Be Careful What You Wish For!

So Melanie's parents delivered her old journals (of which there are many), and she has this rule where I can only really read entries that were made before she met me. We sat down and I began looking for one entry I knew every young latter-day saint girl writes...and after a few minutes of searching....ta daaaaa!

June 1, 1998 - 18 years old

"60 things I want in a man"

[heart] "Things I want in my future husband" [heart]

[Note: all the bullets on this entry are hearts, proof that my wife can be very girlie and corny despite all her efforts to hide it!]

- Love God and put him first in his life and in our Family
- Loves me unconditionally
- Loves children
- Take me to the temple and honor covenants and priesthood
- Use his priesthood often
- Compliments me; makes you feel beautiful and tries to impress you.
- spontaneous. (flowers, letters, phone-calls)
- Romantic
- Sense of humor
- Respects you - doesn't belittle you in public
- Makes others respect you.
- Small, descreet PDA (hold hands; kiss)
- Opens doors for you (even getting out of car)
- Appreciates me
- Helps around the house willingly
- Midnight feedings & kids fears; changes diapers
- Go on walks
- Likes outdoors
- Never goes to bed angry
- Kisses you hello and goodbye
- Supports my decisions (kids or anything)
- Thinks I'm beautiful
- We do to the temple often
- Active in church and callings
- Promotes Family and Scripture time
- Pray together
- Hard worker
- Doesn't put money/job before family
- Loves animals
- Pet names
- Served mission (if probable) and loved it
- Likes sports
- Likes my cooking & he cooks
- Likes my family
- Considerate of mine and others feelings
- Loves Christ
- Loves the Prophets
- Smells Good!
- Loves mom & sisters - treats her with respect
- Flirts with you in public when we're 60!
- Asks me out on dates
- Can handle money wisely
- Likes to give and get massages
- Lets me play with his hair - PLAYS with MY hair.
- Good kisser! [note: exclamation is dotted with a heart]
- Wants to raise our children the same way I do
- Can admit when they're wrong and apologize (once in a while - at least!)
- Compromises
- Educated
- Likes to play games
- Laughs. Happy person tells jokes
- Likes to hug!
- Be able to support our family
- Says I Love You!
- Can show their feelings - comfortable with the spirit
- Gives my family blessings "

In reading through each of these she laughed consistently and in conclusion said, "Be careful what you wish for!" And while I know that there are many areas in which I work on improvement, I'm grateful for being so fortunate in finding someone who I love completely and who tollerates me. :)