Day 200. Your excitement around getting prizes that I bring home, you can never wait! However, now my darling fiancée, I countdown 200 more days until I get the best prize... marrying you.
199. You are the best cook, in the land. Always carefully planning out a hot meal, you always know exactly what I am craving. The time you put into cooking brings me such comfort and love - I am so lucky.
198. Your smile lights up my heart each day.
197.The way you speak on the phone at work, with such cheer and helpfulness - no matter the kind of day you are having.
196. How you love finding yard sales, as much as I do.
195. That your favorite animal, is as cute as you are.
194. The way we seem to keep learning new things about each other.
193. That you support my community work, even if it takes time away from you.
192. You let me read about NASA before bed.
191. I always feel genuinely happier whenever your name comes up on my phone if you call or text.
190. The way you sing along with my avocado song. Happy 190 day love!
189. Life feels like a true partnership with you. We put in equal parts and balance each other out.
187. Our weekly hot pot.
186. You totally keep up with my spontaneity, and your always in for any adventure.
185. They say laughter is the best medicine, it's also the soundtrack to our days.
184. How much you love people.
183. We both choose to see the best in each other and the world around us, yet, we don't shy away from more work needed to be done in it.
182. How much we both love and feel refreshed even after just one day in PTown.
181. You help plan and prioritize activities in our relationship that create fun and happy memories together.
180. We can sit out somewhere over coffee or dinner, and still have second date style conversations about life, our continuing goals, fears and joys.
179. On this the first day of spring, we welcome in the last season before our wedding season. We welcome in fresh prospective, new beginnings, light and love. We celebrate beauty in our relationship, and new steps taken towards our future and life together. Happy 1st day of spring my love!
178. We leave room for feelings time, and create an emotionally safe environment to deal with any situation as they come up.
177. You're a magical surprise.
176. How much you love chive cream cheese.
175. Your glasses.
174. Our #TwoBridesGivingBack challenge, surrounding ourselves with good karma and making the world a better place as we countdown to our wedding day.
173. We encourage each other to eat healthy, and support each other everyday.
172. The way we get so excited to see each other, to just spend time relaxing after work.
171. Your homemade blueberry shakes.
170. When I don't even know, but then you know exactly what I am in the mood to eat.
169. Our couch time and taking turns watching each other's shows.
168. You motivate me every single day to be my best me.
167. Our 30 second dance parties.
166. How good you are at projects, and will not give up until they are done.
165. That we encourage each other to go to the gym, and because we support our efforts, we get to spend more time together.
164. How we take the time to make sure each other has seen and done everything they wanted to when traveling. Always leaving room for spontaneous adventures in between.
163. We take time to point out ways we appreciate the other's actions. Thank you for taking out the trash last night. Thank you for driving last night in the rain.
162. You make me feel protected and safe.
161. Being on the same page around chosen family, and who we will be surrounded by for our wedding.
160. Date nights out at Dave & Busters.
159. One of us from the living room will call out and ask if the other had a good shower every time.
158. When we are out running errands, instead of breaking up the list, you always suggest just staying and doing them together to spend more time.
157. You always turn on the seat warmer in the car for me.
156. How proud I am of you.
155. That we can continue to grow, together.
154. You always come in and say good morning before you leave for work.
153. Sushi dates.
152. The way you support and encourage the bond I have with my mom.
151. Your strength, even if you are having a sad.
150. You allow my wild sprit to be free, yet, provide a stable home and safe place for me to land every day.
149. How you always try to carry the heaviest groceries, and give me the lightest ones.
148. You freely share everything you have with me.
147. That we are both happy while staying at a luxurious hotel, to just sit in the lobby and play chess.
146. Your thoughtfulness.
145. You make life a beautiful place.
144. How you always bring flowers to the airport for me mom when you pick us up at the airport. Thank you.
143. We both love to volunteer and give back, and we love to do that together.
142. How you stalk my FB page, even when we are sitting on the same couch.
141. You have the patience, and smarts, to fix things around the house, or put things together.
140. If we have a big to do list, we can break in down and tackle it together to help not feel too overwhelmed.
139. The amazing daikon soup you cook when I'm not feeling well.
138. You always help get rid of a centipede or other insects because I'm too scared to, but, also know you are not allowed to kill them either.
137. Your zest for life.
136. So often we are thinking about each other during the day at the same time, we send a same text to each other within a few seconds.
135. You will switch seats with me if someone sneezes at a restaurant.
134. My taste buds have changes and opened up with you, I'm enjoying new foods including your cultural favorite spicy... Kimchi.
133. You do the best scoops!
132. Although rare, we can tell if the other needs to get out of a situation or conversation quickly.
131. You still give me butterflies constantly.
130. You love, support, and are there for my friends as much as I am.
129. How you get passionate about cooking... and your other guilty pleasure shows.
128. You don't mind that I leave tiny little cups upside down around the house, because I can't kill ants.
127. We encourage friend dates and independent time for ourselves...
126. ... but time to come home to me soon.
