Today, Dan and I were running around town doing a variety of baby-related errands. Dan has been kindly dropping me off right at the front of stores so that I don't have to trudge through the heat on the way in, a small act of kindness that I appreciate more than words can say. He was getting ready to do this at Target when he saw a really great parking spot and told me to just stay in the car. As we were pulling into the spot, he said he was sorry for making me walk a little further, but he was afraid he wouldn't get the space if he waited. I said I understood and it was no problem. Then we had one of those moments that makes me realize how lucky I am to be married to someone who knows how to make me laugh. Because Dan said:

"Well who could blame you? You've gotta lock that down."

Which, for those of you who are not named Cody, is a reference to this moment from our favorite defunct TV show, Arrested Development. The setup is that Michael, the main character of the show, is going to meet the parents of his son Michael's girlfriend, Ann to warn them that he thinks his son, George Michael, is about to ask their daughter to get "pre-engaged" even though they are in high school.

No one else would probably even catch that reference, but I laughed the whole time we were in Target. There aren't many people who can make me laugh that much with just a few words. So it's nothing profound, but I think it makes my list of reasons it's great to be married.