so here's the thing about the woman i love....

-sometimes when i wake up in the morning and rollover to see her, that i am convinced she woke up before me and went to the bathroom for touch-ups to her make-up and blowing out her long, amazing black hair. cause, seriously, who could look as great as she does at 8am??

-i know her looks, she's got GREAT looks

-she'll grab me by the front of my shirt and pull me when she REALLY wants to kiss me

-she's an absolute genius. that alone inspires me to be smarter.

-i get copies of the Atlantic and New Yorker on loan with recommendations of what i should read... and i end up loving those articles

-we'll finish crosswords together

-will probably finish an order of Eggs Benedict before i do

-buys me cold medicine when i'm not feeling so hot

-says highly quotable things like "surly to everyone and sweet to you - that's like catnip to women"

-did i mention the awesome hair....??

-her eyes, which speak to me when she won't

-the confidence she robs me of while, at the same time, instilling me with limitless confidence

-there's nothing logical about our pairing

-that she'll laugh at what i say when it's actually funny versus everyone always laughing at the things i say

-a heart that welcomes me even though i feel i don't deserve that kind of acceptance

-feeling both as weak as i do strong when she's in the same room

-that she is who she is and that person is worthy of countless study and amazement 

:doug @ 12:24 AM