4.14.2010

the 27 list

shawn is 27. we both agree that that is old. it sounds old. he is now officially old. it's definitely closer to 30 than 20. ouch. anyway, this is a little tribute to him that i'm stealing from our friends leslie and morgan...thanks, leslie.


here are 27 things you may or may not know about shawn.

1. he has to sleep on his right side.
2. he loves to shop for clothes and shoes as much as i do.
3. he LOVES to house-hunt.
4. he sings hymns in french a lot.
5. he wakes up with the most random songs in his head...like ace of base "i saw the sign". what the? and now you're singing it, and it will stay with you, i promise.
6. he loves campfires and the smell of wood burning.
7. his nervous habit is picking and biting at his nails, so they are basically non-existent.
8. he wears baseball gloves while he studies so that he won't do #7.
9. when he disappears for a while, i know he's either on the toilet, or watching ESPN elsewhere.
10. i think his man-crush is steve carrell.
11. he is the best father i have ever seen.
12. he accidentally taught jack how to say sh**, but i promise #11 is true.
13. he feels really bad about #12.
14. he secretly loves good musicals.
15. he plays the guitar, sings, and writes his own music. he wrote a song for me that he performed at our wedding lunch.
16. as a teenager, he regularly snuck out with his friends at all hours of the night.
17. on many of those excursions, he and his besty, jordon, would streak butt-naked.
18. miraculously, he was never caught for #16 or #17.
19. was recruited by colleges for baseball and football.
20. is a little bit of a harry potter geek, seen all the movies, listened to the books on tape.
21. doesn't really like to read, unless it's a harry potter.
22. he is kicking trash in his PA program. one of the top students.
23. he is a fiercely loyal friend.
24. as explained in a previous post, he CANNOT hold in surprises.
25. is insanely petrified of back hair, growing it and witnessing it.
26. has a red beard, which i love.
27. he is the best hubby in all the world.

love you, shawn! hope you can make it to 28.

4 comments:

Carolyn said...

It was fun to read through this list and get to know Shawn a little bit better. You guys make a great couple!

Beth said...

I love it when people do post like this! Welcome to the old-fogie group Shawn :)

Alden said...

Shawn...I hear you on those teenage years escapades!

Heidi said...

Katie, this is officially one of the cutest posts I ever seen!