day 18 (part 2): 50 of Aaron

1.) Aaron does not share my same obsession for Burt's Bees chapstick. If he kisses me just after I've put some on, he will promptly wipe off my kiss. He's a basic Vaseline brand chapstick person. But let it be known that he is my enabler.....he buys the stuff to feed my addiction.

2.) Aaron's favorite store is Menards. He has been known to make several trips there in the same day. He even bought my Christmas present from there this year.

3.) My frugalness has rubbed off on Aaron. While he may not always get as much excitement out of the bargains that I find, he does like to make sure I know when he scores a good deal.

4.) Aaron has 3 tattoos. One stands for his favorite verse from the Bible, and the other two are USMC related. One of those is slightly backwards.....

5.) Aaron's first job (I think) was working at Arby's. To this day, he can still tell you exactly how many ounces of beef go on each sandwich.

6.) Aaron has never been a nerd, but he has definitely and always been a boy. He's had this obsession with fire ever since he was a child. There is this story about green plastic army men, lighter fluid, some flames, and then his dad enrolling him in fire safety classes, but I'll let Aaron tell the whole story sometime, because I'm sure I'll mess it up :)

7.) Aaron does not share my barefoot preference. He is very rarely without shoes on, and if he is ever without them, he's always got on a pair of socks. He does not like his feet touched. Ever.

8.) Aaron has another obsession that involves drinks from fast food places, ones with a cup and a lid. The seam of the cup has to be at the back of the cup, and the lid has to on the cup straight......sounds confusing, but the next time you see him with a fast food cup in hand, ask him to show you what I mean.

9.) Aaron really wants back the gray stick shift Chevette that he had when we were dating. He's threatened to buy a replacement once he gets back from this deployment. I hope he's joking.

10.) I know that Aaron's been to more US states than I have. And he's definitely got me beat with the foreign countries--Mexico, Canada, Iraq, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Germany, Afghanistan, Denmark (and I'm probably missing a few more) .

11.) Aaron's alter ego would be an architect.

12.) Aaron has shot two deer in his hunting career.

13.) Aaron loves roller coasters. I hope his daughters are fans.

14.) Aaron has played on two different paintball teams at two different times in his life.

15.) Aaron is joining me in the "I now have white hair" stage of life. I think it bothers him more than he lets on.

16.) Aaron's much more of a veggie person than I am. All the green stuff. Salad. Sweet potatoes.

17.) Aaron tended to be a slacker when it came to school, and he'll be the first to admit that to you. It's a good thing that we didn't know each other during our high school years, because we probably both wouldn't have given each other a second thought.

18.) Aaron is not freaked out by car wash places like I am. Although he did enjoy taking the family in the car through a car wash when McK was in the stage of being deathly afraid of car wash places.

19.) Aaron has had his fair share of speeding tickets over the years. I have had none.

20.) Aaron is an avid reader, like me. However, when he sits down to read a book to one of the girls, he reads in an overly monotone voice. I think this is because he knows it bothers me so much that I will grab the book away from him and read the book myself.

21.) Aaron was in band in high school.

22.) Aaron attempted to push me into an open shark tank on our honeymoon. Then he laughed. He still, to this day, laughs about it.

23.) Whenever The Negotiator or Predator are on tv, Aaron will flip the tv to that channel, no matter how few minutes are left in the movie.

24.) Aaron can sew. Like, use my sewing machine to sew. I find it manly.

25.) Aaron once told me that if he was a millionaire, he would wear a new pair of socks every day, because he loves the way that new socks feel on his feet.

26.) Aaron's favorite cartoons from his childhood included Transformers, GI Joe, and the Thundercats.

27.) Aaron loves to eat dry pasta.

28.) Aaron's parents live in the same house he grew up in. He had a dog at one point as well as a ferret.

29.) Aaron's older brother broke Aaron's wrist when he was younger.

30.) Aaron uses his cell phone only for phone calls and texting. That makes him a minority, I know.

31.) Aaron has his ear pierced when he was a teenager. Our girls think that is hilarious.

32.) Aaron loves a good thunderstorm.

33.) Aaron has the most eclectic taste in music of anyone I've ever met. On that list of music is only one Jack Johnson song that he can tolerate.

34.) Aaron is the designated splinter remover in our family.

35.) Aaron loves seafood. He hates it that I won't even try it.

36.) Aaron's fav drink from Panera is the strawberry smoothie. Don't know that he likes it enough to bathe in it, though.

37.) Aaron has hiked part of the Appalachian Trail.

38.) Aaron has been known to buy Christmas presents for himself, wrap them, write "From Santa" on them, and put them under the tree. Then, on Christmas morning, he acts all surprised when he opens them .

39.) Aaron's favorite color is green.

40.) Lost was quite possibly Aaron's most favorite tv series ever.

41.) Aaron tends to be the more outgoing of the two of us. It bothers him when I'm not.

42.) Aaron owns no piece of clothing with pink or purple on it.

43.) Aaron wants to have laser eye surgery.

44.) The one sound in the world that annoys Aaron the most is of someone whistling. If you whistle around him, prepare to be smacked.

45.) Aaron started a new Christmas tradition when he and I were first married. On Christmas Eve night, he and I would both pick one present to give to each other to open then. Not sure if this is because he's so excited for me to see what he bought me, or if he just can't wait to open a present of his own.

46.) Aaron had a water bed when he was younger.

47.) Aaron has told me before that he thinks he was named after Hank Aaron.

48.) Aaron's favorite cologne is Acqua Di Gio.

49.) Aaron has forbade me to clean out from underneath or behind the refrigerator ever again. The only time I tried that, it resulted in a clean floor but also a very large spark, a blown fuse, a trip to the gas station for bags of ice, and a late night fixing the problem.

50.) Aaron will not write with a blue ink pen. Has to be black.