Ten Random Things....Part II

This is Carl. Devin joked around about me writing a list of ten random things about her and so I decided I would let you in on some stuff I think that she has forgotten. She doesn't know that I am doing this so expect some stuff that may make her mad. Maybe it is a good thing that I have such a comfortable couch cause I may be sleeping on it for awhile.

So here we go.....

1. Devin hates to shop. She gets in the worst mood when she needs to go buy clothes for herself. If it wasn't for me, she would be in her gray sweat pants and lite pink sweat shirt all day long. It gets even worse if we go to buy clothes and she can't find anything. Sometimes it gets to the point where I have to go out and buy things for her because of how much she hates it.

2. Devin loves to drink water more than ANYTHING else. This is something I have just recently discovered. Every time we would go to a restaurant, Devin would order a water. At first I thought she was just trying to save money but as it turns out, she just really likes water. Think of any drink out there that you think is delicious and I can guarantee you that Devin would prefer water over it. Maybe you guys don't think this is weird but I found it kind of funny.

3. Devin loves to pick at food and loves food you can pick at. Things like nachos, pizza, and salads are perfect for Devin because she can pick at them for hours. Devin may tell you she is stuffed but if there is a plate with food you can pick at, she will continue to pick until you get up to leave. Now this could've been a completely new subject but I decided to keep them together. Devin also is very picky about certain foods. She'll eat nearly anything but if a certain meat even looks "kinda" weird she won't eat it. We play a game sometimes where I will look at Devin's plate with all the left over scraps and ask what is wrong with each piece. What is funny is that she always has very specific reasons for why she won't eat certain things (like, it has too much fat, it is too pink, it smells funny, etc.). I think it is kind of cute and it normally means more for me so I don't complain too much.

4. This will embarrass Devin but isn't this the point of me doing this? Devin has a secret desire to catch a couple "in the act" if you know what I mean. Whenever we are in Vegas she has mentioned a desire to walk up and down the halls and see if we can hear anyone "doin' it". She is quite innocent about it but I think if it were to ever happen, she would laugh about it for days. Not the normal kind of laugh either. The very girly, giggly laugh that affirms that she knows she has done something naughty. (Sorry JoAnn if that was too much for you)

5. Devin absolutely hates enclosed areas with no real escape. What I mean are places where if Devin needed to leave for some type of emergency, everyone would notice and look at her. For example, the endowment rooms in the temple are a big one and so are movie theaters. We normally sit on the ends of rows so Devin knows that she could leave if she had to in a hurry. I don't mind cause aisle seats give me more leg room. :-)

6. Food for Devin HAS to be sweet. The sweeter a food is the better. Sometimes I crave just a big greasy salty burger, but Devin would much rather have a chunk of pineapple or something sweet to dip that burger in. A good example of this is Devin loves to dip fried chicken in honey. It needs to be sweet for Devin. Devin doesn't even like fruit smoothies because they are not sweet enough for her. Every time she drinks a jamba juice or something like that it is almost like a huge disappointment because it isn't a milkshake.

7. This is absolute truth and Devin can't even try to deny it. She made the first move on me. We met on a sky diving trip which most of you know. During that trip we flirted a lot but I was an RM that was still kind of scared of girls (plus she was three years older than I was so I didn't think I had a chance). On the last night we were there we had a sleep over in one of the main rooms and I was laying next to Devin. We were holding hands and I wanted to kiss her but I didn't know how to because I hadn't done that in a long time. We were kind of spooning and suddenly she kissed my hand. As they say, the rest is history (plus, Devin had a boyfriend at the time that she went and visited and kissed the next day. I won't EVER let that go).

8. Devin is personally effected if she knows that someone is uncomfortable around her. Most of you won't notice this but I always do. Devin will always go above and beyond what is needed to make sure that everyone around her is happy. What a sweet heart huh?

9. This one may get me in trouble but oh well. Devin is terrible at back tickles. Sorry Dev, I love you to death but you know it is true. She has been better but sometimes I feel like I have to force myself on her to get anything. Then, if she does start tickling it doesn't last very long and somehow always ends up with me tickling her back. I don't know how that happens but it does nearly every time. She is getting better though and I hope this post doesn't eliminate those few tickles I do get all together.

10. Finally, Devin is great at standing on her hands. Seriously. Ask her to do it. She is not very shy about it and will most times do it on command. I always say that her hand stands is what won me over. When we were on that Sky diving trip, she won a hand stand contest by a mile. She'll even show off sometimes and show you how she can do the splits in the middle of her hand stand. Her hand stands even impressed my dad before we were ever married. My older sisters will tell you that when we were dating the only thing they ever heard from my dad about Devin was that she knew all the show tunes and that she could stand on her hands. Quite an impressive resume if you ask me.

Well that is my wife and is some of the many reasons that I truly love her. I could tell you about what an absolute sweet person she is or how EVERYONE likes Devin or how great of a mother she is or how I love when she is playing with Hayden but you guys already all know that. I am a lucky guy and I like to tell everyone that. Thanks Dev for being such an amazing person. You make my day better every time I see you!