The first thing I found as I hunted for old journals was this list I made in Young Women's sometime (I'm guessing I was 16).
To be honest, I feel like this list is disappointingly mature in terms of realistic expectations. But there are some things worth noting anyway.
- at the top this is volume CXXCVLII. I don't think that's actually a real number in Roman numerals, but it's clear this was one of many, many lists we made in Young Women's.
- willing to occasionally drive. Does 95% of the time count as occasional, Kevin?
- hygienic (handsome, strong). I just can't figure this one out. Does that mean to be hygienic you must be handsome and strong? Or to be handsome and strong you must be hygienic? Or was I just trying to lump all physical characteristics into the same line? Who knows.
- treat me and my kids like royalty. But not his kids. Also, what did I even mean by royalty? (Kevin says we're not rich enough for me to really be treated like royalty.)
- talks to me. I guess that was incredibly important for some forgotten reason.
Well, I forgot about this list for several years (particularly my dating years), but I'm happy to say that Kevin fulfilled every single requirement.
In particular, the hygienic one.
Derek fulfills all but one from my list: playing the piano. Although he has offered to learn. :) But you know--it's kind of nice to be the one that plays, I get to have my "shining moment" here and there. Overall, my YW self did ok, but she didn't know what she really wanted.
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