A couple of reasons why I love my beautiful wife

First of all, she’ll probably be embarrassed by this collage of pictures. Oh well. How else do I show off both her stunning good looks and her fun-loving personality? Exactly. There is no other way.

I recently re-read her post about her “random facts” and I realized just how much I love who Melissa is. One of the things that I think is amazing about her is that she is not afraid to give the bad with the good. She is willing to share her challenges and faults and fears along with her successes. That inspires me. Sometimes I’m too afraid to share mine because I do not want to let her down or have her think I am less than I am (or want to be). But she puts it out there, and I love and respect her more for it. I think she is incredible. And in response to her random facts, here are a few of my thoughts:

1     1. I love that she is a terrible speller, but I love more that

         she can laugh about it.

      2. She slams the cabinets really loudly. I don’t know why.

      3. I like it when she wears high heels too. It’s my fault she

         doesn’t wear them more often. I think she does it to be nice

         because heels make her taller than me. I’m cool with it most

         of the time, but I’m working on growing taller so she can  

         wear them all the time.

      4. Her embarrassed smile is probably my favorite smile. It’s 

         huge and beautiful.

      5. I like that Justin Timberlake is on her “list” because I’m

         pretty sure we would be friends if given the chance. So he 

         can stay on the “list”.

      6. It’s true that she doesn’t get B.O. It’s an  

         unexplained phenomenon. I have put my nose in there after 

         a serious workout and it smells like roses. Well, maybe not

         roses, but it don’t stink.

      7. I often find her reading her scriptures or the Ensign. It’s a

         little intimidating.

8     8. I’m jealous of her gray hairs. I would gladly trade her for

         them.

      9. It cracks me up when Melissa reads, because she’s so 

         engrossed she would read while the house was burning. I like

         that kind of dedication.

     10.  She is a good mom and a good wife and a good friend and a 

         good person. She sometimes gets down on herself or 

         overwhelmed, but it’s because she often does what it 

         would take five to do. She rarely says no when someone needs

         help, and she goes out of her way to do kind things 

         for others. Sometimes I give her a hard time for spending too

         much time or money (mostly money), but I would really be sad 

         if she wasn’t like that.

     11.  Speaking of money, she also rarely knows that total for 

         whatever she just bought. I mean, even if the card has just

         been swiped and she’s signing the receipt, I can ask her the

         total and she is hard-pressed to give it to me. Another

         unexplained phenomenon.

     12. She does love to sleep.

     13.  She is more attractive to me now than she was when we 

         met. And I was REALLY attracted to her then.

     14.  Sometimes I wish she could see herself as I see her. 

         She would be less self-conscious and more self-confident. She

         does so many things well, but she always adds an apology or a

         deprecating remark. Anyone who has seen her photographs 

         or her cakes & parties or her decorating knows that 

         no apology is necessary.

1    15.  I like that she asks me to take her to the temple. But I hate

         that she has to ask.

1    16.  And I like that we can argue and still be friends. 

         Even though she won’t ever let me win.

I really feel like I could go on and on, but I will stop here for now. Melissa Ann Romans, I love everything about you.