course.

The Car Stereo

Was made to play cheesy music and to be sung along with. Disney movies work the same way too.

Slack

I'll cut you some, you cut me some; after all, we're both human, right?

In a Perfect World

In a perfect world furnaces wouldn't be temperamental, we wouldn't have to pay a utility bill and basements wouldn't be freezing. And cookie dough would be in an abundance. 

We can't have everything we want, but we can have cookie dough.

Quirks

Spunk, 

Sassy Pants,  

Random Sense of Humor, 

The ADD

Weirdness

well, 

A rose by any other name...

Whatever you call it, 

please enjoy these personality quirks 

because if my amazing grandmother is any indication of how I'll turn out--

well then, 

these traits are here to stay--

and to be cherished. 

You can have some quirks too if you want. 

Something to Think About

Since I am such an expert here. What are your thoughts?

The bottom line is that (a) people are never perfect, but love can be, (b) that is the one and only way that the mediocre and the vile can be transformed, and (c) doing that makes it that. Loving makes love. Loving makes itself. We waste time looking for the perfect lover instead of creating the perfect love. Wouldn't that be the way to make love stay?

-Tom Robbins

Honesty

Honesty is an interesting thing. Sometimes, I'm going to want you to tell me how you really feel and to burst out with honesty. Other times, I'm going to need you to leave honest in the dust and tell me how not fat I look in a dress, especially those days when I'm 8 1/2 months pregnant. Basically you can be honest on everything else, but I'm going to need you to just stretch the truth juuuuuust a tad. :)

I Promise

To do everything within my power to make sure you won't ever have to buy pads or tampons for me.

The Zone

No Judge Zones go for the both of us, (feel free to add to this list). They include but are not limited to:

• anywhere within a 3 foot radius of a tub of ice cream
• anytime close to bed time, post swimming, or in the midst of a road trip 

Being a Sports Fan

I can't pretend that a childhood spent with mostly brothers had taught be everything I need to know about watching and playing sports but I do know some details. 

What I can promise you is that if you agree to explain the random details of the game or obscure calls by the ref to me, then I will often happily watch 'various sporting endeavors' with you.

A Hairy Situation

Your opinion on how I have my hair will of course be a top concern when I decide to do something different with it, but please don't tell me what or how to style my hair. It really is the ideas that sound the craziest that need to been seen through to the end before it's clear just how awesome the idea can be, like shaving my head.

• If you like my hair long, I'll keep it long, but please understand that sometimes I'll need it short too. 
• When I start going gray [I mean really gray, not a strand here and there] I want to see how I'll look with the salt'n'pepper look, so don't ask that I dye my hair to try and match the original color--it won't look way it used to be anyway. Plus dye smells bad.

Decorate

I don't know if you'd ever be able to talk me into doing a Halloween costume like this with you, but I wouldn't mind if we had this quirkyness in our home somewhere. 

In fact it would be kinda cute. 

 

 Marc Johns is where you can find more pics like this.

Oh Don't Mind the Cough

Odds are that if I like you then you've got some awesome qualities about you. It's those awesome qualities that caught my eye. It's also a lot of those same qualities that might make you a little intimidating to talk to at first. Not like a scary board-room intimidation or a giant/midget intimidation but a "Oh-my-gosh-I'm-so-nervous-and-not-used-to-being-nervous-what's-happening?!" nervous feeling. You know? 

So don't mind if, while I'm struggling trying to keep the crazy on the inside and the cuteness on the outside, my throat does that weird nervous closing up thing that feels just how I imagine going into anaphylactic shock would be like and I cough, choke on my spit or stutter. Occasionally too my voice does this mute thing where no matter how hard I try everything comes out in whisper. Ok, it does that anyway but it's harder to control during the psuedo-anaphylactic shock moments.

Weird, I know. . . At least I'm not nervous puking?
One day we'll look back and laugh.

Working Together

Heaven forbid we work together and subject ourselves to that workplace drama, but if we end up being one of those couples, lets rock it! Lets be that couple that includes everyone and brings the group together as a team rather than having a million inside jokes that we don't share with anyone else. Our unspoken mantra can be something like "I got your back," with each of us picking up the slack for one another and finding a moment to laugh even when work is crazy. Oh how cute we'll be.

Argue

I like arguing. Because interesting debates are fun. Because it's healthy. Because if you just boil in silence, it will drive me nuts. Because when we make-up, I'll know you love me that much more. I hope you like arguing too.

Sing to me

When you text me sound bites of you singing Michael Buble songs to me while I am out of town... I kinda melt like a popsicle in the fourth of July.

Just ask

So if you ask me to stay in Arizona and date you, and not move to DC. I'll say yes. When you tell me you love me a week later... it makes my decision a little easier!

Road Trips

I can't promise to not fall asleep, so you may be doing some solo driving every now and then. I can however promise to not draw on your face when you fall asleep during my turn driving.

Food Dreams

They seldom come but when they do, they're like cravings in the way that they cannot be easily ignored during waking hours. When these come, join me in munching down on foods like Twix bars, marshmallow popcorn or asparagus--not all together mind you. 

Food

I tend to have special taste when it comes to food so I propose a deal: If you be a good sport about eating "my food", I promise to regularly make you "your food." Who knows, maybe we'll even like some of the same things and have "our food." That would be cute.

Cats and Dogs

When it's raining cats and dogs and we don't have an umbrella, lets run like loons from the building to the car or vice versa. A twirl or two in the rain would be lovely as well.

