i like you

I like when you get all excited when you walk in the door after work that you start dancing; I like that the biggest reason for your excitement is that you finally get to do *. You get so excited and you always include me in your excitement, it’s like the ** won the playoffs

I like how you get so spooked whenever you’re in the washroom in front of the mirror and you see me standing right beside you. It’s so funny cuz you jump every single time, even though I do that all the time

I like the “yuh yuh yuh” face you make, it’s like an aggressively happy face and I love it

I like how you visibly become happy when sunlight hits your face, it’s like a switch being turned on

I like how excitedly you jump onto the bed when it’s sleepy time. It’s like you’re diving into your happy place. And i always find it so funny how big your smile is when you position your satin covered pillow in just the right spot so that you can spread out your hair above it and lay your head in just the right spot. It seems so satisfying.

I like when you have that look on your face when you’re almost half asleep and you say “my feet are dry”, I find it so so so funny and cute; and then when I put cream on your feet you have this wonderful expression of happiness mixed with nervousness, and I find that really cute too

I like that you can turn pretty much anything into a song with your singing voice, and at the same time the way you say it is just so funny

I like the way you hold my hand when we walk together, and you’ll exclaim “hold my hand!” if I ever let go for more than a moment

I like how you get so excited about tea. Not the beverage, I mean when there’s tea to spill. I feel the way you enthuse upon tea is the way people might to their favourite show having a new episode coming out

I like the way you get into character when trying to do your southern accent

I like that instead of calling it an accent, we refer to it as southern ***; and in general I like how we create characters from things

I like that you made sleepytime **** a thing; it started a long long time ago but I think you started it, maybe as a way to stay connected each day. But you’ve always made it a point to end the night with it whenever possible, it’s usually me who falters on it and isn’t as consistent about it. I’ve always felt bad about that, but you don’t let me feel too bad about it for very long every time I miss it, that’s a kindness you extend to me. I like that it’s the norm, and that it feels weird to not have it. I’m happy it’s like that, I’m thankful you made it that way

I like the person I’ve become as a result of being with you. I feel calmer and more capable of hard things. I used to be really self-deprecating all the time, but after being with you for a while I don’t really think in that way anymore, yk? It may not seem like it, but I’m quite confident in the core of who I am, I bet on myself to pull through every time. That’s only really been the case in recent years, and the most influential person on me over the last few years has been you. Thank you for that