Nine Things I Love

Nine years ago today, Brady and I were sealed for time and eternity in the Las Vegas, Nevada Temple.  It's one of the five best days of my life.  I still remember how nervous and excited I was that day.  How happy I was to call Brady mine, forever.  Nine wonderful years have passed and I am more in love with him than ever. To celebrate I came up with nine things I love about Brady to share with you all.  

1. Brady I love how intelligent you are and that you never make me feel dumb.  I know that accumulating information, storing it away in that amazing brain of yours, and putting it all together in ways that sometimes confuse me comes naturally to you.  What I love the most is that you willingly share your knowledge without making others feel like they are less intelligent than you.  I'm not as smart as you are and probably never will be, but I know that I can always count on you to help me fill in the gaps.  

2. I love how much you love our children.  It melts my heart watching you care for them, tease them, comfort them, and teach them.  You are at your most attractive to me when you are fathering our children and I am so thankful for a husband who shares the burden of raising our children. 

3. I love you for providing for us.  You work hard and have had to make many sacrifices for our family.  I know it isn't always easy, or even fun, but I love you so much for making it possible for me to be home with our children.  

4. I love your sense of humor.  I love that you can always make me laugh. 

5. I love that you are kind and forgiving.

6. I love that you are worthy of the Priesthood and preside over our home with love.  I love that you are worthy to exercise your Priesthood when we need it, and to use it help others around us as well.  I love that you care about keeping our covenants with the Lord and keep the commandments.  We have lots of room to do better, but I love that you are always willing to help us achieve our spiritual goals and don't see dedication to our Heavenly Father and following his teachings as a burden.  

7. I love that you still find me attractive and tell me so often.  Nine years, four children, and my deep love of food haven't been as kind to my body as I would like but you tell me often how beautiful I am anyway.  Thank you so much for seeing what I often can't see in myself.  

8. I love that you enjoy spending time with your family and that we are a priority to you. 

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9.  I love that you are a nerd.  I love it so much.  I love that you share that nerdy-ness with me and our children.  

Happy Anniversary Brady!  I love you so much and I hope that we have many more wonderful years a head of us!