I've always heard that a girl will tend to marry a man similar to her own father. I always wondered how true this would be for me, and I have decided that it is the case for me. Although Phil and my father are not exactly alike, they have many of the same qualities: humorous, fun-loving, leadership minded, friendly, and the list goes on and on. (What can I say, they are WONDERFUL men!) But I just realized the one characteristic that they both have that makes me love each man with my whole heart: they do their best to take care of me no matter what and whenever they can. (I just started crying as I wrote that line.)
My dad has always been there for me. Whenever we needed him as children, we could ALWAYS call him up at work. He solved our problems, listened to our stories, and would just let us say hi. If we ever needed anything, he did his very best to make sure we had it. No matter how tight money was, he never wanted us to want for anything, so he was always sacrificing. As we grew older, he always took care of our dirty work...filing our taxes, helping us find jobs, talking to people that intimidated us, taking our cars to the shop, etc. Don't get me wrong, we're not spoiled, and my dad never let us get out of anything, he just made sure we weren't doing it alone. When he did take care of things for us, usually we were right there with him, watching and learning. I remember one time I had a flat tire late at night. My dad came where I was stranded, and instead of changing the tire for me, he made me change it while he watched. He wanted to make sure I would be able to take care of myself if I ever needed to. I remember a few times I've been housesitting, and I've become scared, so my father has driven over to where I was to check everything out, even when it was the middle of the night. Most currently, I have been having a reoccurring car problem, and even though the dealership is an hour away, my father has taken my car there 4 times....and has to go back again on Friday. I just didn't understand why my father does all of this for us, until he recently said, "Taylor, that's what fathers do." (Ahh! I'm crying again!) What love my father has for me and my siblings.
This "will do anything for me no matter what" attitude is one of the characteristics about Phil that I love so much. Phil is simply amazing. He is able to do anything he puts his mind to: he can build anything, he can fix cars, he is a technological wizard, he is super smart, and when he has mind set on something, he doesn't give up. Whenever I have a computer problem or question, Phil takes care of it right away. Whenever I want a new program, Phil finds it for me. Whenever I ask him to research something, he does it immediately. Last night, I mentioned that I couldn't upload a song because it was in the wrong format. A few minutes later, I asked him what he was doing, and he replied that he was finding out how to convert song formats for me! I was so happy and amazed! I hadn't even asked him to do that! This is only one of the many, many instances he has taken care of my needs. He takes care of whatever I need, whenever I need it. When I am lonely, I can call Phil, and he will talk to me even if he's busy. When I am sad or worried, he does everything he can to subside my fears. Phil does whatever he can to make me happy. I am so blessed to be marrying Phillip Locke.
Some women probably go their whole lives without one man like this in their lives, but I have been blessed with two men like this. First, my father, who has been my refuge for 23 years, and now, Phil, who will be there for me for the rest of my life. So, yes, I do think a woman will marry someone like her father. Hopefully, she is lucky enough to have a father and husband like mine. I love you, Jeff Billingsley and Phillip Locke.
Well, Alonda's wedding is over, so now I get to concentrate on my own wedding! Yea! Although I have enjoyed the little bit of wedding planning I've already done, now that I'm done concentrating on her wedding, I'm FINALLY REALLY excited about planning my own! It's only 108 days away!!! AHH!!! 
