Weddingbee Blog

Hey ladies!

I am back to work for the first day since the honeymoon so I have to be honest and say that I’m a little slow off the mark here and it will probably take me a few days to get back up to full blogging strength. But for now at least, I thought I would share with you the letter I wrote and gave Mr. Hummingbird the night before the wedding since it meant a lot to me to be able to write it and because, chronologically, it makes sense to do this first. Since it is so long, I’m breaking it into three parts and adding a little teaser picture to each entry. So, read along and discover the wonder that is my new husband (love saying that word!). Here we go!

“Hey Mr. Hummingbird!

If you’re reading this, that means it is the night before the wedding and I am sequestered off at Nick and Erin’s. Even though we never go to sleep at the same time, I hate sleeping and knowing you’re not there. The last four years have somehow managed to make any prolonged separation from you feel unnatural. Anyway, because we’re apart and because tomorrow is finally the big day, I figured what more appropriate time than now to give you a list of some the reasons that I love you. There are 365 reasons, one for every day of the year, plus one for good luck and because 2008 is a leap year. Some of them are silly, some of them are serious, but all of them are true. So without further ado, the reasons that I love you:

1. You are super smart.
2. You love art.
3. You have a great sense of wow.
4. You encouraged me to get a job in my field.
5. You pay attention to things I like.
6. You are willing to try new things.
7. You are friends with my friends.
8. You are a good playmate with kids.
9. You have a special voice you use for puppies.
10. You are eager to help with my projects.
11. You admit when you’re wrong.
12. You make jokes with my mom.
13. You melt cheese on everything.
14. You know how to build things.
15. You have sweet eyes.
16. You came to a Pete Yorn concert with me even though you didn’t know who that was.
17. You love Beebs (even when she annoys you).
18. You convinced me to wear brown once and now I love it.
19. Your wardrobe is monochromatic.
20. You give the best hugs.
21. Your brother is one of your best friends.
22. You tell weird lies and try to convince me that they are true (Ie. Bambi’s mother dying and being skinned by hunters in the long lost cut of Bambi) but you always give yourself away with smirking.
23. You come shopping with me and don’t complain.
24. You played video games with my cousin at Christmas.
25. You know a ridiculous number of Monty Python sketches by heart.
26. You always ask me if it’s okay to buy video games, even though half the time I’m the one convincing you to.
27. You got really excited when Halo 3 was coming out.
28. You drive me places because I don’t have my license.
29. You bought more bookshelves so I would have space for all my books.
30. You have an incredible collection of Star Wars Lego.
31. You have made me into a complete geek (and I love it!).
32. You bought me tulips for Valentine’s Day instead of roses.
33. You give me back rubs when my back is sore.
34. You would mainline coffee if you could.
35. You proposed to me in a comic strip.
36. You tuck me in at night.
37. You have a killer jaw line.
38. You carry my bag when I’m tired.
39. You introduced me to China Mieville books which I otherwise would never have heard of.
40. You get really excited and want to share the things you love with me.
41. You appreciate and know things about architecture.
42. You lust after the historical replicas at the R.O.M.
43. You let me force weird movies on you.
44. You are willing to watch movies with subtitles.
45. You would do anything for your friends (help them move, build sets for their movies, pick them up from train stations, etc.).
46. You do little bum shaking dances for me.
47. You spoon me.
48. You like to be spooned.
49. You are exceptionally dapper.
50. You built a bed fort with me.
51. You sing me goofy little songs to cheer me up.
52. You tell me stories when you put me to sleep.
53. You buy me slushees on a hot day.
54. You are a good walker.
55. You like to eat.
56. You watch Sex and the City (and you get mad at Carrie when she cheats on Aidan.).
57. You encourage me to hang out with my Dad.
58. You have plaid bed pants with a huge hole in them that you will never get rid of.
59. You wore your brown shoes until they had no soles left.
60. You consider your brown Simpsons coat your “signature piece.”
61. You always have some sort of creative side project.
62. You get along with your parents.
63. You work really hard.
64. You love Tori Amos and other female vocalists.
65. You love classic Bon Jovi songs and pump your fist in triumph at the good parts.
66. You made time to see me when we first starting dating, even though you were working that horrible factory job with the crappy hours.
67. You called me delightful on our first date.
68. You love going to the zoo and watching the primates.
69. You bought me a stuffed Yoshi doll.
70. You drew an entire series of sketches of Penguins in Hats.
71. You watch Heroes with me and come up with all sorts of theories.
72. You don’t mind when I yell at the TV.
73. You bundle yourself up in your bathrobe when you’re sick.
74. You always let me have the last piece of pizza if I want it.
75. You take me out for beer and nachos after a long week.
76. You talk reason back into me when I get upset.
77. You love Futurama, specifically the episodes with Fry’s brother and the dog.
78. You used to sit through the agony of dial-up to talk to me online.
79. You let me call you silly nicknames.
80. You don’t make me feel weird about eating or farting in front of you.
81. You pretend to be modest but secretly like attention.
82. You took baths with me in our super squishy Parkdale bathtub.
83. You refuse to use a shower puff.
84. You do a weird little chewing thing in your sleep.
85. You are not obsessed with sports.
86. You help Beebs catch spiders.
87. Your pillow looks like an old civil war bandage.
88. You are always on time.
89. You get grumpy when you need a nap.
90. You pretend not to like people but you really do.
91. You love hot sauce.
92. You confine your smelliness to the bathroom.
93. You know all of Trainspotting.
94. You eat more Goldfish crackers than I thought humanly possible.
95. You wait to play story based video games until I’m home so I can see.
96. You hunted for a Wii for a month and a half so we could play Mario Party together.
97. You remind me not to take myself so seriously.
98. You shaved your facial hair into a mustache so I could see what it looked like.
99. You cut your own hair once using a shaver, a mirror and a Big Gulp cup.
100. You love steampunk.
101. You think vests are cool.
102. You watched America’s Next Top Model with me until Tyra Banks made you too crazy.
103. You crave Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
104. You carry a pocketwatch.
105. You let me steal your t-shirts sometimes.
106. You enjoy reading books about history.
107. You think The Muppet Christmas Carol is the best Charles Dickens adaptation ever.
108. You insist your Grandma’s butter tarts are one of the most awesome baked goods on earth.
109. You repainted our Grimace coloured Parkdale apartment for me.
110. You always defend Moulin Rouge.
111. You get jazzed about a really nice piece of furniture.
112. You give me your honest opinion when I drag you clothes shopping.
113. You like me with short hair.
114. You call me at work to read me mail over the phone.
115. You grind your own coffee from fresh coffee beans.
116. You bought an entire display case for your toys.
117. You love the Scott Pilgrim series.
118. You draw me little pictures while I’m on the phone.
119. You had a distinct idea of what you wanted in a wedding band.
120. You met me at the train station with a rose on my 22nd birthday.
121. You worked so many hours at your crappy part time job to get me a necklace I had admired.
122. You love the sword cane I bought you at the Renaissance festival.”

To be continued . . . but for now a picture and a short story.

A shot of Mr. Hum walking down the hill towards the aisle. When he first came out, he was flailing his hand all over the place because he didn’t know what to do with them, so my Matron of Honour and Sister-in-Law had to yell to him to put them behind his back.