A Top's Christmas List



What could I put on a list that you haven't already given me?

You give me quiet support when you sense that I need it, and more vocal support to make me listen when I'm not hearing you.

While some would find me overbearing and yes, even bossy, you welcome that aspect of my personality. You balance me with your willingness to acquiesce to my leadership, contributing your own ideas, yet succumbing to mine where we cannot agree.

You trust me at a level that awes and scares me at the same time. I never want to let you down, yet you love me enough to forgive my shortcomings when I do.

I'm often flabbergasted at just how well you know me, how you anticipate what I'll do or say without fail, able to complete my thoughts before they've had a chance to form.

You have an uncanny knack for knowing what it will take to turn a dark day into a bright one, whether it be through humor or simply making my favorite dish. And the best thing about it is, you know me well enough not to buy it when I tell you everything is ok.

And yet, you love me anyway, knowing me as well as you do, you love me anyway.

What more could a man ask for?