Day 19

Hi folks,
Today, I met my wife for lunch at Chili's. I suppose that was as much for me as it was for her, but it was still nice.

Can't forget to spend time together. In 40-50 years, we'll both be dead, and never see each other again, for all eternity. Ouch... that sucks.

Day 18

5 words
Sonic Road Island Iced Tea

She freaking loves these things. It's like her candy. I don't know why. But tonight, I stopped by our local sonic and picked her up one. Now that's love right there.

Here's a bit more information about the Sweet 100...

I came home last night, and there was a freaking treadmill in my basement. She got it for me. And she couldn't wait to show it to me. She was so excited, I was excited, the kids got excited, even the dog was excited.

Just know that making good vibes in your house is good for EVERYBODY. Who cares about the negative crap. All that matters is good vibes.

Stay sweet amigos.

Day 17

Did somebody say "Oatmeal Cottage Cheese Pancakes"?

Oh yeah.
See the recipe below, but give it a go. I woke up... made her (and my kids) some OCCPs before she left for work. She wasn't expecting it. Breakfast before work just screams love'ness.... and sweetness.
And, because they are completely and totally healthy, it made her happier.

Totally healthy and tasty.

Recipe:

• 1/2 cup of oatmeal (uncooked)
• 1/2 cup of low fat cottage cheese
• 4 egg whites (I use the pre-packaged egg whites)
• 1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract
• a sprinkle of cinnamon
• some love

Shove it all in a blender and then cook like pancakes... just like that. Boom... done. Tasty, just like normal pancakes... but a gazillion times healthier.

Note: You may be temped to throw some bananas in... I'd avoid it... the sugar burns pretty quickly. Just throw on bananas afterword.

Be good to your spouses folks... it makes life better for you too!

Day 16

Hi folks,
Yesterday (and today), my Sweet 100 sort'a fell flat. I thought I'd buy her some healthy lunches to take to work with her, so she didn't have to buy them at work. I thought I'd try to get her some of those pre-packaged salads. I'm not sure that she loved the idea though. I suppose she could've bought them on her own if she liked them, so my thoughtfull'iosity didn't really show through. Maybe it did, I don't know... I mean, it showed that I was thinking about her.

But, I am not going to be deterred, I'll try something a little extra tomorrow...


btw, here are two updates on the Sweet 100 days of yore.

1. She finally got the hand written letter/card that I sent to her work when I was on a business trip. She loved it.

2. Last week we went on a hike together with the kiddos. It paid off because yesterday, we went on another one! It was fun... here's the 30 second vid...

Day 15

Yesterday was day 15.
I'm trying to keep the Sweet 100 items as spontaneous as possible so I try not to think about them too much before hand. Yesterday, I had no idea what to do.

I've heard her complain to herself several times  about the way the shower looks. It had black mold on the caulking and looked pretty nast... On at least one occasion, she tried to fix it herself and got frustrated. I just happened to be thinking of this while driving home from a chore that the whole family went on. We actually took two cars which gave me the opportunity to give her a call and tell her that I wasn't going to be home for awhile, of course not telling her of my plan to go grab some Caulk and other paraphernalia to fix the shower.

I've said it time and again, i'm no handy man... not at all. If anything, I am the anti handy man. But i'm trying to do things that make her life better. So, I removed the old caulk, cleaned, sprayed anti-mold crap, scrubbed, and cleaned again... and then re-caulked. It looks GREAT... and she was pretty happy.

That's what I did on day 15.

Now... on to day 16, I already have the idea,  so I'll report back tonight.

Away for the week - But i'll count day 14

Hi folks,
I was away for the week on work, so my Sweet 100 really took the form of sweet little texts and stuff like that... But, I did send a handwritten letter from the hotel. I imagine that's gotta count for something right?

However... I'd love to report that my wife sent to my hotel chocolate covered strawberries with an awesome note that kept me happy all week long. It's between me and her, so I won't share... but it was way cool.

Hope you are all having a great friday...

Day 13

A day of hiking and outdoors.

On Sunday, I took the whole fam damily out hiking. In truth, hiking really isn't her bag, but I think she really enjoyed it. It was meant as a Sweet 100, because I knew that if she got out, smelled the fresh air, and listened to the wind in the trees, somewhere deep inside she'd feel good.

Not only did she feel good, I think she felt great as evidenced by her request to go next weekend :)

I'll take her again and report back :)

Day 12

Admittedly, yesterday's success was ultimately possible because I spent a little cash, but I think the sentiment was more about getting things done around the house.

I'm really not a handy fella... much to my chagrin. Though she doesn't mention it much, I'm sure she'd appreciate it if I would get off my derier and get some crap done. The fact is... we live in a nice house where.. if something gets broke... it stays broke for a long time... months, even years sometime.

I wish I were more handy... i'm just not. About two years ago, I tried to be. I got creative with a Sawzall and made a huge whole in my wall... without finishing the job. There was no trim, and generally, it looked like a half done job. But honestly... I was too ambitious with my skillset. I needed a pro.

So, I hired one while she was out to work. Not only did he do that, but I also had him install recessed lighting in the master bedroom, fix a broken fan, and caulk some things that needed some caulk...

Anyway, that's it. I told her that I hired the dude and she was happy. The lights look wonderful, and now I kind of look like I know what i'm doing, even though some other dude did it. I feel more like a man knowing that at least that part of my house/life isn't broken...

So, that was my sweet 100...



Always looking for more ideas...

Day 11

Hi folks!
Last night was a small one Sweet 100... but I think it still go the point across.
My wife mentioned that we needed veggies, so I grabbed the keys and a list from her and went and got them.

