My Man Loves Me

Hy handsome husband loves me,

and this is why: 

You may be thinking "Dang, that is one EMPTY fridge!" But don't worry, Wednesday is grocery day :) You may also be attempting to figure out why this sad little fridge is in any way indicative of my husband's love for me. Allow me to explain. 

Last night, Brandon left to play basketball at the church around 9. He usually doesn't get home till around 11 on Tuesdays, so I settled in for some lazy time watching 16 And Pregnant, which I would not be caught dead watching with him around. I'm even a little embarrassed to admit that I was watching it now. But that's beside the point. Lacey was keeping me company on the couch, when about 30 minutes into the show, I felt something warm and wet creep it's way onto my foot. Yeah, it was definitely pee. She was just...peeing! Just right there on the couch cushion! Our curtain even got a good dose of it too!

 I was instantly furious (which could have been brought on by the ridiculously obnoxious people on the show I was watching), threw Lacey into her kennel, and proceeded to storm around the house looking for cleaning supplies. I stripped the couch, took down the curtain and threw them in the washer, only to find out that we were completely out of detergent. Awesome. It was then that I realized that we were also out of hand soap, dish soap, toilet paper, food for us, and food for puppy. All at the same time! Also, it was my night to do the dishes and of course I hadn't started. It was the perfect storm. So naturally, I called Brandon to "ask him to bring home detergent". In other words, to complain about our messy house, which was as much my fault as it was his. He said sorry, that he should have taken Lacey out before he left, and that he would try to remember the laundry soap when he came home. 

Then I moped around, forced myself to clean the kitchen, washed the cushion and curtain in water, and went to bed. When I got up around 11:00 to let Brandon in, he gave me a big hug, a kiss, and a pint of milk. He said he went to Kmart for the detergent but they were already closed, so he went to the gas station to get me some milk. His words were "Sorry I couldn't get the detergent babe, but I at least wanted to make sure you could eat breakfast in the morning." So glad my man knows that my mood is almost always directly affected by how much food is in my belly. Especially in the mornings. 

This story might sound trivial, but I think the seemingly trivial things in life are the things most worth remembering. I love that Brandon thought to do something nice for me when I was having a "rough" night. I also love that he just walked in the door holding Gain and a fresh bag of dog food for our baby. Ladies, it pays to go for the nice guys. 

I Love You Mom

I know this is late, but since when do I do anything on time? I just wanted to give my mom a little shout out in lieu of Mother's Day. My wonderful mom has been there for me since day one. I can call her anytime I want to laugh, cry, or just talk about nothing. She is the best cook I know, which I always took for granted, and she always does her best to make sure her kids are happy. I know she always has and always will love me, even though I've been far less than the perfect daughter. She taught me how to be honest, to forgive and forget, and to learn from my mistakes, and not to short change myself. She also taught me to NEVER use margarine on an english muffin! Among so many other things that I am so grateful for. She's the best mom I could ask for and even though she may not do everything perfectly, she is definitely the perfect mom for me. Thanks for showing me how to be a grown up, how to have a good sense of humor, how to serve others, and how to make killer spaghetti sauce. Love you mom! 

A Thought For a Wednesday

Today I am feeling very blessed. I have a loving husband, a nice home, and great opportunities for the future. I have a wonderful family and friends who love me, and an adorable puppy. I have too many blessings to count, and I am so grateful for my life and the chance I have to live it with those I love. I hope that I will continue to remember my blessings and live my life in a way that reflects the love I have been shown by both those around me and by my Heavenly Father. I've just been getting reminders lately that life on this earth is fleeting and that I should be cherishing the daily laughs, smiles, hugs, kisses, and good things around me instead of stressing and focusing on the negative. Because honestly, life is too short to do anything but just that. 

And Done With Year One!

If you're jumping in here, head on back to the previous post, where I will be recapping our entire first year of marriage. 

Then we went indoor skydiving for Brandon's birthday.

Then we found out that Lacey is terrified of balloons.

Buffalo Wild Wings for B's Bday 

And here we are at Cafe Rio for our anniversary lunch.  

Happy One Year to us! It was an amazing year and we can't wait for more!

And Then He Proposed And Then We Got Married!

