Today is Stuart's Birthday!!! So, this post is dedicated to him. Here is a list of things you may, or may not know about Stuart:
Stuart hates the phrase "may or may not" :)
Stuart loves to sing. All the time. He didn't really start singing until college. While sitting around with his roommates one night, they made up a song. It was called "Whale Tail". It was really funny. It was his singing that made me fall for him. We were at a bon fire after an Auburn game. He got down on one knee, held my hand, and sang a Restless Heart song to me. He was just goofing off. I knew what I wanted at that moment. I got it! ;)
Stuart is a Harry Potter expert. He has read the books, watched the movies, and listened to the audio books too many times to count. He has read the books to the girls using different voices for each character. A common game played on long trips or with the cousins is "Harry Potter Trivia". He asks obscure questions to see who can answer. He usually stumps them a few times.
Stuart coaches middle school girls' volleyball at RCA. He played volleyball alot in college. After college we played on the church team together. We were called The Slammin' Samaritans. He is a great coach and has taught the girls alot. I think some of them have a secret crush on him. That's ok, so do I!
Stuart is a great math teacher. He was actually president of the Math Club for the state of Mississippi when he was in high school. He wanted to be a math teacher for a long time, but chose to study Electrical Engineering instead. He helps the girls with all of their math homework. They try to get me to help them because he "teaches too much" when they ask him. Since Amber is in high school now and has to help other students and sometimes corrects the teacher, she is glad he taught her "too much".
Stuart is almost my complete opposite. Once we were at a marriage retreat less than a year after we got married. After dinner, someone asked us about our marriage. Stuart took our napkins and put them on the table to illustrate our differences. Mine was clean and perfectly folded into a 2" x 2" square. His was dirty, ripped and crumpled into a heap. On the Myers-Briggs test, I am an ISFJ. He is an ENTJ. This is why he fascinates me.
Stuart is a great Bible teacher. I love to take his class when he teaches at church, and so does everyone else! His class always fills up quickly and lots of people come to his class without signing up which makes some people mad, but Stuart would never make someone leave because they "were not on the list". Stuart spends alot of time preparing his thoughts and studying. He even "practices" what he wants to say while driving alone. So, if you drive up next to him and see him talking with no one in the car, don't worry! He is probably planning a Bible lesson...or singing! :)
Stuart can do anything on the computer! I have seen him fix so many computer problems for me, my friends, my parents, my brother, his parents, his brothers, his friends. Except for that one time when our computer crashed and I lost everything. He told me I was treating him like the I.T. guy. I was, but he is the best I.T. guy I know. He fixed it now to where if the computer crashes again, we can recover everything. See...the best I.T. guy around!!
Stuart is the youngest of three boys. He has a very good relationship with both of his brothers. I love to hear all of the funny stories that happened when he and his brothers were growing up. Like the butter knife/golf club incident; and the bottle rocket fights; and the almost burning down the woods story; and the family performances during the holidays; and the cat stories. There are lots of stories!
Stuart loves to quote movies. I am amazed at exactly how much he can quote from movies. Besides Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, I would say the most quoted movies are Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail, Caddyshack, and Fletch.
Stuart has an uncanny sense of direction. I'm not sure how he can always figure out which direction to go. Maybe it was from playing "Turn Left" so much at Auburn. Our friend Bill really wanted him to go on The Amazing Race with another guy he knew. Their "relationship" would have been "friends of Bill".
Stuart is a really good cook.
Stuart fascinates small children.
Stuart doesn't take himself too seriously.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY STUART FROM YOUR 3 BIGGEST FANS!!!
WE LOVE YOU!!!
