the t-man

ok...I think this is the last of my belated birthday blogs (you liked that alliteration, didn't you?)

I'm writing this during the actual month of the birthday, so I think I'm getting better.

Tyson turned 24 on January 3rd! We celebrated in Prattville before we both had to go back to work on the day of his actual birth. I made him his favorite, continental chicken and since he's not much of a cake fan, we opted for brownies instead!

I was really sad to not be with him on his actual birthday, but really excited to think that every birthday from here on out, will be spent together! None of this travelling 3 hours both ways to spend 2 days together mess...I'm over it.

 I wish I was one of those creative people and could think of something cute to do for Tyson's birthday blog, but this is all I've got...

Random T-Man facts

1. He's a really good cook. Like, the other night he sent me a picture of his meal of duck and salad. I said, "oh. That's nice. I had PB & J for supper." Something is wrong with this picture.

2. He can't sit still. It's a really big deal to get him to stop working on whatever his current project is and watch t.v.

3. He's artistic. He drew some pretty impressive sunflowers for me when we were in high school and he just has an artistic eye that comes out of nowhere sometimes. I feel like if you know Tyson, this might be kind of shocking.

4. He despises the color brown. I learned this when we were registering for stuff. I really don't know what to say about this other than it cracks me up. Who knew?

5. He NEVER leaves voicemails. And when he does, he ALWAYS says, "hey...it's just me" precious.

6. He's afraid of having daughters. He knows that he will be wrapped around their little fingers and won't be worth anything. It's true.

7. He's a really good big brother. I think that might be one of the things that made me fall in love with him. The way he loves on and cares for Carson and Larissa is a true reflection of the kind of heart he has.





8. He plays the guitar like a big dog. A lot of people don't know this about him, but he is reaaalllyy good! I just wish I could hear him play more.

9. He is a HUGE outdoorsman. If you didn't know this about Tyson, then you haven't spent very much time with him. He loves doing anything outside and appreciates nature more than anybody I've ever known.

10. His dream is to have is own farm. After he makes the big bucks, that's seriously what he wants to do. I'm down with that as long as there are no tractors in the front yard or chickens near the house. Right, Tyson?

11. Brushing his tongue makes him gag. I made him use a tongue scraper one time and he threw up. My bad.

12. He thinks it's funny to make the lady speak spanish at the self-checkout.

13. His taste in music has changed drastically since I've met him. He used to be all about George Strait, John Mayer, Clint Black, and Dave. Now, it's more like... let me find the most obscure artist and become a hardcore fan. It's ok...I like non-mainstream music.



14. He is VERY particular about the necks of his t-shirts. He freaks out if they're stretched. He thinks it ruins the shirt and once it's stretched, it might as well be trashed. This is also a very good secret weapon when I want him to quit messing with me.

15. He calls everybody "ma'am" and "sir." Sometimes, if we're looking for something at a store, he'll ask questions in incomplete sentences like this..."Ma'am? Toilet Paper?" Ha!

16. He holds the door for ladies and takes his hat off in restaurants...thank you Jesus.

17. He has SUCH good hair! It's been short for a while, but he's growing it out and I love it! Seriously, best hair ever. I hope our kids inherit that good hair gene.



18. He becomes delirious during long shopping trips. This past Christmas we spent an entire day shopping for gifts and I thought he was going to lose his mind. He was great for the first couple of hours, but after a while, he started laughing like a crazy person, the color started to drain from his face and he had to hold on to me to make it from store to store. Bless Him. I guess I should start keeping snacks for him in my purse.

19. He's a really good hugger. This is something we had to work on when we first started dating. I am proud to say that there has been much improvement. We're talking one hand on the head, squeeze as tight as you can kind of hug. Please and thank you.

20. He's the hardest worker ever. I feel like I say this a lot, but seriously. Homeboy don't play. If half the people in this world had his work ethic, we'd be in a much better place.

I could go on forever, but I'm going to make myself stop.

So...Happy Birthday, Tyson!!

I hope your 24th year will be the best!

Who am I kidding? Of course it will...he's marrying me, isn't he?