Happy 27th Birthday Craig!!

So Jan 2nd was Craig's birthday and since he took the day off work I thought it would be fun to plan a special day for him with 3 suprises: the activity, the lunch, and the gift. So we got up, took the kids to Grandma's House and headed down to T-town. First suprise would be ice-skating. Craig has wanted to go ice-skating for a while (even last year for his birthday he mentioned wanting to do it)....so I knew I couldn't loose with this one. But as we were driving in Tulsa Craig asked "are we going ice-skating?".....so it didn't end up being much of a suprise. We got there, put on our skates, and with one quick spin on the ice Craig had to quit. Somehow he had bruised the side of his foot really bad and never knew it until the pressure from the ice-skates caused him pain. So no ice-skating (good thing we hadn't paid yet) but I still had a couple of fun suprises left. I had planned on going to Red Lobster for lunch--somewhere Craig has never been and we haven't gone to because I am not a fan of seafood. But as we were driving there he said "are you taking me to Red Lobster to eat?" (Okay now Craig---you are kind of ruining my fun suprises). So lunch was good, we went to the mall where Craig didn't find anything but I found some pajamas then it was back home. I was thinking at least he will never guess the best suprise of all---basketball tickets to the OSU-Baylor game at Gallager Iba. I even had it wrapped up fun--clues for him to guess his present. Inside the first box was a gold/green striped paper with another wrapped box. Inside that one was a orange/black striped paper and another wrapped box. And inside that was a basketball key ring. Well he has been trying to guess his birthday present the whole day long and I was feeling pretty confident about this one. But one block away from the house he said "I know...you got me basketball tickets to a Big 12 game at Gallager Iba." Ahhh---I tried to play if off nicely with a "yeah right". So he opened his gift--I think he was a little suprised that I actually had gotten him basketball tickets. So my day full of suprises didn't quite turn out as I had planned but it was still fun....guess I will just need to be trickier next year. But here is one suprise for you Craig that I know you won't guess....this posting:

27 Things I Love About You

1. Your endless amount of energy

2. That you go to work everyday without complaining

3. The way you can talk to anyone

4. Your willingness to help out with the housework

5. That you agree with living on less so I can stay home with our kids

6. Your desire to do what is right

7. That you can eat anything you want and still not gain a pound (actually I'm just jealous)

8. The love and concern you have for family members

9. That you always say "I love you" to me and our kids

10. Your childlike obsession with superman, superheros, marvel cards, and comic books

11. That you are happy and fun to be around

12. The amazing father you are to Austin and Mikayla

13. Your bulging biceps and your rock hard abs!! (again just jealous of your "never a sit-up" flat stomach)

14. Your sense of humor

15. That you let me handle the money and let me dictate what we can and can't afford

16. That you love to watch General Hospital as much as I do

17. Your "do the usual" cuddle phrase at the end of a long day

18. That you think of corn as a healthy vegatable

19. That you like to mow the grass and keep our yard looking nice (glad I don't have to do it)

20. How you run the dry clothes in the dryer through another cycle and then do the same thing the next day

21. That you call Austin your buddy and let him chum around with you

22. Your eagerness to help out someone in need

23. That you like to have fun and enjoy life

24. That you always try to talk me into things...like getting a new car :)

25. Your desire to have a gospel centered home and life

26. That you make me feel beautiful even though my hair is in a ponytail and I have spit up on my shirt

and finally but the most important...

27. That you are married to me for eternity