33 Reasons to Love on J!

1. Just the other day, I was sitting on the couch, starved, and I mumbled rhetorically, "And where are the candy bars, babe? People need the candy bars." And J quickly got up, went to the kitchen, and pulled a Watchamacallit out of the cupboard. It was a chocolate bar sent straight from the heavens (or one he picked up at the grocery store and hid in case of emergency).
2. He is going to have an MBA in just 6 months. Respect.
3. He often says, "Hey, you want a back massage?" And he's not even kidding.
4. He gets all of his Christmas shopping done early, and really thinks about what to buy every person on his list.
5. He cleans the bathroom.
6. He does the laundry.
7. He vacuums.
8. And he even doesn't yell when he says: "Babe, vacuuming is not a once-a-month job." (He's right.)
9. He cooks the salmon filets for dinner when I have my face stuck in a GMAT prep book.
10. And he doesn't even get that upset when he realizes I paid 22 bucks for the filets at Whole Foods.
11. Oh, and FYI: his salmon is delicious.
12. He takes me to breakfast on Sunday mornings.
13. He will make a late-night McDonald's run. For the baby.
14. He humors me.
15. He can fix things. He's very handy.
16. He's decisive.
17. He lets me make most of the decisions.
18. He plans the vacations.
19. This year alone, he took me to Egpyt, Jordan, Uruguay, and Argentina.
20. He didn't even balk when I mentioned I probably should try to get to England too.
21. He appeases me every time I cry desperately: "Having a baby doesn't mean the travel stops, right? I mean, we are going to travel with this baby. Right?"
22. He tells me it's just my hormones, and yes, it's okay to cry if I need to.
23. He loves his grandfather.
24. He tells "dad" jokes. And then cracks up at himself.
25. He is ambitious.
26. He finishes what he starts.
27. Last weekend, he grew a mustache, just because. It was great fun.
28. He takes me on dates.
29. He didn't divorce me when I (inadvertently) ordered a $19 martini at a bar this summer.
30. He's a great dad, already.
31. The other day, I was singing "Purple Rain" in the car (spontaneously, as you do), and he started singing it with me, and then did this really nerdy orchestra conducter thing with his hand.
32. I am not describing it well, but it seriously made us laugh for 20 years. I kept saying, "Do it again! Do it again!" while trying to catch my breath.
33. He's got excellent taste in women, if I do say so myself.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HIMS! I think you're the bee's knees.