Keeping Up With The Kynastons: My Schmalentine

Valentines day is my very favorite holiday. I love making heart shaped sugar cookies, I love the romantic decor, and I love the color pink. In previous years I would use valentines day to dress up my room with cute sayings, cupid window clings, and bright candles. (And then I would leave them up all year long.)

With a husband and forever roommate, I no longer get to indulge in my pretty pink room, but I do get to take the time to reflect on my sweetheart.

I have a wonderful husband.

He has the best temperament to deal with me, and I take him for granted every single day. He is so patient with me, especially when I'm crabby, and he is always spoiling me.

I just want to take a minute to share my favorite things about my husband (and some of his bizarre quirks.)

1. He is a creature of habit. When we move places, I have to be VERY careful where I put things. If I leave a sock on the dresser, he will forever place socks on the dresser. If I put skewers in the junk drawer, they will forever go there. Even if I move them, he moves them back.

2. Because he is a creature of habit, he has the same routines every day. Every night before we go to bed he puts a cup of cold water on my nightstand, and heats up my rice bag.

3. He is the designated dishwasher of our house. I HATE doing dishes. I can't reach the cupboards to put them away, I always end up with a soaked shirt because I am too short, and I have a hard time reaching in the sink. I hate that job with a fiery passion. HATE. So no matter how messy I manage to make our little kitchen, if I cook, he gladly cleans.

4. He is also my designated "tall person." When I bake he is getting me flour and sugar and cups and bowls, and is constantly "reaching" things for me.

5. He is the best dad. When he walks in the door he is on all fours playing with Tai and giving him hugs and loving on him. He scoops him up and changes his diaper/puts him in the bath/sits him on his lap. He is always looking for what needs to be done with Tai and is SO patient with him. He always tells him that they are best friends and he really treats him like they are best buds.

6. He is way more of a clean freak than I am. But he is a surface cleaner. He doesn't do lysol/pinesol/deep cleaning. He just pushes things into places and hides things to make it LOOK clean. If I am going to clean I am going to sanitize and disinfect and make sure everything is put away. He just stuffs and spiffs up.

7. Colton is a you-get-what-you-see kind of person. In other words, he says what he thinks, if he's mad he acts mad, if he is in a bad mood he will not put on a smile for anyone. He is who he is, and it's a really great trait (and one that drives me crazy.) I love that he is genuine, there is never a show for anyone, but I do wish he would fake a smile every once in a while.

8. Colton is a caregiver. He takes care of me, he is always getting me drinks, adjusting my clothes, tightening the elastic in my hair. He deals constantly with the fact that I can't do as much as he can, and never acts like its anything out of the ordinary.

9. Colton has a good heart. He has never looked at me like I was anything but the prettiest girl on earth. He has never made me feel different, or like the things that I "can't" do are a bother to him.

10. He is very hands on. He is at every doctors appointment for Tai, every shopping trip, every check up. He is an involved dad, and husband, and I know he will always stay that way. I appreciate that about him so much.

I've attached some pictures (and further proof that my hubby is a sweetie pie) of my Valentines gift-I worked all day long but came home to a fancy dinner and a clean house.