125. Our wings nights. Picking out the best ones.
124. Yard sales season with you.
123. The way you make me guacamole, and know when I need that comfort food.
122. Your love, is unconditional.
121. Your patience and persistence to see things through.
120.That you will stay up until late in the night on a Thursday watching an Alien marathon with me.
119. That we both equally appreciate a morning date filled with Dunks and yard sales.
118. For always booking us a great reservation on Open Table and getting us good points.
117. You like watching fun kitschy movies like The Incredibles and Zootopia as much as I do.
116. Always being there to help make a moment a special one for those around us.
115. Your ability to keep me grounded.
114. Agreeing to Memorial Day weekend, each year, in Ptown.
113. Knowing I always keep a packet of spare glitter in my purse, just in case.
112. Date nights on The Patio.
Our Bachelorette Party. That daily Ptown tea dances at the Boatslip make both our hearts happy, equally.
110. People watching our mornings away at Joe's.
109. How you always count the sailboats, while I drive over the Bourne Bridge.
108. Knowing the exact music I want to listen to in the car on a road trip.
107. When we come back from a vacation, and all realities hit us at once - we can lean on each other to make it past being overwhelmed - and look forward to all that is yet to come.
106. We find similarities in means of relaxation and comfort.
105. Home, is wherever you are.
104. Beef and pork. Scallions and chives.
103. Simply sitting next to you, doing absolutely nothing... means absolutely everything to me.
102. Booking adventures together.
101. How much we love celebrating countdowns to special days and events together. Being with you, there is always something to look forward to.
100 Days!
99. Marching by my side during Pride parades.
98. Happy Pride my love, I am so proud to call you my fiancée.
97. Holding my hand through times of advocacy.
96. Sunday morning Dunks dates.
95. Knowing what is right, and going after it, together.
94. That you know my fears (of the dentist) and always try to make me more comfortable.
93. How well you take care of me, through sunny days and great health... but especially during those "in sickness" parts as well.
92. We celebrate each other's milestones and special days.
Happy Birthday Love! Sending all of the birthday wishes and love to my darling fiancée. You coming into this world of ours, is one of the most important things that could have happened in my life.
90. Foggy lazy Cape mornings with you.
89. That you love the little things, including fidgeting things.
88. Your willingness to share cultural traditions and information with me.
87. For being the only person I have ever felt comfortable to work out with, and next to.
86. For when we miss each other during the day at work,
85. Putting up with, and embracing our community videos.
84. We celebrate good news, and appreciate the hard work and effort that went into arriving there.
83. We have wonderful friends and chosen family.
Our Wedding Shower. Love is a journey!
81. Never feeling those "after event blues" when a special day is over. We just get up the next morning so excited to debrief about the day and all the photos.
80. When you surprise me by taking care of a huge project that needed to get done.
79. The Wizard of Oz game. At D&B. All the cards.
78. How sometimes, we just need to hear each other's voice.
77. QAF nights.
76. We are not turned off by viewing or talking about either of our pasts, because we are so comfortable with knowing we are our future.
75. You are smart and bright, like a star.
74. A place where I am with you at any given time, is a home.
73. Happy 4th of July! Each time I look at you, I still feel fireworks.
72. You encourage us to start on big tasks.
71. Coming home to you after a long week, makes it all worth while.
70. How quickly time flies with you, because we are having fun.
69. That you are so good at strategy games, and will help me beat any tricky level.
68. Even after a long day, you prepare us a warm home cooked mean whenever you can.
67. Today we ordered our wedding bands. These are the rings that our friends and family will warm with love and well wishes. These are the rings that symbolize our unity and love.
66. You have great taste.
66. We always thoughtfully warn each other of bad weather, to make sure each other are safe.
65. If we have a crazy week at work or with social engagements, we take time to tell each other we are due for a date night. And not going to lie... it is likely hot pot.
64. Our walks together.
63. Learning new things about you, over our favorite Richardson's ice cream.
62. Your little one blue nail.
61. How you always look up menus of our new restaurants so we know just what to order.
60. You water and keep our plants going strong with love.
59. You are good at so many things, editing is one of them.
58. How you trust enough to lean on me.
57. Even in moments of your own sadness, you are attentive and caring.
56. That we can sit, regroup, and get ready for what is to come.
55. You are an amazing entrepreneur.
54. You have a natural good business sense.
53. There is a gentle spirit inside you that is always wanting to tend to, and support, your chosen family of friends... through life's joys and sadness.
52. You help with a project so thoughtfully and in a timely manner. I never have to follow up, or check in to see if you have made a call or handled logistics. Making moving a mere month before our wedding... somehow totally doable, and survivable.
