Day 122: Love Is...

Bumming it together on New Years Eve

Day 121: Love Is...

Phone conversations while driving to work

Day 120: Love Is...

Offering to get you a breakfast sandwich before you have to go to work

Day 119: Love Is...

Learned during the 7 months of courtship.

Day 118: Love Is...

Spending a rainy day home together

Day 117: Love Is...

When he knows everything is not okay

Day 116: Love Is...

Is not just the presents in Christmas, but also sneaking out together to look for food to sustain yourselves till dinner time.

Day 115: Love Is...

Getting you tylenol when you have a headache

Day 114: Love Is...

When he changes his plans so he can spend some time with you

Day 113: Love Is...

Listening to you about your work drama

Day 112: Love Is...

Knowing what bothers her without her having to say anything

Day 111: Love Is...

making a wish at 11:11 that would benefit the one you love.

Day 110: Love Is...

giving you your space to think

Day 109: Love Is...

Making an extra batter of his favorite cookies

Day 108: Love Is...

Wanting to stay up and talk to you about your family

Day 107: Love Is...

Watching a new show together in sequential order

Day 106: Love Is...

Not settling to look forward to what could be in the future but being genuinely happy with what you have in the present

Day 105: Love Is...

Surprise lottery scratch off tickets

Day 104: Love Is...

Investing in your dreams

Day 103: Love Is...

Jumping into bed after work to talk after a rough day

Day 102: Love Is...

Helping you make sense of the world

Day 101: Love Is...

His plans to help your family

Day 100: Love Is...

Knowing what channel to put on the tv for you when your sick.

Day 99: Love Is...

Remembering what u need from the grocery store

Day 98: Love Is...

giving you quiet time

Day 97: Love Is...

letting you be the boss every once in awhile.

Day 96: Love Is...

running out to the store and grabbing dog food because you don't feel like leaving the house

Day 95: Love Is...

Spending hours just talking to you and your older sister.

Day 94: Love Is...

setting a game plan together to better manage Christmas shopping this year.

Day 93: Love Is...

Making fun of you and knowing the line to not cross

Day 92: Love Is...

when he remembers things that you tell him regarding your schedule...even when you forget.

Day 91: Love Is...

Helping you out in floor mats in your car on an early chilly morning

Day 90: Love Is...

when just his presence in the room makes a difference.

Day 89: Love Is...

Telling you when your being ridiculous with your hypocondriac thoughts, but giving in and going out to get you just one banana cause you swear that is what will save you.

Day 88: Love Is...

working magic from far away to make sure the one you love has a chance at happiness.

Day 87: Love Is...

making it a point to ask you about your day when he knew it was not going to be an easy one.

Day 86: Love Is...

Moving forward, but never forgetting.

Day 85: Love Is...

Calming you when your in shock

Day 84: Love Is...

When he exaggerates how long its been since he last saw you because he missed you.

Day 83: Love Is...

Understanding your obligations

Day 82: Love Is...

when he gives your words of encouragement...even on Twitter.

Day 81: Love Is...

When he reminds me to take medicine.

Day 80: Love Is...

Is when he tells you he enjoys talking to you about your future children

Day 79: Love Is...

Checking in you through the day when your sick

Day 78: Love Is...

Helping you pack your lunch in the morning

Day 77: Love Is...

When he tells your dog to eat because eating makes for a happy puppy and it fills the voids in life

Day 76: Love Is...

Him going to McDonald's and getting an extra value meal, even though he hates McDonald's...just so you can get a collectable coke glass.

Day 75: Love Is...

Helping you clip the bunny nails...even though he was super against it.

Day 74: Love Is...

Rushing home to watch Sunday Night Football together.

Day 73: Love Is...

spending your Saturday cleaning the house and running errands together.

Day 72: Love Is...

looking up at a beautiful full moon, thinking of the one you love.....and she txt u a pic of the same moon from Florida

(courtesy of J.C.)

Day 71: Love Is...

When he improvs the thought of furry woodland creatures or inanimate objects, just to make you laugh

Day 70: Love Is...

Reading in between the lines, but never assuming.

Day 69: Love Is...

