identify 100 things that make my partner happy

72. Getting a bargain
73. Axe deoderant
74. When I tell him he smells nice
75. When I give him a back massage
76. When I kiss him right after he shaves and tell him cute he is
77. Butterfinger candybars
78. Pork tenderloin
79. Peanut butter toast with alfredo noodles, which is wierd. I mean really? Peanut butter, alfredo noodles, and toast? Gag! He also likes that it grosses me out.
80. Sundrop in glass bottles, you can only find it in a few places.
81. Planning all the vacations we are going to take someday
82. Having a day off from work
83. Playing volleyball at the TKD party in the summer, and pushing everyone else out of the way to get the ball :)
84. Running
85. Getting me wound up
86. Being right
87. Being financially responsible
88. Feeding deer
89. Teaching
90. Being my best friend, and knowing he means the world to me
91. When I trust him with my fears and tell him my secrets
92. Winning, anything
93. When he can do something for me that no one else could
94. When he can cheer me up
95. Getting me a really great present or giving me a good suprise
96. Getting gift certificates to buy CD’s
97. Earning brownie points
98. His favorite clothes
99. His hat collection
100. Seeing me when I’m sleepy
101. Just me, the way I am… being me :)

And many, many more! But, that’s all for now. ;)

58. Concerts (as long as I let him sit in the bleachers instead of dragging him through a moshpit of sweaty people to be right by the band during a rock concert)
59. When his mom/my mom bakes for him
60. The NFL Draft
61. ESPN
62. Watching hunting videos
63. When I wrestle with him
64. Getting e-mail forwards from me I thought he’d really like
65. Planting trees
66. Setting up a new tree stand
67. Seeing animals out in the wild
68. Seeing me get all excited and kiddish about something
69. When I give him a haricut
70. Watching me enjoy myself with my girls (MMMmmmMMMm… Margaritas!)
71. Sitting around a campfire (preferably with Coors)

30. When I give him space to do what he likes
31. Hanging out by the river
32. When I pick out clothes he likes
33. Driving his Chevy truck
34. When I let him drive my Camry
35. Cooking maple syrup in the spring
36. Hanging out at the hunting cabin with his uncle, dad, or buddies
37. When I make him food
38. Bragging about me to his friends (not kidding, he really does!)
39. Learning something new in his tech classes
40. Doing martial arts together at the studio, it’s fun when we get to spar or do forms together
41. Watching thunderstorms or snowstorms
42. Sunny warm days
43. Waiting with me for the UPS guy on the porch
44. Playing with my kitty Blueberry
45. When I send him text messages telling him I miss him
46. When I get all dressed up and do my make-up really nice
47. When I don’t do my make-up and we spend the day walking around his parents ranch and visiting the horses
48. Shooting his bow
49. Shooting his guns
50. Getting a trophy buck/turkey/fish… whatever
51. Going on vacations
52. Doing anything he has never done/tried before
53. When I am in a good mood when we talk on the phone
54. When I remember something random he told me two months ago about something that he didn’t think I was listening to when he told me
55. Discovering a new ‘band’ or song
56. When I say I’m sorry or admit he is right
57. Snowball fights with his brother

1. Being with me (when I’m a happy camper)
2. Hunting—he loves being alone in the woods enjoying nature
3. Fishing, but only in the summer. Ice fishing is not his favorite!
4. Eating out anywhere together
5. Cookies, he has the biggest sweet tooth ever
6. Rocky, his big goofy friendly horse
7. Writing in his calendar/journal—he likes to look back and see what he was doing five years ago on the same day
8. Tae Kwon Do, some days it is more work than fun… but he enjoys being a martial artist
9. When he can make me giggle and smile—he loves to make me laugh
10. When I ‘dote’ on him
11. Beer, an ice cold Coors can make his day!
12. Burgers & fries with tarter sauce from the Rec
13. Going for long walks in the woods
14. Skinnydipping in the summertime (but who isn’t happy doing that?)
15. Riding his snowmobile
16. Fixing his snowmobile, or tricking it out with some new part
17. Buying guns and other hunting gizmos
18. Sports. Any kind of sports. (Go Packer’s, go Dale Earnhardt Jr., go Milwaukee Brewer’s, go random golf guy, go Wisconsin Badgers [and other assorted college teams], go basketball [March madness])... you name it, he follows it
19. Having the internet on his cell phone, so he can follow sports
20. When I pick food for him off the menu, because he always likes what I get more than what he picks
21. Cuddling with me
22. Watching movies together
23. Doritos
24. Spending time with his family (if they and he are in a good mood)
25. Hanging out with his best guy buddy
26. Fixing things with my dad
27. Talking hunting (or anything) with his dad
28. When he can sleep in next to me
29. Music. All music. The kid has the biggest CD collection I’ve ever seen, and he listens to all of it. He is truly passionate about music.