intended for January 17,2016*

• He has a nice smile.
• He has a great taste in music.
• He's smart.
• He's sweet.
• He gives the best kisses.
• He kisses me when I'm not feeling well.
• The way he pronounces "theater."
• He is a hard worker.
• He is the best burrito maker I know.
• He has seen practically every movie in existence so he never runs out of recommendations.
• He wraps me in his jacket when I'm cold.
• He likes Grand Budapest Hotel.
• He makes me laugh.
• He tells the greatest, dorkiest jokes.
• He has this cute twitch when he sleeps.
• He makes scrambled eggs in a pot and they're the best tasting eggs ever!
• He likes eating breakfast for dinner.
• He sings the Bacon Pancakes song when we make bacon pancakes.
• He watches the best shows (Dexter, Parks and Rec, HIMYM, Scrubs,etc.)
• Makes lots of references of shows during our conversations in the best times.
• He can eat almost as much as I can.
• He doesn't like mayo which is awesome (similar tastes in food).
• He is always down to try new restaurants.
• He has a DOG !!
• He is a dog person (totally awesome).
• He listens to rap. That makes him seem cooler.
• He holds my hand when he drives.
• He holds my hand when we walk around.
• He teaches me how to play basketball and is patient when I become impatient while trying to learn.
• He teaches me about Football, the Patriots, and Tom Brady.
• He got me interested in Football.
• He lets me watch Football games with him and explains when I don't understand something.
• He teaches me about architecture.
• He takes me to architecture lectures with him.
• He introduced me to stout beer!
• He took me to Angel City Brewery.
• Every morning begins with a nice good morning text.
• Every night ends with a goodnight and possibly a song.
• He wrote me a goodnight song that he sings for me every once in a while.
• He would go to my Geology class with me and sit through long lectures with me.
• He would stay to hang out with me during my long gaps between classes just because he wanted to.
• He helps me with my papers.
• He is an AMAZING writer.
• He teaches me new words.
• He has a $60 blazer which he looks great in.
• He looks great in slacks.
• He also looks great in basketball shorts and a faded t-shirt.
• He used to play flute.
• He always gives me some of his hand sanitizer.
• He cares a lot for his mom.
• He is a great role model for his brothers.
• He is unselfish and always thinks of others.
• He went to the Albert Hammond Jr. concert with me.
• He took me to my first concert, actually.
• He went to the Julian Casablancas and the Voidz concert with me and waited hours in the cold with a headache just for me.
• He likes Modest Mouse and went to their concert with me.
• I enjoy all the music he sends me.
• He gives the nicest christmas and birthday gifts.
• He always smells really great.
• He always walks me home even though he could just drop me off and leave.
• He puts his hand on the screen door once as he leaves my house.
• He is ticklish.
• He laughs when I tickle his face with my eyelashes.
• He dresses so well.
• He wears a lot of layers and it's cute.
• He went to NorCal with me (4 cities in 4 days).
• We have about 60,000 messsages on Facebook.
• Plus the messages through text.
• He gave the Chinese food place near my house the idea of spicy orange chicken.
• He is the person to call when I am walking alone and am scared.
• He doesn't cuss after every other word.
• It's cute how he tries not to cuss around me and gets all shy sometimes if he does.
• He listens to my constant talking about the strokes and their music and whatever new things I find out about them.
• He listens when I tell him what I learn (new and interesting things in school or when watching a documentary).
• He lets me tell him about interesting little bits I find in songs (like why I like a bass line, lyrics, time signature, etc.)
• He always makes me feel like my drawings really are good after I show them to him.
• He likes the gifts I give him even when I don't spend too much money.
• He never has to spend a lot of money on me and I know he still thought of me.
• He posts the best stuff on tumblr.
• His hugs feel like home.
• He shares videos of cows with me that he thinks I will enjoy (and I do).
• His hair always looks good even when he says it doesn't.
• He cares about me.
• He likes all my pictures on instagram haha.
• He understands why I'm a feminist.
• He is always rooting for me.
• He always wants to know I'm doing well.
• He supports my decisions and helps me out whenever I need help making a decision.
• He is the reason strangers tell us we are cute all the time.
• He is a worthy competitor with our mini ice-skating races.
• He says good things about me.
• When I found out he would show off my drawings to his classmates I got so incredibly happy. He's so sweet.
• We have fun starbucks dates.
• He introduced me to London Fogs with vanilla.
• He made Valentine's day a big deal and made me stop hating it after what happened that one Valentine's day with my ex (it was awful).
• He doesn't get upset that I get higher grades and instead is happy for me. It makes me feel that he is on my side.
• He is a really good student.
• He was down to learn to play chess with me.
• He lets me borrow his sweater sprayed with his cologne every winter.
• He likes going to museums with me.
• He likes exploring new places with me.
• We discovered so many cool parks and restaurants together.
• He takes me to disneyland and holds my hand the whole time.
• He enjoys reading and takes my recommendations into consideration.
• He walks with his feet angled out.
• He opens doors for me.
• He remembers little details I told him years ago like when I taught him about always walking on the right side if a person is walking toward your direction.
• He drives safely.
• He only drives crazy fast when it's raining and he wants to make big splashes! haha
• He understands my directions (go straight until you can't go straight anymore).
• He is a hipster.
• He likes my little cooking inventions (cinnnanas, pizza muffins...)
• He wrote me a book with a list of things he likes about me.
• He takes silly pictures with me.
• He takes VERY cute couple pictures with me.
• He sends me snaps throughout his day about anything and yet they're my favorite snaps.
• He screenshots my snaps, even the silly face ones (when the middle of your hot pocket is still cold).
• He always tells me about his day.
• He tells me about everything that happens at work, even stuff I'm not supposed to know haha.
• He randomly starts dancing to the beat of anything (a baby crying,really?)
• He asks me for my opinion when online shopping.
• He wears watches.
• He wears glasses.
• He is usually right when he tells me to take a sweater or more comfortable shoes, so I should listen to him more often.
• He lets me take pictures of him.
• He plays in the playgrounds with me and pushes me on the swings.
• waking up next to him is such a nice feeling.
• He agrees that we don't have to spend a lot of money to have fun and we do that (but we treat ourselves every once in a while).
• He always wishes me luck when I have a test or an interview.
• He helps me pick out my outfit for our dates.
• He is so photogenic.
• He calls me the cutest names.
• He enjoys going to bookstores with me.
• He knows a lot of random trivia which is always interesting.
• He knows a lot of history and teaches me about that too.
• He goes to the beach with me even though he doesn't like it.
• He sent me a funny video of him doing a Sofia Vergara accent.
• He took me to watch Star Wars at the theater with him twice.
• He tells me about art stores he thinks I would like.
• He tries his best to make me feel better when I have cramps.
• if it's by bus, by train, by plane, or by car, we still find ways to have adventures.
• He attracts strangers to come talk to us all the time and it's always funny.
• Our song is actually a song we both like, Trapeze Swinger by Iron & Wine (it'll always remind me of that day at the rose garden).
• He is my sugar daddy (jk, jk)
• He wears the bracelet I made him.
• He opens up to me about anything going on in his life.
• He isn't bothered by my horrible singing haha.
• He has saved me from transportation issues several times (thank you, thank you, thank you)
• He lets me walk his dog.
• He likes the oatmeal chocolate chip cookies I bake for him.
• everything he has gone through doesn't stop him from being the great person that he is and I admire that.
• He respects me and I know I'm not just considered an object to him.
• He knows what I like and shares anything he thinks I would enjoy.
• He has a great sense of humor and it's great that we can laugh at the same things.
• He is my best friend.