Happy Birthday Jeremy!

Jeremy celebrates his 36th birthday today! Although he is "at that age" when birthdays aren't as important anymore, this post is all about him! I have to admit, this was a great way for me to reflect on him and why I love him so much! So here goes, 36 things you may or may not known about him!

1. Jeremy Patrick Freeman was born 4-28-73 in Atlantic, IA to Nancy and Beryl Freeman.

2. Jeremy is the second of 2 boys in his family ( his older brother Al is 13 years older..whoops!)

3. He graduated from Iowa State University in 1996, however has always proclaimed himself as a true Husker vs Cyclone.

4. Jeremy always has chapstick on him!

5. His musical favorites includes Bruce Springsteen, Metallica and Guns N Roses.

6. Jeremy grew up in small town Iowa in the days where you left home in the morning on your huffy and didn't come home until dark and nobody wondered where you were.

7. Jeremy AKA "budget master" can pinch a penny better than anyone I know..this is seriously hard for me at times!

8. He has had 3 wardrobe changes in the last 36 years. See #7 for reason why. I have threatened the fashion police on him several times.

9. He loves pizza and steak but only on special occasions and certainly not during the week.

10. His hair is as stick straight as it comes.

11. He can name the group who sings any 80's song within seconds of hearing the first couple of notes.

12. Chips are his downfall..seriously he can put a whole bag away in one sitting.

13. Jeremy took me on our 1st date to the movie "Santa Claus" with Tim Allen. I remember sitting in gum at the theatre and he was so nice to help scrap it off my bum!

14. He had LONG hair in high school and was forced each year to cut it for wrestling practice.

15. He is a HUGE germaphobe!

16. His idea of dessert is FAT FREE SUGAR FREE ice cream ( this is also very hard for me)

17. He's not afraid to eat tuna straight out of the can.

18. He hates it if you don't close the cheese wrapper tightly!

19. He loves to lecture his family on the evils of sugar and the value of protein to the body.

20. He is a wizard at chess.

21. He watches Sports Center every night before bed.

22. He adds Tabasco sauce to almost all of his food.

23. His favorite movies are Gladiator and Pulp Fiction.

24. He makes a mean breakfast! His french toast and omelets ROCK!

25. He loves movie night with his family.

26. He loves to read, mainly biographies of historical figures like Abraham Lincoln, Julius Ceasar, and Augustus.

27. He currently works at Wells Fargo but has dreams of doing other things.....

28. He loves wine!

29. One of his favorite jobs was working construction one summer during college. I think he did more girl watching and beer drinking than working, he would disagree.

30. He has a 5:00 shadow at 10 am!

31. He is a huge Chicago Cubs fan!

32. He drives a 1996 dirty rusty Ford Explorer full of dog hair that has 200,000 miles on it and probably the original tires. Only 2 of the 5 doors actually open and none of the windows roll down anymore. It totally grosses me out..see #7 on why we still own this hunk of junk.

33. He could watch an entire day of football without thinking twice about it, only leaving the recliner to use the facilities and grab a cool one.

34. He values a gym membership as a necessity!

35. Jeremy is such a great dad! He loves the kiddos so much and they adore him. He is the fun guy with all the patience in the world. He's not afraid to give bathes, change diapers and never complains when I leave the kids with him for a weekend to go do fun girl stuff.

36. He is the love of my life. He is my better half, my balance, my soul mate, my teammate.