He finds my pouting cute! That's love :)

I am needy. I'm not even gonna lie. 

I need affection. I need to hear the words "I Love You," "I think you are beautiful," and a few other kind phrases. That whole "it's understood" mentality is not ok with me (which took Mr. Marine a while to understand).

So it made me smile with glee when I saw that I got another award. Thanks girlfriend!

So I have heard a few different things about this award - some say 10 cute things, others say 10 not so cute things - so I am gonna do 5 of each!

1. I am not so cute when I work out. My hair frizzes, my face turns beat red and my stomach gets chubby. My abs get so tired they won't hold the chub in and it all puffs out! gross!

2. I am not cute when I face unexpected change. I am not a control freak, but I operate out of fear (Reese Witherspoon had a great quote on this topic). I am terrified of things I don't know. So when we face a new move, new job, etc... I become a nervous wreck! Not cute :(

3. I am not cute with short hair. I cut it all off last year. Then I gained 10 lbs and my face became a pumpkin head. With the short do, it made my face rounder and I looked terrible. I am still growing it out...booooo bad hair!

4. I am not cute when I have to clean/cut chicken. There is something that really grosses me out about raw chicken. I start gagging when I have to cut the fat away. 

5. I am not cute when I am sober and Mr. Marine isn't. He can get stupid drunk and I become a very unhappy (and not cute) Mrs.

Now for the cute ones...I asked Mr. Marine to do these:

1. My wife is adorable when she pouts. She pouts a lot. If dinner plans change (b/c her taste buds get set on the original idea). If she goes to Nordstrom and doesn't have an unlimited budget. If I make her work out early in the morning.

2. She is cute when she is done running. She is sweaty and exhausted, but so cute! She will disagree.

3. She is cute when she wakes up early and she whines about it the entire time. She hates mornings. I can't even talk to her for at least 30 minutes. She even gets upset when I talk to the dog. My wife hates all noise in the morning, but I find her irritability cute.

4. She is really cute when we go shopping together. She loves shopping and gets this big smile every time she gets something new. It is like a kid in a candy store each time she gets something new.

5. She looks really cute when I see her for the first time after we have been apart. Even if we have only been apart for a few days. 

Ok...So there is my "not cutes" and Mr. Marine's "she's cute when..." 

Kinda funny...I never knew he found those things cute. I'm going to have to pout more often!