Happy Birthday Justin!

Today, Justin turns 29-years-old and he is feeling OLD. He can't believe that this is his last twenty-something year. 30 used to seem so old and here we are approaching it! Time goes by so fast!

So, in honor of Justin's 29th birthday, here are 29 reasons why I fell in love with him nearly 8 years ago!

1. HE'S HOT!
2. He made me feel as if I was the only person in the room, even when we were in a crowd of people.
3. He is a spiritual giant.
4. He made me want to be a better person.
5. He respected my opinions, even if we didn't agree (although we rarely disagree).
6. He was kind to my friends.
7. He would often help my roommates with whatever they needed.
8. He gave up going to ice-cream with his friends to take me to the store to get cold-medicine when I was sick and didn't even tell me what he was missing out on. I found out much later from one of his roommates.
9. He shared his first kiss with me.
10. He can laugh about that first kiss with me.
11. He remembered that I love Cinderella when he went to Disneyworld with his family and brought me back a Cinderella music box.
12. He told me that he loves me for the first time before I told him.
13. He can laugh with me about the circumstances under which he told me that he loves me for the first time.
14. He was happy just hanging out with me and my roommates nearly everyday.
15. When he broke up with me (for the third time) he asked me if he could still call me and tell me that he loves me. (ha-ha, he didn't have a chance).
16. He listens to his parents and takes thier advice.
17. He can laugh with me about a particular piece of advice his mom gave him that he eventually did not take.
18. I knew he would make a great dad and provider for our family.
19. He made me feel as if I were the most beautiful woman in the room (and still does).
20. He appreciates and loves my family.
21. He would help my parents fix things in their house when we would visit, as well as his own parents.
22. We could be comfortable in the silences together.
23. He would always reach for my hand in the car (and still does).
24. I would get goosebumps when he wraps his arms around me (and I still do).
25. He would often have little surprises for me, like showing up unannounced with flowers.
26. He once fixed some things in my car and didn't even tell me about it until I noticed myself and asked if he did it.
27. He tried to help me with my math homework although he wasn't as good as a teacher as he was a learner.
28. He reminded me of my dad.

and the most important reason why I fell in love with Justin is the way that I felt whenever I was with him. I never doubted how he felt about me and wanted to spend every minute with him. I knew he was the kind of person that I wanted to build a family and future with and so I pursued that man as if it were my job. As stated before, he never had a chance!

Happy Birthday, Babe!