I wrote this as a countdown 21 days before our 21st wedding anniversary. Each day was an insight into a certain mysterious Englishman.
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Day 21
Day 20
Day 18
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Day 17
a certain Englishman has a difficult time buying gifts. This year I told him exactly what I wanted for Mother's Day. He forgot to get it. When he realized his mistake on the Friday before, he paid the extra overnight shipping so that I'd have it in time for Mother's Day.
Day 16
a certain Englishman is almost a foot taller than I am. Whenever I need him to get something for me from a high shelf I say, "Tall Boy!" He jumps up and says "What do you need me to get for you?"
Day 15
a certain Englishman is really good at reading my mind. I usually just have to give him a look and he knows exactly what I'm thinking.
Day 14
a certain Englishman never asks. "What's for dinner?" He asks, "What can I do to help with dinner?"
Day 13
When I was a teenager I was in a sledding accident. Ever since then, I have disliked sledding and skiing. Because of this, a certain Englishman has taught all five kids how to ski and takes them to the ski resorts all by himself while I sit at home by the fire sipping hot chocolate. I'm sure he'd rather be zooming down the black diamond slopes, but he never complains that he's in charge of all the kids for the day.
Day 12
a certain Englishman has his own consulting business which means MANY late nights trying to get everything done for the next day's meeting with a client. He usually comes to bed 2 to 3 hours (if not more) after I do. Sometimes I wake up to find discover he cleaned the kitchen too.
Day 11
Day 10
a certain Englishman has been thrown up on by the kids approximately 96 times for every time they have thrown up on me. For the reason why, see Day 6.
Day 9
Day 8
I love how a certain Englishman loves his mother. It was what let me know he would be able to love me.
Day 7
Day 6
Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
A certain Englishman and I went grocery shopping right after we got married. We needed to grab a few things to get us through the weekend until our honeymoon. A lady was at the store giving out samples of a new cereal called Great Grains. She asked us how long we had been married. We replied a couple of hours. She said, "Then what are you doing at a grocery store?" Ever since then a certain Englishman will buy me a box of Great Grains cereal as a romantic gesture.
Day 2
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Day 21
When a certain Englishman was nine years old, his baby sister was born premature. The doctors did all they could do and sent her home to die. (Thankfully she's now the mother of five children.) A certain Englishman's mother said that during this extremely stressful time, he was able to anticipate other's needs and meet them before they could even ask for help. In her words, "I don't know what I would have done without my son. He was born with the ability to help others without ever having to be asked."
A certain Englishman's computer crashed at work. He walked in the door after a long hard day. Immediately one of his kids started to tell him about his day. I could see the stress and frustration drain away as he patiently listened to the story. He dropped his briefcase in his office and spent the next few hours helping with Elise's graduation dinner. He never let on to anyone that he was having a crisis at work.
Day 19
This is video perfectly describes the kind of father a certain Englishman is.
Day 18
a certain Englishman puts up with me calling him a certain Englishman on the Internet, even though he frequently has to explain to people he meets why he doesn't have a British accent.
For the story behind the name click here.
Day 17
a certain Englishman has a difficult time buying gifts. This year I told him exactly what I wanted for Mother's Day. He forgot to get it. When he realized his mistake on the Friday before, he paid the extra overnight shipping so that I'd have it in time for Mother's Day.
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| Good thing we are members! |
Day 16
a certain Englishman is almost a foot taller than I am. Whenever I need him to get something for me from a high shelf I say, "Tall Boy!" He jumps up and says "What do you need me to get for you?"
Day 15
a certain Englishman is really good at reading my mind. I usually just have to give him a look and he knows exactly what I'm thinking.
Day 14
a certain Englishman never asks. "What's for dinner?" He asks, "What can I do to help with dinner?"
When I was a teenager I was in a sledding accident. Ever since then, I have disliked sledding and skiing. Because of this, a certain Englishman has taught all five kids how to ski and takes them to the ski resorts all by himself while I sit at home by the fire sipping hot chocolate. I'm sure he'd rather be zooming down the black diamond slopes, but he never complains that he's in charge of all the kids for the day.
Day 12
a certain Englishman has his own consulting business which means MANY late nights trying to get everything done for the next day's meeting with a client. He usually comes to bed 2 to 3 hours (if not more) after I do. Sometimes I wake up to find discover he cleaned the kitchen too.
Day 11
a certain Englishman always takes out the garbage without
being asked. Years ago, I had to ask him
which day the garbage truck came because he was going out of town.
Day 10
a certain Englishman has been thrown up on by the kids approximately 96 times for every time they have thrown up on me. For the reason why, see Day 6.
Day 9
a certain Englishman saw that my favorite elliptical at the Rec
Center was free so he jumped on it to save it for me until I could get there.
Day 8
I love how a certain Englishman loves his mother. It was what let me know he would be able to love me.
Day 7
a certain Englishman turned in all of his
frequent flyer miles so that I could fly to Japan first-class.
Day 6
a certain Englishman used to get up in the night with all
the babies because he said I needed my rest.
I told him that he needed his rest too because he was working and I
wasn’t. He said, “Yes you are, and you
have the harder job.”
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| We have this picture titled "While Emma Sleeps" in our home because it reminds me of what a certain Englishman was like with our small babies. |
Day 5
a certain Englishman has watched every Downton
Abbey episode with me.
A certain Englishman is the only one I know who has been told by the Federal government to play more golf. Years ago when he was receiving clearance, the FBI asked for a list of people outside of church, work, and family that he sees more than 7 times a year. When a certain Englishman couldn't produce the list, the FBI agent said, "You need to play more golf."
Day 3
A certain Englishman and I went grocery shopping right after we got married. We needed to grab a few things to get us through the weekend until our honeymoon. A lady was at the store giving out samples of a new cereal called Great Grains. She asked us how long we had been married. We replied a couple of hours. She said, "Then what are you doing at a grocery store?" Ever since then a certain Englishman will buy me a box of Great Grains cereal as a romantic gesture.
Day 2
A certain Englishman was so nervous to give me
my engagement ring, he just put it on the table at the restaurant for me to
discover it.
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| I didn't want a diamond ring, I wanted blue topaz. He surprised me with a diamond on each side of the larger stone. |
Day 1
When we started dating, a certain Englishman told me he had never kissed a girl before. After our first kiss I was pretty sure he lied. |
| This is not our first kiss. Asking someone to take our picture the first time we kiss would be weird. |
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