I suppose that wasn't something EXTRA sweet... because... I needed the veggies too, and I probably would have gotten them anyways. BUT, this isn't about overwhelming her with flowers every day, it's just about being the best man I can be for her. That was it...

Today will be a better one... The idea'r is already set in motion!

Day 10

My wife LOVES pictures... and grumpy old me... well, not so much. Usually, I could care less about looking back at at old pics, but she LOVES it.

Last week, I was cruising through our basement and found some old albums. I looked through it and got a chuckle out of some of the old days. That's when I got the idea to reminisce with her. So, that's what I did. Just before we went to sleep, I ran downstairs to get the album and we had a fun time chatting about the pictures, how young we looked, where we were when took them, etc.

Then, she went down and got more. It was fun. She was in to it... I got into it... and it was a pretty happy experience...

So there you go! Grab an old album and look through some stuff together... Something Sweet!

Day 9

Hi folks!
So... Sweet 100 for yesterday (I didn't log it yesterday because I did it pretty late) was a success!

Simple (and obvious) enough... I went and bought some nice smelling candles, candle holders... cleaned up the master, and bought some nice massage oil. After a bath, I had her lay down on the bed and gave her a 40 minute full body massage... re-iterating over and over that it wasn't meant to be... ahemmm... intimate.

I used this app on my phone: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ihunda.android.hiit to set 8 timers for five minutes on each part of her body.  Five minutes on the right side of her back, five minutes on the left side of her back, five minutes on her left arm, five minutes on her right arm... etc...

I just wanted her to feel completely loved and attended to.

It worked! She loved it.

Day 8

BUSTED!!!
Ugh... I hate this, but the wife found and read my Sweet 100 blog. I feel like a fool. But, i'm going to keep it going just the same... Not for the sake of the blog, just because it makes me feel good.

Anyway, today... In the name of trying to do something to make her day better... I went down to the store at lunch time to have the battery in her watch replaced. Simple enough...

Hope all is well folks!

Day 7

Today's goal was to try to say yes to everything that she wanted to do.
I know, not an earth shattering Sweet 100 goal... but, it was actually pretty nice.

The basic idea was to get completely excited about all of her suggestions, no matter how I initially felt about them. Even as I write that, it seems silly, as if I don't agree with her suggested activities or something, but that's not the case... I just decided that today, i'd be overly excited about everything...

So, here are three activities that I probably wouldn't have done (on top of my other activities) had I not tried this Sweet 100...

1. I took a barbell class! Yip, I did it. And, it turns out, it not only kicked my ass, but it was really fun... and we had a great time.

2. After barbell, I had promised a buddy that I would run with him (we did a nice easy 5 miles run/walk, though it was still very challenging for me)... but after THAT... I came home, and the wife asked if I wanted to do a family hike. Normally, this would have been too much activity, but I said OK... Turns out that was fun as hell too!!!

3. Now, I'm grilling some salmon on the barbie... I'm a chicken dude, but hey.,.. I'm actually looking forward to some lemon buttered salmon.

I do notice that she is smiling a lot more... :)

And, so am I... It's just a good thing to celebrate your lover's ideas, even more when you do it on purpose :)

Anyway... thanks for reading..

Always looking for suggestions.

Day 6

So, for this one, you have understand a little about me, and how much I am not the jazzersize type at all. Its completely uncharacteristic of me to go any where near a Zumba class, but when I got home from my workout my wife was just starting her Zumba workout.

So, taking a nice helping of pride soup, I gulped down any respect I have ever gathered, and did it with her. I think she liked it... or she was digusted by the flopping fish next to her, one of the two :)


Hope all is well, be good to each other and be happy my friends :)

Day 5

This one might be old hat for some of you, but if you haven't heard it, it's a really nice one.

My wife takes long showers... When she got in the shower this morning, I threw a towel in the dryer for her. Then, when I heard that she was getting out... I ran to the laundry room for the nice, fluffy, and WARM towel. Then, I wrapped it around her. I got a free hug out of the deal, and she loved it.

It's an oldie... but like I said, give it a go. It takes nothing to do, and is sweet as hell!!!



Always looking for ideas if you got'm.

Day 4

Two egg whites, a quarter cup of baby spinach, some chopped turkey, and a sprinkling of mozerella goodness.

Add some whole wheat toast and a glass of chrystal light and she wakes up to an omelette of love.

I reserve the right to repeat some of these by the way... And I'd be happy to get suggestions from anybody that happens to read this.

Late.

Day 3

Tonight, on the way home from going out to eat, I made quick unannounced stop at the store to pick up some Red Vines, her favorite candy. I told her that she can't watch survivor without nibbling some awesome'ness. She was delighted.

side note: I really don't want this to turn into buying things for her all the time. It's not about money, I just want to be sweet and to show that I'm thinking of her. But, i'm cognizant of it... so, I'm sure that I can change that pattern.

Day 2

My wife really digs the Sonic Burger iced tea. She digs them in an uncanny way... like... SHE LOVES THEM. They are, after all the ultimate drink stop so I can't blame her.

This morning, I had to get up early to drop my pop off at the airport, so I picked her a Sonic Burger iced tea (with extra ice) and put it on the sink for her to find when she gets out of the shower. Our Sonic Burger is pretty far out of the way, so I know she wouldn't expect it.

Day 1

I want to be the best husband ever. I want my wife to know how much she means to me and how much I love her. So, I'm going to start documenting my Sweet100 :)... Today, March 17th, is St. Pats day. I wrote her a letter that simply said that my dog and I miss her while she is at work... and I left her a little container full of Lucky Charms (our St. Pats day tradition). These, I left in her car to find on her way to work.