36 Things I Love About Holly On Her 36th Birthday!

Holly's 36th Birthday is this upcoming weekend, and I thought it would be fun to share 36 reasons why "my girl" still is the love of my life, and puts a smile on my face on a daily basis! Happy 36th Honey...!

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1) I love that Holly BLASTS the horn at people in front of us while stopped at a stop light, just one second after the light turns green. To make sure that they hurry up and get moving! It always startles people, and makes me totally crack up every time.

2) I love that Holly microwaves her plain M&M’s to the point of almost being melted, but still barely hold their shape.

3) I love that Holly is a people pleaser. Sometimes to her detriment. Like her Mom, she really does want the best for everyone.

4) I love that Holly tolerates Christmas music before Thanksgiving, because I’m insistent and push it to the point where I’d be fine listening to it year round.

5) I love that Holly is quick to remind me to think about other people, and not always get caught up in what is most convenient for me, or most convenient for just the two of us.

6) I love that Holly is a total hair band Rocker Chic. She brought all the Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC and others to the relationship.

7) I love that Holly can still laugh and joke about the time we were totally making out on the couch in her Northgate apartment and her roommate walked in on us. We just froze on the couch and pretended like Michele didn’t even see us. Which she totally did. We both have rebel edges, and are not as innocent as people think.

8) I love that Holly has a bad girl edge when needed.

9) I love that Holly likes going to church, and helps me see the value of it, when I totally think church is lame 90% of the time, and NOT for me.

10) I love that Holly keeps in touch with her siblings the way they do. At first I thought it was crazy that they talked to each other as much as they do. They are a close knit family.

11) I love that Holly tries all my food concoctions. Even if it’s only a rice grain size of seafood. She’ll at least try it. Smile, tell me she likes it. Then quickly qualify that she never needs to try it again, or I never need to make that dish again.

12) I love that Holly loves Cookie Monsters as much as I do.

13) I love Holly’s design sense and style. She has produced many beautiful things that family, friends and companies all over the globe have enjoyed. She is a very talented and gifted graphic designer.

14) I love that Holly loves mid-century design and that we’ve developed a tradition of buying a nice piece of furniture of something for the house every year for our anniversary.

15) I love that Holly snores and talks in her sleep.

16) I love that Holly loves purchasing shoes almost as much as I do. We both are pretty spoiled [in a good way], and like to look our best.

17) I love that Holly loves it when I buy all my high maintenance Clinique for Men products at Nordstrom, and she gets to get and extra free gift in addition to the purchases and free gifts she gets for herself at the same counter.

18) I love that Holly loves to design our yearly Christmas cards, and packing for our yearly hand dipped chocolates every year. The collaboration we both make on the product and product packaging makes for a nice end result every year. Many friends and family have benefited from this over the year.

19) I love that Holly can flip shit to me when needed, as much as I flip shit in return. We have a fun time bantering, without pushing each others buttons too hard.

20) I love that Holly likes it when I sing.

21) I love that Holly smiles at me every morning when I wake up. She puts a smile on my face the moment I see her every morning as well.

22) I love that Holly likes being a home body at times with me, and is good to remind me to not double or triple book our social calendar each weekend night and just enjoy being at home and our limited down time.

23) I love that Holly loves international travel as much as I do, and loves to explore new foods, cultures, experiences and sites as often as we can.

24) I love that Holly longs to be a Mother. She will be an excellent one, once our adoption process finally is through.

25) I love that Holly is not afraid to get mad at me, when my faucet of profanity opens up and I have a fit. She’s good to remind me that it’s not necessary, nor is it very mature. And she does this without laughing.

26) I love that Holly goes out of her way to make every holiday extra special for the two of us.

27) I love that Holly supports me in taking food to the widows that we know, and visiting with these amazing senior citizens.

28) I love that Holly rolls her eyes at things and people, and “huffs” under her breath at people’s stupidity. It always cracks me up.

29) I love that Holly smacks me subconsciously in her sleep, out of love, to make sure that I’m still breathing and not a dead lifeless body lying next to her.

30) I love that Holly always laughs at my jokes, even when I’ve recanted the same joke over and over and OVER again.

31) I love that Holly reminds me to make a better effort with my siblings and to ensure that I keep the lines of communication open with all of my family, both immediate and extended.

32) I love that Holly loves getting in “jammies,” watching re-runs, and just enjoying each others company.

33) I love that Holly has turned into a gym nazi and calorie cop, just as much as I have. And that we’ve finally figured out that a healthier lifestyle is a happier lifestyle all around.

34) I love that Holly loves the colors orange and green equally.

35) I love that Holly loves being happy and optimistic.

36) I love that Holly and I both love each other more and more as the years go by.