1000 Gifts- Valentine's Day Edition

In the spirit of Valentines Day, this is a small list of some of the things I am thankful for about my husband:). I love you Jason Douglas Carlettini.


1. His favorite blanket is probably 10 years old and he gets it out of the closet every night to use it on the couch (I put it in the closet every morning bc it is so ugly!)
2. A lot of his clothes, he has had since before we got married
3. He listens to talk radio over music
4. Unless he is writing/working in his office late at night, then he sings worship music really loud
5. He plays bear with the boys
6. He takes the boys places all of the time and is an amazing father to them
7. He never left my side at all three labor and delivery experiences and he knew every detail of what was going on...(how to read the machines, etc.)
8. He will rub my feet
9. He now loves to relax in the bathtub!
10. He could NOT live without ice cream
11. He drinks coffee all day long
12. He is not afraid to order pink lemonade at a restaurant, although he despises men who don't act like men
13. He is strong
14. He has really nice muscles
15. He has a great laugh and he laughs often
16. He drives a stick-shift effortlessly
17. He will come to my rescue asap if I have car trouble
18. He is always looking out for me
19. He calls me often when we are apart from each other, even though he is not a big phone person
20. He can't walk past me without touching me
21. He thinks I am beautiful even at my absolute worst
22. He almost always lets me pick what shows to watch
23. He lets me sleep whenever I want, as long as he is able
24. He loves his princess and her face lights up when she sees him or hears him
25. He loves food and has introduced me to so many yummy things!
26. He is very smart. Genius in fact.
27. He is not afraid to speak truth no matter what
28. Even if it hurts my feeling short-term
29. He loves helping people
30. He is passionate about God and the truths of God
31. He loves people of all ages
32. He always drives when we are together
33. He always gets me gas
34. He cleans the dishes sometimes
35. He doesn't make a mess in our bathroom (he makes sure I have at least ONE clean toilet in this house of boys!)
36. He can beat anything on the wii, which makes our boys very happy!
37. He is romantic
38. He buys me traditional wedding gifts every year
39. He always lets me pick the restaurant when we go out to eat
40. He always carry's heavy things for me
41. He makes me be very careful not to hurt my back again
42. and He makes me schedule doctors appointments when I won't
43. He doesn't form close relationships with other women
44. He doesn't talk about other womens bodies
45. He sends me accountability reports every week that show me what he looks at on his computers
46. He guards his Apple products like they are glass
47. He sweeps the floor if I haven't gotten around to it
48. He never complains about dirty laundry
49. He eats anything I will cook for him, and tells me how good it is
50. He's flat out hot
51. I love his smile
52. He falls asleep in 2 seconds
53. If I take him shopping with me, I will get more than if I go alone bc he likes to make me happy
54. He loves the Spurs and has been watching Spurs games with the boys since they were born
55. He listens to me
56. He wants good things for me
57. He lets me hang out with girlfriends whenever I want
58. He inspires me to learn and grow
59. He reads and learns new things constantly
60. He likes science fiction TV
61. He got me hooked on super-hero shows
62. He likes to cuddle
63. He thinks I am beautiful
64. He loves all things electronic
65. He always kisses us good bye
66. He always kisses us hello
67. He rescues me and takes me out of the house when the walls are closing in on me
68. He helps me makes sense of things when I am emotional
69. He paid thousands of dollars in medical bills for me last year and only complained a tiny bit
70. He has a cute, button nose
71. And a really nice butt!
72. He never talks bad about me to others
73. He likes his down time at home with us and makes it a priority
74. We all know that we are his favorites
75. He is a servant
76. He is a hard worker
77. He fixes electronic things for me
78. He likes to hold hands with me
79. He buys presents for our kids on the holidays
80. He isn't vain
81. He loves his family
82. He is loyal
83. He is forgiving
84. He is funny!
85. He is discerning
86. He's a good dancer
87. He's a homebody, like me
88. He doesn't expect too much from me
89. He gives me a break if I tell him I need one
90. He goes to doctor's appointments with me
91. He's into the details
92. He's frugal and manages our money very well
93. He's easy to love
94. He's got a friendly, welcoming personality
95. He can preach!
96. He always brags about me in public
97. He never yells at us
98. He has nice hair
99. He's dependable
100. He's a perfect hugging height for me
101. He works out of our garage and thinks it's a castle!
102. He does the same morning routine every single morning
103. He makes the same "resolutions" every year (or season that he feels like making changes...)
104. He is athletically gifted
105. He is a good teacher
106. He sometimes laughs at me when he knows it's the hormones talking!
107. He knows me so well
108. He has an incredible memory
109. He loves to check the mail every day
110. He prays with our family
111. He gives me good, biblical wisdom all of the time
112. He is my very best friend
113. He believes in me
114. He loves dogs
115. He hates cats, which in and of itself, makes him perfect for me;)
116. He takes his kindle and iPad with him every where he goes for those moments when he "just might have a minute to read..."
