40 Things

40 Things About Robert--

1. Robert was born October 7, 1970, in Logan, Utah--40 years ago today.
2. He is the oldest of three boys.
3. He is now the father of three boys.
4. According to his boys, he makes the best (Kraft) mac-n-cheese.
5. He enjoys playing soccer, baseball, tag, etc.. with his sons in the backyard.
6. He is incredibly patient.
7. He paid for all of his college education by himself--all 7 years.
8. He has had lots of jobs in sales and was quite successful at them.
9. His favorite meal is lasagna.
10. He LOVES chocolate.
11. He can fall asleep in two seconds.
12. While in college, he went to a singing audition. He did so well that he was called back to go to Nashville. However, he turned it down because he can't stand country music.
13. He used to deliver pizza for Dominos.
14. When he was 3 years old, he won a "cutest baby" contest and won a trip to Disney World.
15. He loves to read biographies and other non-fiction.
16. When he asked me out on our first date, he had it all planned out. I was really impressed. He didn't ask, "So, what do you want to do?"
17. His first mission call was to Peru. While in the MTC it was changed to Puerto Rico because of too much violence and the lack of safety for the missionaries in Peru.
18. He likes to pick out his own clothes and doesn't really like me to shop for him.
19. He has lived in four states--Utah, Kansas, Virginia and Nebraska.
20. He grew up with cats as pets. He named his first one "George Brett" after the baseball player.
21. He loves to negotiate. He is always trying to negotiate a deal or get a bargain.
22. He graduated for the University of Kansas and wants our boys to do the same.
23. He loves that I shop in the clearance section.
24. He wants to live near the beach, preferably Florida.
25. He tends to have a lucky streak. While in law school, he won a number of contests, winning us tickets to a Broadway play, a TV, many dinners out, and lots of t-shirts.
26. He works really hard at not watching football on Sundays.
27. He does the dishes! And the dusting!
28. He enjoys 7-11 slurpees. He's even been given the nickname "slurpee boy".
29. He tends to let our boys stay up late and will play with them while putting them to bed.
30. He likes to watch "Dog, the Bounty Hunter" and "Top Chef".
31. He has lived in Kansas for 28 years.
32. He likes to occasionally make a late-night run to Dairy Queen for a blizzard.
33. He works really hard at his job.
34. He would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to have season tickets for KU basketball.
35. Since we bought our house, he's learned to lay flooring, tile, do electrical and plumbing work, install appliances, do lots of demo, and paint even more.
36. He likes Coke over Pepsi.
37. He watches Sports Center every night.
38. He is low-key and laid back.
39. He was 26 when we got married.
and #40. He is very loyal and loving to his family. And we're happy to celebrate his birthday with him.