Not just when he does the dishes, but when after he's done...he helps clean out the cracks of your cupcake pans with a toothpick.

Day 68: Love Is...

Knowing what makes you feel better on a shitty day

Day 67: Love Is...

finding that perfect nook every time when cuddling...makes you realize he's your perfect puzzle piece.

Day 66: Love Is...

Being super excited when he comes home from being away for work

Day 65: Love Is...

Having a political conversation and listening each others views

Day 64: Love Is...

Remembering the little things that matter and pulling through.

Day 63: Love Is...

when he can look at you directly and have a full blown conversation while you are brushing your teeth.

Day 62: Love Is...

always asking how work was for the day.

Day 61: Love Is...

Shown in the way he treats your pets even when your not home.

Day 60: Love Is...

Is when he titles you as an "honorary member" of his family.

Day 59: Love Is...

Him always giving his honest opinion

Day 58: Love Is...

Reminding you to eat dinner when you are not together.

Day 57: Love Is...

Is when you remember the smallest action and realize how big of a deal that action was.

Day 56: Love Is...

Wiping the food from his face even in public.

Day 55: Love Is...

After being married for 45 years of a happy marriage...he still strives to be a better husband every day. 

Day 54: Love Is...

NOT the frequency that you see each other that defines the greatness of a relationship...its the quality of the moments and the efforts to make it work.

Day 53: Love Is...

sharing the blanket while watching football on a chilly autumn day.

Day 52: Love Is...

literally dropping what you are doing and rushing to your other half to help with a wardrobe malfunction.

= P

Day 51: Love Is...

Offering to pay for things when your bank account is low

Day 50: Love Is...

When he understands you need girl night every once in awhile.

Day 49: Love Is...

Making it a point to get away every once in awhile.

Day 48: Love Is...

When he changes his plans to go grocery shopping with you because you had a bad day.

Day 47: Love Is...

acknowledging sometimes you need to yell it out and argue to make sense of it all and fix it.

Day 46: Love Is...

When he send you picture messages that make you laugh.

Day 45: Love Is...

after many trials and challenges the world has made you guys face, you fought through it all and still made it to the alter together.

(Congratulations S.B. and A.?.)

I wish you guys many years of love and happiness.  And to always remember and remind each other of what "Love Is"

Day 44: Love Is...

massages after a stressful day

Day 43: Love Is...

Providing moral support when your working on a project

Day 42: Love Is...

running out to get you McDonald's when you just feel so overwhelmed, you just want to eat food he forbids.

Day 41: Love Is...

When he helps you work out the small details on a big project

Day 40: Love Is...

texting you the lyrics to Bob Marley's "Three Little Birds", after you called him crying after getting some shitty news.

Day 39: Love Is...

going to spend time with her family, even when she is not longer around.

(E.L)

Day 38: Love Is...

Knowing everything is okay, the second you see each other

Day 37: Love Is...

Him calling you the second he sees something that he found exciting

Day 36: Love Is...

Still talking on the phone just to have a conversation when your apart.

Day 35: Love Is...

taking the evening to spend time together, even if it means just sitting in a room together while we each do our own thing.

Day 34: Love Is...

an elderly wife that stands next to her husband crying and asking "What am I supposed to do without?" after he has passed.  

EDIT: She absolutely broke my heart today.

Day 33: Love Is...

when he acknowledges and smiles when you're doing something you love and he fully encourages it.

Day 32: Love Is...

running into your past and accepting the memories and questions flood your mind, but not regretting for a second what you have in the present.  

Day 31: Love Is...

playing "Words with Friends" and genuinely not getting mad at each other for the other one winning.  

Day 30: Love Is...

Having an actual conversation about work and trying to understand each others jobs.

Day 29: Love Is...

When he brings up your non-existant future children and laugh at the things we normally do that would confuse them.

Day 28: Love Is...

trying to hold the world together for one another, when it all seems like it's falling apart.

Day 27: Love Is...

Is coming to bed even when your not tired to spend a few minutes together after not seeing one another all day.

Day 26: Love Is...

Always reminding you to have fun when your not with him and meaning it.