117. He thinks moms should dress like moms and not like teenagers, which is great for me!
118. He likes to write.
119. He likes to make me smile
120. He could care less about trendiness
121. He has nicknames for everyone
122. He loves to laugh
123. He loves breakfast
124. He truly cares about people
125. I can beat him at lasar tag (;0)
126. Starbucks gift cards make him very happy
127. He lets me decorate the house however I want
128. He likes shoes
129. He's not bogged down by fear or worry
130. He shaves his face frequently(almost daily) for me
131. He looks hot in a hat
132. He looks hot in pajama pants!
133. He has a favorite t-shirt that he still wears often that he has had since before we got married
134. He loves my friends and welcomes them over anytime
135. He likes having people over to our house
136. He puts up with me when I am cranky
137. He walks away when I am cranky and doesn't hurt me with his words
138. In fact, I can't think of any words that he has ever spewed at me that have left a scar, nada
139. He practices self-control
140. He takes our family on family outings to the grocery store and we have fun
141. We agree on almost all parenting things
142. He watches movies with the boys
143. He tells the boys to take care of me when he is not around
144. He seeks Godly council
145. He takes care of all administrative things in our household and doesn't bother me with any of it
146. He KNOWS each of his children and shows them his love in specific ways
147. He gives me space when I need it
148. He tells me all of his passwords:)
149. He trusts me
150. He is confident
151. He is very knowledgeable about a ton of things
152. He stays informed in politics, happenings in the world, and so forth
153. And he lets me know about the things that I am missing out on!
154. He explains things to me if I don't understand
155. He talks to me in the car
156. He drives the speed limit
157. He likes to go on dates with me
158. He notices things that most people wouldn't
159. He loves my family
160. Sometimes he lets me have the last word:)
161. He likes to cook
162. He lets me go for walks
163. He lets our kids be kids
164. He would do anything for me, and I know it
165. He's holding on to a stash of clothes for when he loses 15 pounds
166. He's got a little bit of gray in his hair and it looks fabulous
167. I love his baby face
168. He kills bugs of any kind for me when I scream for him
169. He dreams of vacationing with me and me only
170. He gets concerned for my safety if I don't answer my phone
171. He likes to be able to get a hold of me at all times!
172. The scar on his ear
173. His sexy voice
174. He never lets the boys talk rude to me
175. He plucks all his random hairs
176. He brings me water to bed
177. He always asks if I need anything before he sits down
178. He stops at the store for me whenever I need him to and never complains
179. He loves to sleep on our couch
180. He plays skip-bo with me
181. He swears he would never remarry if something happened to me (don't hold him to that.)
182. He has life insurance and keeps up with it in case anything ever happened to him
183. We joined bank accounts when we got married, he paid off my little bit of debt, and he has taken care of me financially every since then.
184. He doesn't try to impress other people with a false image
185. He doesn't expect me to either
186. He likes getting older
187. He's not afraid to season the heck out of anything new he is trying in the kitchen
188. He likes things to be organized
189. He could care less if I have a tan or not
190. He doesn't like me to wear make-up and especially not lipstick!
191. He tells me I am hot every day.
192. He likes it that I am a stay at home mom and would never force me to work
193. He values me
194. He bought me a Mac and an iPhone before I even wanted one
195. He has a few songs that he has dedicated to me
196. I feel so safe and at home in his arms
197. He never stays mad at me for long
198. He is starting to pick up his dirty socks
199. He leaves jeans and/or pants out on the dresser for weeks if he has only worn them once (it's his"these aren't dirty but they aren't really clean either" pile)
200. He snacks every night
201. He loves grapefruit and thinks it's repulsive that some people put sugar on theirs!
202. He organizes his t-shirts by color.
203. He loves Magues
204. He can type really, really fast
205. He has me edit everything he types up (papers for school, bulletins for church, newsletters, etc)
206. He has a masters degree but doesn't think it's a big deal
207. He sleeps with a retainer at night
208. He likes me in jeans
209. He coughs all the time
210. He's not afraid to dress up like Chuck Norris and act completely silly
211. He's also not afraid to dress up like a girl
212. He likes to ski, but not as much since he had kids bc he is afraid of hurting himself and not being able to wrestle with the boys
213. He likes sour candy
214. He introduced me to amaretto flavored things and it's my favorite
215. He likes to be babied when he is sick
216. He knows his way around anywhere and everywhere
217. He never gets lost
218. He has taken defensive driving so many times that he has every random law memorized
219. He always affirms my decisions with the kids
220. He's a good kisser
221. He tucks me in if I ask him to
222. We are comfortable in silence together
223.He can make a mean steak
224. He's determined to make me like eating fish
225. He's had the same, paid-off car for almost ten years and he's excited about it
226. He doesn't answer his phone when we are together as a family unless it's necessary
227.He is so silly and makes me laugh all the time
228. He locks all the doors at night
229. He has nice lips
230.