73rd Post, 73 Reasons why my Plus One is Awesome

Welcome to post 73!

Too often, I think I get caught up in IF and forget that this journey is really about US...It's not just ME experiencing the heartbreak and constant disappointment.

So, totally random number, but I didn't want to wait to 100 to post. Here you have it - 73 reasons why R is Awesome!

1. He doesn't complain about what I cook for dinner, even if its awful or something he doesn't like.
2. He cleans the house - I haven't cleaned a toilet in 5 years.
3. He understands my compulsive need to have closets and laundry rooms organized.
4. He doesn't understand why that organization doesn't spill over into cabinets or pantries, but he moves on.
5. He enjoys the little things in life - "WOO HOO! Our forsythia bush is slap full of blooms!"
6. He loves his parents and treats them well.
7. That being said, he doesn't like it, but tolerates it, when I bitch about them.
8. He loves my family...craziness and all.
9. He loves my niece as much as I do.
10. He doesn't complain when we have said niece and gets kicked out of our bed.
11. He probably doesn't understand, but is supportive of the extended support lines I need to get through IF.
12. He works very hard - and at night - but lets me have pretty much sole control of our finances.
13. He doesn't complain when I tell him we need to watch our spend very closely and then spend $60 on a tennis outfit.
14. He lets me fill our house with friends and family as often as I like.
15. He has been truly my partner in making our house a HOME.
16. He totally trusts my judgement - I have been the only one to test drive the 3 cars we have bought together.
17. He takes care of the dogs - and all I have to do is love them!!
18. He takes care of our crazy-expensive stray cat...who I admit I like her...but she drives me nuts
19. When life gets too hard, and we can't even say the things that are too hard to say, he will write me a love letter email so that his feelings are still "said."
20. He loves "stupid" movies and shows - the ones that make you laugh just because they are so unbelievable (Taledaga Nights, Sponge Bob, etc.)
21. He finds Curious George episodes comforting.
22. He is freaking FUNNY.
23. He really loves my Dad and being with him (at least, that's how he acts!).
24. If he is your friend, he will be there with you for ANYTHING.
25. He's anally organized - he will keep 3 or 4 lists of things he "needs" to do going at the same time (sometimes this also drives me nuts).
26. He cries with me about infertility, but doesn't blame me that we are going through it.
27. He tells me that I am annoying when I get going on a saying, "That shit is funny dude!!" and the like, but, deep down I know he thinks its funny, too!
28. He understands that I thrive in social settings and doesn't get too annoyed when I have happy hours and such after work (with friends or with co-workers).
29. He loves his job and takes pride in his work.
30. He is a handyman.
31. He is a handyman for anyone - me, my sis, my parents, his parents...anyone.
32. He doesn't get annoyed when I sign him up for something that he doesn't really want to do.
33. He understands and doesn't complain when I get burnt out on SEC football and don't want to make the trek to Athens every weekend in the fall.
34. He loves Jesus Christ.
35. He is open to most ideas.
36. He can intelligently engage in conversations.
37. He has a plethora of knowledge about random stuff.
38. He loves National Geographic - and claims to have read tons of old versions at his Grandmother's house.
39. He loves his grandmother as much as I loved mine...and we both still grieve for them, 15 years after they've gone.
40. He loves the beach.
41. He is very sentimental.
42. He is very creative with gift giving (scavenger hunts, etc.).
43. He is very creative with just about everything!
44. He takes care of the cars - oil changes, etc.
45. He is not a screamer - and I am - which would make for way worse arguments!
46. He likes to sleep in with me!
47. He puts away his own laundry.
48. He is easy going and laid back.
49. He can enjoy a day where we do absolutely nothing.
50. He goes to IF doctor appointments with me.
51. He doesn't complain about having to "give samples" for IF treatments.
52. He feels the same heartache as me - month after month.
53. He will be an INCREDIBLE father.
54. He isn't one of those guys that is all "If we have a girl, I will just die. I want a son to play sports with."
55. He plays princess and funny things that our niece thinks up.
56. He loved his truck, but realized it was time to sell it.
57. He is sentimental enough, that, had we could have afforded to and had a place to store it, he would have kept that truck his entire life.
58. He included our families about how/when/where he was going to propose.
59. He asked my parents permission before he proposed.
60. He planned our honeymoon and kept it a secret.
61. He accidentally told me where we were headed for above mentioned honeymoon the week of our wedding.
62. He always give presents when he buys them because he gets too excited to keep the secret.
63. He gets creative with how to pay for presents because I am in charge of the budget and will see the charge on the AMEX.
64. He will IM me from the bed and say funny things (he works at night, I typically work at home in the kitchen). He'll be 20 feet away from me when he does it.
65. He'll text message me when we are sitting together and say something funny.
66. He makes me laugh more than anyone I know.
67. He likes to drive my sister crazy when we are together by making me laugh at things we can't really explain or aren't really funny to anyone else. She swears we have secrets and are talking about her.
68. He enjoys hanging out with our siblings and their spouses.
69. He doesn't complain that I get to go to the beach more than him - because I have more vacation days.
70. He understands when I am a raging lunatic about IF - be it from the drugs or from severe grief.
71. He gave me my PIO shots and I think it hurt him worse than it did me.
72. He loves animals - ours or someone else's. He has a natural affinity with them
73. He loves me!