identify 100 things that make my partner happy

92. live music!
93. anything free
94. coupons
95. when we buy stuff at the commissary instead of target and save monies
96. talking about our new apartment!
97. silly cartoons
98. stand up comedy
99. back scratches
100. when i fix his lunch, coffee, and pack his white shirt and black socks for him before he goes to work in the morning

there! all done!!

71. when i don’t tickle him mercilessly
72. buying movies
73. when i wear his clothes
74. being the big or little spoon
75. when i do stuff myself like i used to, all independent like
76. when i drive, just before i freak out and get mad
77. when i put my feet in his lap while he drives
78. watching stupid things on tv or youtube that make him laugh, even though i think they are gross or really dumb… but i’m just glad he laughs…
79. my amazing cooking ability lol
80. when i’m on top. haha
81. being a total nerd from nerdville
82. star trek, which i only very recently learned.
83. wings
84. earning a new rate or medal or any kind of honor or a pat on the back even :)
85. textsfromlastnight
87. my lingerie collection
89. yuengling, newcastle, and trying new ales and lagers
90. my sweet juno baby!!
91. “precious angel circle face baby head love cactus midnight cupcake toffee cream pie basket tote beautiful purple dollface muffin”

48. quickies
49. slowies
50. time with his family and friends back home
51. the baseball game we went to
52. my obsession with documenting just about every hour of our lives with my camera and photoblogs
53. time to himself to be quiet
54. reading, when he can
55. fellini and woody allen
56. movies that aren’t formula
57. a life that isn’t formula
58. doing things the hard way, because its usually the right way
59. when i make coffee and lunch for him before work
60. “booty booty booty butt!!”
61. chloe and lagerfield
62. rally racing
63. the cure
64. olives with the pit still in
65. roast beef sandwiches with mustard and no mayo
66. being my soux chef
67. broccoli and cheddar soup in a bread bowl from panera
68. dr. pepper with vanilla from sonic
69. doctored coffee
70. when i talk to him about what an amazing sailor he is and what an amazing officer he’ll be

32. When I’m not a total bitch…
33. When he feels like I’m his friend and that I understand him, and I don’t nag him to death and make him feel like crap
34. When he has quiet time
35. A decent amount of sleep
36. A relaxing day off
37. Death Cab
38. Feeling comforted and loved
39. Our songs
40. Planning fun trips and dates and stuff
41. My poems about him that are about how much I love and need him
42. “ba ba… this is your girlfriend calling you… ba ba, ba ba”
43. Bud Light with lime
44. When we joke with each other, and he gets to feel young again
45. When I don’t spend money we don’t have
46. Getting packages in the mail with candy in them
47. Knowing that we’ve been together a year, and we’re going to be together for a million more

31. “But we’re not robots inside a fridge.”

27. Picking out lingerie for me from Victoria’s Secret
28. His weekends off
29. Watching movies
30. Knowing he can trust me and tell me anything

16. Licorice!!
17. The poems I wrote about him.
18. When I tell him the secrets of my heart, he says it makes him feel closer to me.
19. When he comes home from work and I’m right there in the room when he walks in, and I can greet him with a hug and a kiss.
20. Putting his hand on my leg when we’re riding in the car together.
21. When I get excited about something like present or whatever and I squeal like a delighted child. Haha!
22. When I leave silly voicemails for him.
23. When I email him photos.
24. My blue dress.
25. Standing in the kitchen while eating fruit loops.
26. Our little secret moments we have that wouldn’t be totally romantic to anyone but us.

1. Me. I make him happy. He said so.
2. Sex, of course.
3. My lasagna, especially when I flavor the pasta water with Italian seasonings and olive oil.
4. Blackberry cobbler.
5. Helping me hang lanterns in the living room.
6. Our wedding photos, or any photos we have of us ever. Even the ones I hate because something is wrong with my hair or facial expression. He loves EVERY SINGLE photo of me. I like that he loves to look at me so much. It feels my inner narcissist.
7. Our date nights. He loves them just as much as I do.
8. When there are no subtitles.
9. Music, mostly the depressing kind.
10. His car!! He looooooves his car. I love it too.
11. When I sing.
12. When I talk in my squeaky voice and say funny things to him.
12. When I say, “Quit it”.
13. When I don’t say anything at all, and I let him say what he needs to say.
14. His brothers make him really happy. They make him feel like a kid again.
15. When we talk about the future, and he gets to dream a little instead of thinking about sucky things in the here and now.