I’m married to an old man
Posted on November 4th, 2009 by Corrin
In honor of Mike’s 30th birthday (and because he told me to), I’m going to list the great things about him and the nice things he does for me on a daily basis. He thinks I only blog about him when I have something bad to say, so I’m going to prove him wrong by listing 30 great things for his 30th birthday. It’s a daunting task, but my bluff has been called.
- He doesn’t hog the bed. In fact, he’s usually clutching the side like he’s about to fall off a cliff, which means I get 3/4 of the king-size bed all to myself – but it’s a trade off because he does snore.
- He saves lives for a living.
- He encourages the purchase of high end leather goods on a quarterly basis. Coach also appreciates this outstanding trait.
- He doesn’t flinch when I reach over and eat off his plate. Though now he reaches over and eats off mine – which I’m totally not cool with.
- He cleans the toilets. No need for a #toiletwand with him around!
- He takes the dog out after dark so I don’t get mugged in the parking lot.
- He scrapes the snow and ice off my windows in the winter.
- He knows how to give a good hair cut.
- He brings me home fountain pop upon request.
- He’s calm (read: occasionally catatonic).
- He lets all five of my cousins hang all over them even though they are perpetually covered in jam.
- He loves Disney World and always wants to book a vacation.
- He has no problem picking up poop when someone has an accident in the house.
- He rarely tells me no.
- He appreciates the art of hand-written thank-you notes.
- He loves mold-a-ramas.
- He has the astounding ability to tune out my nagging. Good for him. Bad for me.
- He always carries up the groceries.
- He never gets mad – and if he does get mad I just don’t notice which probably really pisses him off.
- He’s my own personal IT department.
- He introduced me to Battlestar Galactica and I secretly love it.
- He irons his own clothes.
- He loves weiner…dogs.
- He works 24-hour shifts so I get every 3rd day to myself.
- He lets me punch him to show how much I love him.
- He’s sentimental – as is evident by the stack of “Congratulations on your 1st Communion” cards I discovered when we moved in together.
- He plans on moving me across the country and isn’t stressed one iota about the logistics.
- He doesn’t mind that I blog about vibrators, marital problems, or ball chafing.
- He secretly likes when I sing and dance for him. Especially my elevator dance. I can tell.
- He hasn’t divorced me. Yet.
Happy Birthday, Mike! You’ve got a year to really step up your game so I can add #31 next year.
Happy Birthday to Mike (who shares the same birthday as me!). Thirty is sooooooooo not old!
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I bet you could make a list of one HUNDRED things in a heartbeat!
Happy Birthday Mike!
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Have a very Happy Birthday Mike. Thank you for saving lives everyday, You are a real hero.
Happy Birthday!!!
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happy birthday, mikey! huey sends his love.
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Dear Corrin,
What a LOVELY tribute! I am so pleased to discover all these admirable qualities about my son! Who knew??? I’m STILL waiting for someone–ANYONE–to scrape ice off MY windows. It never happens. What a nice thing to do.
I am so glad he found you and you and he are married…and not divorced yet. LOL! I can’t think of a nicer gift you could have given him than this top 30 list.
You’re a doll.
Love,
Cindy
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I love this list! Happy Birthday to your superman.
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I’m pretty good looking, too.
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Mike you are the total package! Happy Birthday to my favorite son-in-law! LOVE BIRD
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After that list of good things, Corrin, I’m so impressed that I’m sending you a Facebook friend request!
To which part of the country is Mike going to move you across?
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Brad – We are in the process of moving from Chicago to Austin! We go down in two weeks to look at houses.
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Hi Corrin! Happy Belated Birthday Mike! That was a great list Corrin! Mike sounds like a great guy and you sound like a great couple! Good luck on the move to Austin!
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Joan – I’ve been wondering where you’ve been! Thanks for stopping by.
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