Day 25: Love Is...

him getting out of bed in the middle of the night, so you can talk to a friend in need.  

Day 24: Love Is...

when you still get the warm butterfly flutter in your stomach when he gives you THAT smirk.  

Day 23: Love Is...

him sharing a secret that you've always wondered about.

Day 22: Love Is...

Even though you need to eat separately, he sets the table for you to enjoy your dinner.

Day 21: Love Is...

Waking up to a morning kiss on the forehead before he goes to work, even though you get to sleep in a little while longer.

Day 20: Love Is...

acknowledging a bunch of reasons as to why two people shouldn't be together, but only caring about the reasons as to why they should be.

Day 19: Love Is...

is leaving you alone when your favorite TV show is on.

Day 18: Love Is...

taking a Sunday afternoon nap together.

Day 17: Love Is...

Going to the doctors office with each other still after 25 years of marriage, even if it is for a check-up.   (E.S+R.S)

Day 16: Love Is...

When he listens to you talk about your best friend's life and gives his opinion and suggestions because he wants her to be happy just as much as you do.

Day 15: Love Is...

when he holds your hand, without asking, while you are on a stretcher in the emergency room.

Day 14: Love Is...

when he makes you laugh so hard, your abs are sore still the next day.  

Day 13: Love Is...

laying in bed together and watching tv for hours while on vacation, and being absolutely content.

Day 12: Love Is...

posting on Facebook how much you are looking forward to having your weekly lunch break with your wife.  

(KA+BA)

Day 11: Love Is...

when your boyfriend forgives you for missing his family birthday dinner because you are a workaholic.

Day 10: Love Is...

 

                                 when he doesn't question what dinner is and just eats it.

Day 9: Love Is...

sharing a family sized tub of Wawa mac and cheese while watching tv for dinner, when you both work late.

Day 8: Love Is...

saying "I'm sorry" after being short with your loved because you were watching a TV show or playing a game, both of which requires high concentration.

Day 7: Love Is...

 

when you watch your father stare at his desktop wallpaper with sadness because it's of your mother and you know all he can think to himself is, "God, I miss her".

Miss you, Mom...

Day 6: Love Is...

after being together for four years, you're boyfriend still says "Thank you for making dinner!".

Day 5: Love Is...

when you're boyfriend stops what he is doing and raids through the cabinets and basement for you looking for a spice you need to make dinner.

Day 4: Love Is....

spending most weekends of the summer sipping on margaritas in backyard together.  

Day 3: Love Is...

Is making it a point to make time for each other...even if it takes a couple of days to get there

Day 2: Love Is...

When you're boyfriend changes his plans to go home and be with the puppy, while you be with your best friend in need.

Day 1: Love Is...

receiving a text message that states you are missed and to have a good and hopefully stress-free day from work, followed with I love you.

First Steps to Love Is...

So I am beginning this blog in dedication to Love and all those people that still believe in it.  This is also a special dedication to my best friend, whose birthday is today and has always shared the same idea of love with me.

When I say Love, I don't mean...oh my god, I love my boyfriend, he's so great love.  It's the genuine notion of recognizing the little things that signify love.  That love that puts goosebumps on your skin at the thought of locking eyes with that someone special.  That love when the littlest notion seems like the greatest gift you could ever ask for in that moment.

In today's society, I am sadden by how little people care about love.  Love is no longer treated as the greatest love of all.  Universally, it is still stated that love is the greatest gift you can have, but how many people actually still believe in that these days.  Too often these days, people are cynical about the idea of finding true love.  People no longer search for that unconditional, can't breathe, can't live, without kind of love.  They write it off instead and suggests it's a symbolism of being weak and the incapability of being Independent, when those are two absolutely unrelated items.  Love is supposed to be great.  It's supposed to be rewarding.  It's supposed to be breathtaking.  It should be without a doubt the best feeling in the world.  And I encourage everyone to look for it.

For the next 365 Days...I am taking on the challenge of writing a statement every day in recognition of the little things that symbolize or recognize what love is.  I encourage anyone who wants to join me, to spread the idea that love not something you throw around.  Love is something special and it's reflected in the littlest notion being made, recognize it.

- JTL