Shelli

Shelli is so lovable and adorable for so many reasons...

• She dances with me in the living room for no reason with no music.
• When she sees something she wants, she cries out "Mine Mine!"
• She bought me a set of Justice League drinking glasses. She gets upset when she doen't get to drink from the Batman one.
• She came to all 14 bike races that I was in this year and took pictures at every one. The pictures were great and I think my teammates are happier to see her than they are me.
• She just might be more into watching the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France than I am.
• She gets excited when I get new comics (mostly Batman and Justice League).
• She gets REALLY excited when she gets to read them before I do.
• She has the cutest frown I've ever seen. She actually looks like a frownie :-(
• She always smiles at me when I get home from work or a long ride.
• She encourages me to buy new cycling gear, especially when it looks cool.
• She plays peek-a-boo with me around the corner of the living room or around the kitchen wall.
• She emails me every day at work to say "hi".
• She sends me emails full of smileys (which we have come to call "smiley storms")
• When she's having a bad day, she sends Frowney storms.
• She loves going to the firing range with me.
• Her favorites are the .45 1911, the .357 revolver, and the 9mm rifle they used on Battlestar Galactica.
• She claps when she's happy or excited.
• She gets excited over little things.
• She does a little dance when she's happy.
• She loves to go for walks along the river or in the park with me.
• She insists that the little noises our cat makes are an attempt to say "mama."
• She frowns whenever I get up to leave the room without kissing her.
• She has lunch waiting for me when I get home from a long training ride.
• When she contradicts me, I trust her enough that I assume that I'm the one who's wrong.
• She makes dinner almost every night and it's always healthy and wonderful.
• I'm sure there are dozens of things that I have not listed since it seems there are more every day

... and most of all, tomorrow she is marrying me!!