Why Husbands* Are Nifty! (More specifically, why MY husband is nifty!)

(*Maybe not all husbands, but all the ones I know are, especially my husband!)

The subject of this post.

1) One of my professors described marriage as having a warm blanket all around all of life.  I agree with the sentiment entirely, but I also think this statement can be applied more literally.  My husband is great at giving off heat, and this is especially nice on cold nights.  It's like having my own personal heated blanket.  On hot nights, not so nice; I prefer that he not get too close as it becomes overwhelmingly hot (especially as in California our apartment doesn't have AC).


2) He loves my cat (which is now our cat).  In fact, because our dog is staying in Colorado, Sean now spends his time trying to train Zorro.  Now, the cat sometimes knows to sit when getting fed; he also knows how to run around the apartment being crazy when he hears the jingling sound of his kitty toy.  The cat does NOT know how to balance on Sean's shoulders.  Zorro did not enjoy that training session (and consequently, Sean didn't either).  

Sean and Zorro: A classic example of mutualism.

3) He's willing to go grocery shopping by himself when I'm really busy studying.  Now, I had a co-worker who said you really know you are loved when a man is willing to buy you feminine produces.  Sean and I are not yet on that level, but grocery shopping alone seems like a good first step.


4)  He learned that when my attention is diverted elsewhere, I cannot hear him/ anyone talking (something my family well knows).  We now have a code where he says, "Are you hearing me?" three or four times, and then I do!


5) He supports my book addiction.  If you know me, that is very important.  He not only shares his Borders gift cards with me, but he also is willing to invest in more bookshelves when I fill up all the existing ones.


6) He gives the best hugs.  Need I say more?  No.


7) He knows that his violent and creepy video games (like Bioshock) will give me nightmares, so he plays them when I'm not around or in the room.  If I'm walking through the room when the video game is on, he'll pause it for me.  I think this is a result of 1) him being sweet, and 2) him having to deal with me when I have nightmares later.  


8) He pretends to notice the differences in my knitting/ crocheting every five minutes I show him my progress.  He even supports my yarn habit (he occasionally get hats out of the deal as well).

The aforementioned hats

9) He likes Harry Potter.  And Lord of the Rings.  And the Lightening Thief series.  And the Hunger Games.  And Twilight.  He'll even discuss them after we both have read them.  I guess this could probably be tied in with #4, but because books are really important to me they deserve two separate categories.  


10) He does not have stinky feet.  This is incredibly important because in 7th grade I made a list of traits my future husband had to have.  Number ONE on the list was "Must not have stinky feet".  He meets that criteria (and many more).