Six

Because we're celebrating six years of marriage together, I thought I'd celebrate with a list.  After six years, that's how you begin to think.  Lists for the grocery store, what the kiddos have to take to school in the morning, what your husband has to get done while he's home on the weekends, etc.  Without further ado, the 6 odd facts about N, a la Letterman Style:

6)  His love of reptiles and rodents:  This has nothing to do with the fact that I like those things or I let him have any of those things as pets.  It has everything to do with the fact that he can capture them so I don't have to.  Once a tree frog got into our house and jumped into the underpart of the couch.  N fished that bad boy out so I didn't have to. 

He also once took apart the garage found a small snake in our garage and got rid of it because I was absolutely freaking out. 

5)  He will always let me have the last bite of dessert:  Had I known this would be an important quality in a man, I so would've had that on my list years ago as a quality I wanted.  As I grow older, I find this to be one of my favorite things about him.  Don't count on him to leave any popcorn though. 

4)  He's constantly beat-boxing:  He's always got some tune or beat going through his head.  Always.  Zoe will ask her daddy to give her a beat and he will.  It's so natural that she assumes we all can do it.  When she asks me to give her a beat, I can't, she gets a little frustrated and asks that we call daddy. 

He can remix any song.  Lately it's been Jesus Loves Me and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.  Zoe's bedtime songs are always way cooler when daddy is around.  Mommy just does showtunes.

3)  His dreams are vivid:  He used to help do training in the Air Force.  They'd go out in a big, wooded area and practice their combat skills.  I don't know much about it, but he got to shoot guns, with I can only assume blanks because everyone always survived.  One night, after some of this training, I woke up to him protecting me and him protending to shoot the bad guys.  Anytime he does something is fun and can be reinacted, I can usually find him doing it in his sleep. 

Why this cracks me up is because Zoe does the exact same thing.  She once had a snowball fight in her dreams and threw things off her bed.  On days that are particularly exciting, I try to take a nap.

2)  He knows a joke for just about any topic:  I'm not entirely sure if he Googles them prior to knowing he'll need one, but he's always got a knock, knock joke for Zoe or a joke/saying for any setting.  He always amazes me with his random knowledge.

1) Speaking of random knowledge, he's an expert on anything comic:  I'm not sure if it's because he used to have a ton of time on his hands or if he does now, but he can tell you the history and the connection between all the superheros.  He knows why Xavier in X-Men is the way he is.  He can also tell you why Robin is with Batman, what Thor's favorite bedtime snack is and what particles make up Kryptonite.  I don't really retain any of this, but I get a little history lesson prior to any comic-based movie.  Half the time I think he's just making it up, but then, somehow during the movie, that little tidbit of information gets mentioned.  I wonder if he knows that much about Wonder Woman?

Thank you N for introducing me to the inner-workings of the comic world, beat-boxing remix versions of all songs and protecting me from imaginary enemies and reptiles!  You are my hero love and I couldn't imagine my life without you.  I love you.