Happy Happy Birthday

Today is Ty’s birthday! We have to go to school today, but we’re going to try and make it a fun day regardless. Ty has requested fish tacos for dinner, confetti cake for dessert, and we have a volleyball game tonight (have I mentioned that we’re on an intramural volleyball team?) so it should be a fun night.

Ty is turning 24 for today, so I’ve decided to write about 24 of my favorite things about him. Here we go!

1.       Ty is possibly the funniest person I have ever met.  He makes me laugh everyday and lightens the mood wherever we go. No wonder his family calls him the “good time guy!”

2.       I have never seen Ty stressed out. This is perfect for me because I stress out enough for the both of us and then some. Nothing is ever a big deal to Ty and he comes up with a solution for everything.

3.       Ty is so good with kids! He loves being around his nieces and nephews and I love watching him interact with them. He’s going to be such a good dad

4.       I love that he plays the guitar. He doesn’t have a lot of free time to play but I just think it’s so cute when he does. The first time he played the guitar for me was on my birthday 2 years ago when he surprised me and came to Reno (we had just started dating and he won big time brownie points that day). I’ll have to write the whole story down in detail later, but I think about it every time he plays the guitar now. So cute!

5.       Ty is so willing to help out around the house. Cooking, cleaning, laundry, whatever it is he is more than happy to do it. And let me tell you, it is SO nice to have a husband that is so helpful.

6.       Ty is always in a good mood in the morning. I wake up a little earlier than he does (because it takes me way longer to get ready) but once he wakes up he always says some variation of the words “hey baby” or “good morning.” Good way to start the day? I think so!

7.       Ty loves his family! He loves going home and seeing everyone, and when we’re in Rexburg he is always looking at their blogs and seeing what they are up to. He has amazing parents and siblings and looks up to every single one of them!

8.       I love Ty’s obsession with sports (most of the time). I will admit, sometimes I feel like if I hear the names Brett Favre or Carmelo Anthony one more time I will scream, but Ty could be into worse things right? I love that Ty has found something that he loves so much (second to his wife of course) and I really admire how much he knows about literally every sport. He’s found an interest and has really embraced it, and I think that’s pretty great.

9.       I love that Ty loves to cuddle! Especially in this weather, I don’t know what I would do without a cuddle buddy. Thank you Ty, for keeping me warm in the winter and letting me bury my face into your chest when we watch intense movies!

10.   I love that Ty can pick out an outfit for himself and look good. Some guys could really use some help, but not mine. He always matches and even irons his button ups before going to school. Tell me you’re not impressed…

11.   I love that Ty loves the gospel. I have really enjoyed being able to go to Sunday School together now that we’re married because I can ask him questions whenever I want. He’s so willing to share his knowledge and his testimony with me, and I’m so grateful for that. He loved his mission and I can tell whenever he talks about it that it strengthened his testimony tremendously and I’m so grateful for that.

12.   I love that Ty is so easy going. Sometimes this can be problematic because he is always “fine with whatever”, and I’m way too indecisive for anyone’s good. We spend a lot of time playing this game:

     “What do you wanna do?”

     “ I don’t know, whatever. What do you wanna do?”

     “I don’t know.”

      We’re really good at it. But every once in a while I know exactly what I want to do, and Ty is always ok with it. And I love that.

13.   I love that Ty is so active. He plays some sort of sport all year long. Mostly basketball, but every once in a while he’ll switch it up. I love it because it motivates me to get out and be active too, and playing sports with him is always so fun. Being on a volleyball team together has been a blast!

14.   Ty always knows what I’m thinking. It still amazes me sometimes. I love it though because it’s like we have a secret language or something. We can just look at each other and he knows exactly what I’m thinking, and he says literally word for word what I was about to say. Kind of crazy. But awesome J

15.   I love that Ty still keeps in touch with childhood friends. I think it’s so great that they’ve kept in touch all this time. They don’t talk very often, but they don’t have to in order to stay close! I love hearing stories about when they were younger and all the crazy things they did together. I hope they stay friends forever.

16.   I love that Ty wants to become a marriage and family counselor. I think this fits his personality so well. He is a great listener and always gives good advice. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for him.

17.   I love that Ty is all business when it comes to road trips. We average about 2 stops during our 10 hour drive from Rexburg to Reno. I love it because we get home faster and I don’t feel like we waste any time. Ty’s all about efficiency. I love it.

18.   I love that Ty winks at me all the time. It’s one of the things that attracted me to him when we first started hanging out. It’s so subtle but it makes me feel so special when he winks at me. Especially when he does it in the middle of a basketball game. Super. Cute.

19.   I love that Ty and my family are close. My brother LOVES having Ty around to play basketball with and to do other manly things with and he always keeps my mom and sister laughing. I’m glad they’re able to see why I love him so much!

20.   I love that Ty is a good student. He works hard and gets good grades, and it makes me want to do well in school too. I love knowing that he wants to do well so that he can get into grad school and ultimately provide for his family. So sweet!

21.   Even though Ty doesn’t like to dance, he will if I ask him to. Sometimes he’ll just start dancing with me in the kitchen and it always makes me smile. I love it.

22.   Everyone I know says everybody like “everybuddy,” but not Ty. He says every-body. And I love it. I think it’s so cute and I always ask him to say it again. He doesn’t usually repeat it because I think he gets embarrassed. Don’t be embarrassed Ty, I think it’s so cute!

23.   I love that Ty is always willing to go on walks with me. And he holds my hand the whole time.

24.   I love that Ty loves me! I love that he shows his love for me every day in so many ways. We have so much fun together and I love sharing my life with him.

Happy Birthday Ty, I hope it’s great! I love you so much!