34 things about Matthew

1. He loves God and wants to serve Him.
2. He loves me…and has for 14 years…well, on and off for 14 years
3. He loves our girls SO MUCH and tries to spend as much time with them as possible
4. He can eat more food than any other person I know
5. And not gain any weight…why don’t I have the same metabolism?
6. He knows things about math that I hope I NEVER have to learn
7. He takes the trash out
8. When I clean every part of the house, except the bathrooms, he will do it for me
9. He loves playing the game “if I had a million dollars, I would…”. We spend a good part of our car trips on this very topic.
10. Loves the fall (but really, who doesn’t) and LOVES to carve pumpkins
11. He used to have dates with girls involving carving pumpkins
12. I NEVER had one of those dates (see #2)
13. His favorite desserts do not include chocolate
14. They are rice pudding, egg pie, coconut pie…none of those are in my top three
15. He has two sisters and one brother
16. He is the only one of his siblings that does not have a pet
17. He is the only one that has kids (cousin for N and E currently being incubated)
18. When I am cranky, he sits closer to me and tells me he loves me. But knows when to move away from me also…fine line folks!
19. Even though he would rather be watching the Dallas Cowboy FOOTBALL players, he will let me watch the Dallas Cowboy CHEERLEADER training camp. I’m sure their wardrobes don’t hurt my cause.
20. Even though MY wardrobe has changed considerably over the past few years because of my tremendous body changes, he tells me constantly how beautiful he think I am
21. He has never had braces or glasses
22. He is missing a permanent tooth…which I did not know until we had been married a few months.
23. He is my absolute favorite person on this earth and I so thankful that I get to be married to him
24. He loves to work on our house and is pretty handy
25. He is so busy that he doesn’t get to spend much time doing that.
26. He would love to flip a house…not me.
27. He leaves the house, M-F, by 6:45am. I am usually still sound asleep.
28. His favorite cereal is Cinnamon Toast Crunch
29. He really enjoys vacationing to the beach, but he hates the ocean. Something about the creatures of the sea.
30. He RARELY gets upset. I’m talking, hardly ever. If he is upset then it must be something pretty big.
31. He thinks he is Simon Cowell. And he usually has the same opinions as Simon.
32. He is THE reason that our yard looks good.
33. When he was in high school he was a bit of an athlete (understatement). I did not know him when he was in high school, but from what I hear, he was QUITE the football player. An injury his senior year (torn ACL) prevented him from playing the rest of the year. He is still a little sad about that.
34. His number was “34” on all his jerseys. His lucky number. So this promises to be a fantastic year for him…his 34th.

Happy Birthday honey! I love you and you are Nora and Elyn's hero. There is no one in this world we would rather spend our days with. We hope your day is fantastic!