I'm finding it harder and harder to recap our first year on this blog, mostly because every day something new and different is happening but I feel like I can't blog about it until I have covered everything up until this point, so I will attempt to bring us up to speed with one super post. Deep breath, and here we go.

4/30/2011- We were sealed for time and all eternity in the Mount Timpanogos Temple 

Then we went on an awesome honeymoon to San Diego.

Then we went down to Texas for our 2nd reception

Then we moved to Spanish Fork and convinced our landlord to let us have this little angel :)

We named her Lacey

Then Lacey broke her leg :(

But don't worry, she didn't let it stop her from being a puppy!

Then it was Halloween

Then it was Christmas

The last little bit will be added on the next post.

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Happy Birthday Brandon Part 2

So after we left the aquarium, we went to this delicious Italian place to eat that I can't remember the name of. We were especially impressed with the caesar salads we ordered before our meal. When Brandon mentioned this to our waiter, he replied with something along the lines of "Oh, that's because we use real anchovies in our dressing." Then he just walked away looking so pleased with himself and his real anchovies. What he didn't know was that we both detest fish, so when he said that, we could immediately taste the fishiness and couldn't take another bite, and Brandon has been wary of ordering caesar anything since then.

I made mine into the shape of a fish. Naturally.

Then we decided to take a drive up to see the Draper Temple and the gorgeous homes behind it. We got to the very top of this enormous hill on the side of the mountain and got out to take in the view and take some pictures.

Seriously look at how high up we were! No cell reception at all!

Which leads me to the most interesting birthday adventure/fiasco we've ever had. In our entire year of marriage :) When we got back to the car to head home, I realized that I had misplaced the keys...on the driver's seat...and I had also made sure to lock the doors good and tight. Luckily I married a patient man with a good sense of humor, because we just stood there and laughed for a few minutes while we figured out a plan. We were also lucky that Brandon decided to keep his phone in his pocket instead of leaving it in the car like I did, but as I said before we were too high up in the mountains to get any service. So we took a little walk. And by "little" I mean at least a mile down to the main road.

My hero talking to Allstate

We were a little short on paper so we had to write our policy number in the snow!

Once we figured out that we were not, in fact, going to freeze to death stuck on the mountain forever, we decided to get to a good location for the Allstate guy to pick us up. We thought this church would make as good a spot as any, so up we went.

In the spirit of adventure, we couldn't just walk around the sidewalk to the top of the hill, and trudging through the snow was much faster anyway.

That snow was DEEP! Like up to my thighs deep!

But we made it!

After about an hour freezing in the entryway of the church building, we decided that Taz (our Allstate driver/door unlocker) was lost, and we were surely close to dying of hypothermia, so the decision was made to find another extraction zone. And hopefully a warmer one. This fire station is what we came up with (see below). Yes, after all that work hiking up the snowy mountainside to get to the church, we would have to go all the way back down and then some. Like I said, Lucky my husband-to-be knows how to laugh at life.

And here we are, inside the nice warm fire station waiting for our ride.

He eventually came and took us back up the mountain in his two-seater low rider truck (I sat on B's lap), unlocked our door in a matter of seconds, and we were on our way home. Definitely not one of my proudest moments, but in the end we honestly had a blast, and Brandon still says it was the best birthday he's ever had (right babe?). Either way, there is nobody in the world I would rather be stranded on a mountain with than him. We've had plenty more adventures since then, and I'm sure we'll have many more. Here' to spending forever with your best friend!

Happy Birthday Brandon Part 1

For Brandon's birthday last year, I wanted to do something really fun and special. Little did I know that I was setting a SUPER high standard for awesome birthday dates in the future, but I don't think that's a bad thing at all, do you? I had recently learned that he really liked penguins so I surprised him by taking him to the aquarium. They have "Penguin Encounters" where you get to sit in a room and they let the penguins come in and hang out and nibble at your shoes (if they want to). It was so fun!

We got super legit VIP passes and B let me have number 5, because I'm OCD like that :)

We also got awesome jackets

After we got all suited up, the penguins came in!

(I should have warned you, this is a very pic-heavy post!)

We had a blast with our new friends, and then went to check out the rest of the aquarium.

This was our best attempt at getting me in a picture with a (living) shark.

So we found one that couldn't swim away!Love that he did this pose for me :)

And thus ends part 1 of Brandon's birthday 2011. You won't want to miss part 2, trust me!