51. You take the cake! Also, we bought our cake stand today. :)
50. Today, we officially - and legally - filed our intent to marry.
49. We say bye for now to a place that we made so many memories in, celebrated our engagement in, and started to plan our always in. Here's to making more memories as we move forward!
48. Today is moving day, less then 50 days to our wedding. Thank you for being my partner through this crazy time.
47. It is easy to make a place feel like a home quickly, with you by my side.
46. We commuted into work together today, it was new and lovely.
45. We received our marriage licence today, a document legally allows us to get married by law. An honor that fills us with hope and love, one we do not take lightly nor without thought and appreciation of all those who came before us to break a glass ceiling, allowing us to hold this piece of paper. Our legal and basic human right - to choose love...
44. ... and I can't wait to sign that piece of paper with you in 44 days.
43. You are very sweet.
42. When you say you would like to take me out for a date night.
41. We both decided music would be an important part of our ceremony. Thank you for all your work in making this happen for us!
40. You always suggest the best places to grab a quick nibble.
39. Tonight was our beer & wine tasting night. I love how we can be the most friendly people in a room.
38. I could sit in a car with you, not going anywhere, for hours.
37. Your beautiful, outside and in.
36. You are so good at finding (sometimes very specific) things we need in thrift shops together.
35. Today was our final walk-through of our wedding at the Lyman Estate, with all of our vendors. It is amazing to start seeing all of our vision and hard work come together.
34. The rare time we are apart, our nightly sweet dreams calls.
33. We feel connected enough to unplug from each other for a bit, to recharge and to miss each other.
32. We can take on, together, new weekly challenges or last minute changes that pop up.
31. And just like that here we are, one month until our wedding day.
30. Now with only 30 more days until our special day, I can appreciate how quickly time can fly with you on this life adventure of ours - yet at the same time... how times slows down just enough for us to be appreciating each stage as we approach our new life together.
29. Weekends or weeknights off with you feel warm and wonderful. I truly look forward to those moments.
28. There is an old saying that "love is a gamble." I don't find that to be true, since I'll always win because I have you.
27. Today, was the total solar eclipse. A perfect lineup of the Sun, the Moon, and Earth. You could say, things are really starting to lineup less then a month until our wedding!
26. If something scary happens, you are there for comfort and to provide a listening ear...
25. and as a general rule, I always feel better after talking with you.
24. With only 24 days to go, time is moving so quickly now through this countdown.
23. They say time flies when you are having fun. I guess this means we have had a blast these past 200 days!
22. How much I know you will be a great mother.
21. I constantly think about you throughout the day.
20. Our brussels sprouts at Canteen.
19. You pick the best side dishes at HMart.
18. All it takes is a small getaway weekend, and we can recharge quickly together.
17. Even with a small bathroom, we make room for each other getting ready in the mornings.
16. That you always know how to take care of me.
15. When together, we can get through anything.
14. The moment we blink... and then, it's two weeks until our wedding.
13. That we both agreed to a long engagement, to have been able to travel, take our time, plan, and fully enjoy each stage of being engaged.
12. That after 200 days of writing you these reasons why I want to marry you each and every day... I can still sit down and write a full love letter to you for our wedding ceremony.
11. That each time I see "11:11" on the clock, my wish always include a hope for your health, for our future and next steps.
10. Today were our final fittings. This fabric, these small details, this texture will wrap us on our wedding day. Thank you, for always paying attention to the smallest details.
9. We had our final session tonight. We held hands, talked about happy moments, finalized our sweet ceremony, we also talked about hard moments. I am always so proud of you for being able to share.
8. Sitting here, writing my vows and love letter. The love I feel towards you could fill up endless pages. Nervous, wanting it to be perfect, you quietly remind me to just keep it simple. I simply, love you.
7. Thank you. Like you do all the time, while I've been organizing and helping plan our wedding, you have taken care of me. I make calls and lists, and you make us a warm meal and help to keep our home warm. Thank you for everything you do. I appreciate you more then words. Thank you for always helping to keep the balance.
6. A packed day full of errands, picking up prizes for our guests, getting our sparkles cleaned, and wedding hair. A crazy busy weekend, but made room for hot pot break. They brought us bubbles to celebrate our love.
5. Tonight, we wrote love letters to each other for our ceremony. We sat across the couch, no peaking, and write to each other.
4. Finalizing small personal touches and details for our wedding day. Last minute stresses subside when I know I get to marry you on Friday.
3. Three more days. Our favorite number. You are my favorite.
2. After nearly 200 days of this countdown, with 200 reasons of why I want to marry you... I find myself so blessed to start it all over again two days from now as we kick off a marriage and a lifetime filled with reasons and adventures.
1. Tomorrow we take another step toward, always.
Our wedding day. Today I choose you, I choose joy. I love you.
Check back daily as I tell you, my love, more reasons why...