Weddingbee

Read in a 1950s Narrator Type Voice: When we last left our intrepid heroine she was battling through a 366 point list of reasons why she loved her beloved. Will she be able to make it through and finish such a daunting task? Find out now!

(Joined in progress - read the first 122 reasons here!)

“123. You watched all the episodes of Invader Zim with me on DVD.
124. You make fun of slutty teenage girls with me.
125. You refuse to wear jeans.
126. You gave me Lego Luke, Han Solo and R2D2 for my desk at work.
127. You play dodgeball.
128. You dressed up like a Quiddich player for Harry Potter day.
129. You set the alarm clock for me.
130. You like Kevin Frankish.131. You have mad photoshop skills.
132. You go through the fridge and throw away the creepy food.
133. You sort out the recycling (that’s not part of it, but it’s very important).
134. You send me pictures of otters.
135. You page me on MSN when we’re in the same room.
136. You gave that homeless girl money to help her out.
137. You flop out on your stomach on the bed when you’re tired.
138. You read in the bathtub.
139. You watched all the extra features on your Lord of the Rings DVDs.
140. You always appreciate people who do nice things for you.
141. You have a crush on Keira Knightley and defend her against tabloid news reports.
142. You got me chocolate cake and watched Indiana Jones with me our first Valentine’s Day together.
143. You can be a homebody.
144. You like winter.
145. You never mind when it rains.
146. You carry the heavy load of groceries.
147. You show me tricks to deal with phantom pain.
148. You have never made me feel weird or unattractive because I’m disabled.
149. You got really excited about how you were going to propose and spilled it to me over Mexican food.
150. You always say “Bye you!” when we hang up the phone.
151. You take care of me when I’m sick.
152. You worry about your weight even though you’re skinny.
153. You try to be nice about all your ex-girlfriends.
154. You couldn’t wait to go to Nick and Erin’s house to play with kittens.
155. You laughed when your rooster alarm clock scared me.
156. You don’t care that I don’t wear makeup.
157. Your printing is all crazy and angular.
158. You love getting a Star Wars ornament for Christmas every year.
159. You are really excited to read about new scientific discoveries.
160. You enjoy reading Urban Decoder in Toronto Life.
161. You took it personally when X-Men 3 sucked.
162. You designed our wedding invitations.
163. You hate Rachael Ray.
164. You have a pair of spill pants which you spill on every time we go out.
165. You got paper mache in your leg hair.
166. You bought me a knitting lesson when I wanted to try it (I sucked but it was still sweet.).
167. You make origami with me.
168. You were afraid of singing in Rock Band, but then you liked it when you tried it.
169. You order pineapple on your pizza.
170. You convinced me to try jalapeños.
171. You like maps.
172. You want to take me to Paris and show me around.
173. You look forward to going to Magic Pony.
174. You own almost the entire first series of Halo action figures.
175. You cuddle with me.
176. You let me stretch my feet across you when we sit on the couch together.
177. You laugh at my Bubbi’s pants’ returning stories.
178. You get along with my Grandpa.
179. You dislike caramel for reasons I’m not exactly sure of.
180. You think I look cute in my glasses.
181. You always want to go Petsmart to look at the animals when we’re on an Ikea run. 182. You force me to talk about things.
183. You brought your X-Box over to my old apartment so I could watch movies on it.
184. You like Frasier.
185. You don’t notice/care when you get little clumps of deodorant in your armpit hair sometimes.
186. You are sarcastic.
187. You ask my opinion about your art.
188. You watch wedding shows with me and get annoyed at the ridiculous couples.
189. You love Jane Dayus Hinch and have made jokes about seducing her.
190. You provide me with openings to sing songs. (Ie. You know if you say the words “Under the bridge”, I will automatically follow it up with “My love, is where I drew some blood . . .”).
191. You convinced me to play Warcraft.
192. You secretly enjoy gossip.
193. You let me vent when I’ve had a bad day.
194. You love Kevin Smith’s Dogma.
195. You are good at setting goals.
196. You know the names of my old stuffed animals.
197. You were nervous the first time you took my hand.
198. You kissed me for the first time in a parking lot.
199. You have awesome tattoos.
200. You understand my obsession with Bruce Campbell.
201. You loved Evil Dead: The Musical.
202. You go to the scrapbook store with me.
203. You like paper.
204. You sprayed me with the spray bottle to cool me off when we lived in the incredibly hot bachelor apartment. 205. You order street meat with me in the summer.
206. You convinced me to buy an iPod.
207. You always give me a hug and kiss when I leave for work in the morning.
208. You used to leave messages in my magnetic poetry.
209. You go to the St. Lawrence flea market with me.
210. You like to sleep in on Saturdays.
211. You always let me watch my Sunday morning dramas on TV before we go out.
212. You come with me to the chiropractor.
213. You modified your keyboard.
214. You wear sandals in the summer.
215. You finally gave up and came out to High Park with me (and you like it there!).
216. You are a feminist.
217. You have girl friends.
218. You don’t care if your socks match.
219. You bring a sketchbook with you when we go out.
220. You read the wedding blog I write for even though a lot of it doesn’t interest you.
221. You roll around in fresh warm laundry with me.
222. You programmed our anniversary into your cell phone almost as soon as you got it.
223. You wear scarves when it’s cold.
224. You own your own etsy shop.
225. You cannot drink tequila.
226. You chase pigeons when you think no one is looking.
227. You tell me interesting things about animals.
228. You mix Lucky Charms into your ice cream.
229. Your first name and your middle name rhyme.
230. You hate homophobes.
231. You work a mean Allen Key.
232. You build snowmen with me.
233. You hate all the yuppily named condo developments in Toronto.
234. You took me to the opera.
235. You constructed your own little workshop in our apartment.
236. You own a ridiculous number of tools.
237. You traveled to the other side of the country to go to your friend’s wedding.
238. You drink clear pop in case of spillage.
239. You, according to your mom, loved Billy Joel when you heard him for the first time after your ear tubes were put in (I’m mean, really, who doesn’t love Billy Joel?).
240. You eat the cookies I bake.
241. You never wear boots in the winter.
242. You try to explain architectural structural dynamics to three year olds.
243. You play Monopoly with me and never get mad when I win.
244. You change the light bulbs.”

To be continued . . . but stay turned for another picture and short story!

Me and my dad walking down the hill towards the aisle. I don’t remember exactly what we were saying, but I think he was cracking a joke to me as I was very nervous to have 70 people watching me. Also, if you look at his hand, you’ll see he’s slightly lifting the right side of my dress for me so it doesn’t drag in the mud. What a pro, eh?

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