oh brother!

i love my husband. i do. but i love him like a husband. obviously. so why is it that sometimes he acts like my big brother? i already have plenty of big brothers. i don't need another one.

very often, we are in the middle of watching a tv show. and it will be at a good part. and out of nowhere, he will just change the channel. just to drive me nuts.

he knows that i hate feet to touch my feet. he's known it from the very beginning. which is why he will rub his feet on mine any chance he gets. just to drive me nuts.

he LOVES rolling his eyes at me when he doesn't like what i'm saying. just to drive me nuts.
he thinks its hilarious to tickle me, even though it doesn't make me laugh but makes me angry. and even though i told him his new years resolution should be "no tickling in 2009". no, he loves doing it. just to drive me nuts.





BUT...



he opens the car door for me still. when he's not carrying the car seat out to the car. just to be nice.

every sunday night and wednesday night, he goes around the house and gets the trash together and takes it out. just to be nice.


if i ever ask him for a neck massage, he does it willingly. just to be nice.

he still plans and takes me out on dates. just to be nice.


he gives me great gifts on special occasions. and sometimes for no particular reason. just to be nice.

he takes little j.t. on saturday and sunday mornings and let's me sleep in. just to be nice.
he often tells me i like "nice" or "pretty" or "hot". just to be nice.

for the last several months, he's been the main dinner maker in the house. just to be nice. (or just because he's hungry)

so...i suppose it's worth it to put up with the "big brother" that's instilled in him to be able to be on the receiving end of all of his niceness.

plus, you just gotta love him.