Anniversary 2017. 10 reasons. Reason 6.

I get to start this one with kind of a math lesson for you.  NO I don't think you need math lessons.  It is just a phrase.

If something goes from 118 to 225 what % did it increase?  The answer 91%.  Or almost TWICE the original number.

The next question is how awesome is going from 118 to 225?  In my mind pretty freaking awesome.

What is 118 to 225?  That my love is the pounds I gained at various points in our marriage.  I'll knock off 25 lbs for partying.  But the balance of the credit goes to 82 lbs.  Why is this awesome?  Well reason number 6 on my list is Food Glorious Food (tossed a little Oliver in there for you to make you smile).

I can't tell you how awesome / amazing / astounding a cook you have become.  I make a joke to people and say, "my wife is such a good cook, you could come to our house take off your shoes and she could cook them and serve them to you in an hour.  And all you would say is wow  - that is the best shoe I ever ate!"  You have filled my belly full of one amazing dish after another.  One amazing set of flavors after another.  Even things I know you don't really like, you make for my benefit.

I honestly thought I would make a Top 10 List to honor some of my favorites, but it was too hard.  Too many get left off the list that should be on the list.  There are so many new things you have tried to make that amaze me, so many "standards" I look forward to and you even make Weight Watchers recipes taste fantastic.

It isn't just me who notices.  Your "party themes" are legendary.  Honestly I can tell you that when we planned a party, the boys at the office asked for a week in advance what we would be eating.  They knew it was going to be amazing.

The baffling thing is that i know you have fine tuned this art of yours for almost 3 decades.  From a simple fish dish to complicated chili recipes and things stuffed with other stuff.  All absolutely amazing.

I can't leave off the baking items.  You have rare skills there too.  Christmas cookies.  Cakes.  Pies.  The list goes on and on.

Holiday foods?  Well it is no secret I like Thanksgiving most of all.  Frankly, I don't remember thanksgiving being all that bog of a deal as kid, but I look forward to it with you for a month.  Easter brunch?  I have been thinking about it for 3 weeks now and I have 4 more to go.

If the way to a man's heart is through his stomach?  Well you got my heart.  Big time.

So reason number 6, while it may seem a silly one is a very important one to me.  I look forward to your next creation.  I am anxious for your next idea.  I get giddy when I see you with a cookbook in your hand.  Heck I am hungry right now.

Thanks for feeding me so well, so often and with such care for the past 3 decades.  You have no peers my love.  None even close.

I will be waiting in the kitchen for you.

So happy "almost" our anniversary my love. Just 6 days to go.

You're the world to me.  I love you more than anything in the world.