Hello Readers - this is Candace's husband Dan and I am hijacking the blog tonight! For my birthday, Candace posted 25 things about me in honor of my 25th (if I knew better how this blog thing works, I'd have a link to it here___). Anyways, it was really sweet and so I thought I should respond in kind. Here's my humble attempt, as a birthday gift for her:
24 Things About Candace on Her 24th Birthday
1. Candace went to summer school once or twice…but the crazy part is that she signed up to go, even though her grades were
good! To her, more school sounded fun.
2. Candace can tell
you everything there is to know about Disneyland, down to the basketball court
on the top of the Matterhorn. She’s been
to the park scores of times and even got to fulfill her life-long dream of
eating at Club 33, the super-exclusive and semi-secret club that Walt had built for
his friends!
3. The Beatles band
history is the only topic that rivals Disneyland in terms of Candace’s
enthusiasm and depth of knowledge.
4. Candace eats most
things (mashed potatoes, vegetable sides, etc) plain, foregoing the usual
butter, salt, and pepper that I so enjoy.
5. Candace can sing
every word of “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel; this is a hard one to
memorize and shows how smart she is with cultural references!
6. Candace is so
happy to be a stay-at-home mom and absolutely gives her all to making our house
a home.
7. Candace has
incredible stick-to-it-ness: she ran cross-country in high school as a way of
meeting people even though she was almost always at the back of the pack.
8. As a kid, Candace
use to tell people that she was allergic to dogs and cats because she didn’t
like being around them!
9. This is a sad one
– Candace is the current owner of a US Passport….with no stamps in it. I will work to change this one by taking her
on a vacation!
10. I take # 3 back
actually. Candace is also a Wizard of Oz
guru and is excited about the prequel currently in the works. She is also known to watch a pirated copy of
Wicked on occasion!
11. Candace does
funny things with her fingers, using them as her primary movers when she dances
and exuberantly pointing skyward when she makes a point.
12. Candace has the
most luscious lips I have ever…seen….
13. Despite being
such a goody-two-shoes, Candace loves loves loves the musical “Rent” and breaks
out into song regularly while watching it.
14. Candace has had
her paintings up in city museums and has some wicked natural talent in art.
15. You know Candace
is the one in the bathroom if you hear whistling or singing. Just this past 4th of July I awoke
to the Star Spangled Banner being belted in my echo-chamber of a shower! What makes it even more endearing is she’s
sometimes super off-key / uses different accents while singing.
16. Candace is very
thoughtful (and better at this type of thing than me). She once gave me a deck of cards with 52
reasons she loves me – WAY more than my measly 24 posted here.
17. Candace is such a
good friend to our daughter Ruby and talks to her all day long. I already know they will have a great
relationship.
18. True to her name,
Candace or “Candy” loves her some sugary confections. She blames heredity for our high dentist
bills but every time she knows I am going to the BYU Bookstore, Candace
mentions how she’s “been a good girl” just in case I want to get her “a treat.”
19. Oh I almost
forgot – Candace can fall asleep anywhere. She frequently will bend over forward in the
passenger seat and fall asleep with her head on her knees during our drives
home. I envy her talent in this area!
20. When it comes to
Halloween costumes, Candace is a group / themed kinda girl. I complain about it every year, but every
year we have awesome costumes.
21. It has nothing to
do with wanting to be fit, but Candace loves going on walk every evening. It’s a social thing for her and we plan our
routes based on whom we hope to walk by / run into. The best walks are the ones where we go the
shortest distance because we’ve stopped and chatted forever.
22. Candace loves
Christmas so much. For example, she
currently (in July) has a book of Christmas recipes and stories checked out
from the local library! Her favorite
things to do Christmas-wise would have to be filling stockings and making
neighbor-treats.
23. This one may seem
like a cop-out but those who know Candace well will agree: Candace is the happiest person I have ever
known. That’s what strongly attracted me
to her was that she balanced my dark / cynical self and I knew I was in for
good times whenever she was around. I
feel like she has changed me for good and I know she will be the best mom to
our kids (we have tons of fun)!
24. Candace always
says that she prefers to come to peoples’ doors with food in hand. I can’t tell you how much sugar, butter, and
flour we go through because Candace is thinking of others (and thinking of
baked goods to send their way).
I thought this would be hard, but I actually have thought of many more little things that I cherish about my wife - too bad she isn't turning 30 so that I'd have more to write! Anyway I should probably give Candace control of her blog again....so this is Dan, over and out!
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