Weekends

As hard as I try, they're never a good time for me to catch up on school stuff. 
If weekend homework is your thing then maybe I will stay away so you can work, or maybe we can have hw parties and I'll maybe even make a treat like m&m popcorn; 
but every now and then, can we work like crazy during the week so we can take the whole weekend to play and do nothing at all necessary or responsible?

Prehistoric...

Sometimes when I wake up I have dinosaur hair. It's totally ok to laugh. I laugh when I see my hair in the morning. I know it looks ridiculous. And by ridiculous I mean AWESOME!

Your April Fool

If we're married and I tell you on April 1st that I'm prego, go ahead and laugh. Clearly your wife has an awesome sense of humor. 

If a day later I again tell you that I'm prego, now would be the time to indulge me in all the plans I have for cute baby things as we prepare for the advent of our own little one.

Cookie Eating Contest

In the end, we're both winners. Unless one of us throws up.

Sunshine

On sunny days lets sit outside, drink lemonade and enjoy the day. We don't need to do anything in particular, as long as we're together.

Gray Days

Sometimes I have gray phases. I won't be myself. Don't be surprised if you being your adorable self doesn't automatically snap me out it. Don't take it personally. 

Please be patient, I'm still in there, I will snap out of it. In the mean time lets have quite time where we talk about silly little things, or fun plans for the summer.

Promise

I like holding hands, but it's ok to let go of me sometimes. I won't run away.

Spiders and other creepers...

I can not kill them. They creep me out too much. I will most likely just squirm, maybe scream a very small scream and point to where it is. But, I will be forever grateful for your willingness to kill or capture and release them outside of the house to make me feel safe.

Lead Me, Guide Me

When we are walking through a crowd, please always grab my hand and lead me. I hate that feeling of getting lost or left behind.
Light my path sweet future man!Be my knight and shining armor with strong hands to guide me along the trail!
Please and thank you, with lots of hugs and kisses in between?!?!!!!
Plus also... I'll love you forever and be your best friend!

Your Job

You may not always love your job, but if you keep going to work so that we can keep a roof over our heads and meet our financial goals, well I want to say thank you!

Slightly jealous

If you think other girls are hot, can you keep it to yourself?

And It Goes On Cereal.

If you ever want to make life special, or celebrate for no apparent reason then may I suggest Vanilla Almond Milk? Of course the sweetened kind so we can pretend like we're being healthy even though with all that sugar we're probably not. It's also delicious in a smoothie.

Quiet Time

Here's a little secret... 

You'll know I am upset if I am quiet. Be sweet but not obnoxious to pull me out of the silence game. 

Ps. I am always quiet in the morning. Just don't mess with me then.

The Carton

I like to save on dishes. This means that sometimes I will drink straight from the carton. You can do it too since we're probably going to be exchanging spit anyway, but we should probably stop once the kids are old enough to notice what we're doing. 
 

Hungry?

Sometimes I eat marshmallows straight from the bag. The same thing happens on a regular basis with a spoon and a jar of peanut butter. Don't Judge.

Melt-down

I tend to freak out about things. You're either going to want to fix it (I don't expect or need you to) or you're going to want to leave until I calm down. But trying to fix it or leaving will only get me more worked up. Try telling me you're here. You hear me. And maybe try holding my hand or giving me a hug. I know it seems like I'll jump at touch, but I bet I'll melt instead.

Dress-up.

I'm not girlie. I don't love pink. I don't wear much make-up. But sometimes I love to dress up and feel pretty. Give me a reason to from time to time.

Simple Memories

Let's make thousands of simple memories...

When it is warm outside, let's go on lots of picnics.
When the stars are out lets drive to a mountain and gaze forever.
After we rake the leafs, lets jump in them and rake up one more time.
Let's paint our kids bedrooms together in our special painting clothes and make a little bit of a mess.
Car washes and water fights need to be a regular occurrence in our driveway.
Even if I am not totally into the sport, let's have a favorite team that we cheer on at all the home games.
Let's hold hands and walk down a beach at least once a year.
How about we make up a secret signal when we need the other person to rescue us from a situation?
Let's make each other laugh and smile everyday.

Polish

If I ever break my leg, will you paint my toe nails?
Well what are the odds of breaking my leg?


When I am so pregnant that I can't see my feet, will you paint my toes?
I won't scream at you in the delivery room and blame you for the pain.
Deal?

Dancing

Well, swaying, in the kitchen. I can't explain why I think it's cute. It just is. Dance with me, will you?

Play

I much prefer toys to flowers or jewelry.

Road trips

are not about destination. Let's have fun getting a little lost :)

Tiny promise

If you promise to let me drop the kids off at my parents for a week and then take me on vacation... I promise to make it up to you.

High Maintenance

So if you tell me you are going to call... you'd better call.
Or if I am expecting you to be home at 6... be home at 6 or tell me otherwise.
This is the one issue that I am a little high maintenance about. So if you want to never hurt my feelings and keep me smiling. Always call.

Then I will appease you for whatever you are a little high maintenance about.
Future xoxox's

-A Little High Maintenance

Chilly

No matter the temperature outside, there is a 90% chance that I will be chilly. That being said I will always love to snuggle up. I hope you're ok with that. 

-Snuggle Bunny

Therapy

We will not be each others' therapists.
That will be hard for me..
..Don't let me, Okay?
..Forgive me, Okay?