Thursday, October 10, 2013

J

Today's post is dedicated to my fantastic husband. 
I love him more than I know how to explain. 
He is perfect for me. 


J and I have so much fun together.
We love to chat about anything and everything.
One of my favorite conversations we had most recently was analyzing the "50 states, 50 sandwiches" and why we thought the sandwich was right or wrong for the state. (Like we even have a clue!)
We love to watch food network or other cooking shows so we think we are food critics.
Basically we are nerds that think we are awesome, and we love to laugh! 
Sometimes J will say something that makes me laugh so hard I start to cry.
I can't stop laughing for a while and then J will start to laugh. 
We love to watch shows together and talk about them.
Like I said before, we love to chat. 
When we spend time together we just like to chill and talk.
We just love each other, so when we get to spend time together (and aren't doing homework) we just like to relax and chat. 


Boy is he handsome!
Everyone always tells me "Oh! your husbands blue eyes! Don't you just want to dive into them?"
To be honest, it wasn't his eyes that first caught my attention.
Don't get me wrong! he does have beautiful, big, blue eyes, but it was his smile that first got me!
When he smiles I melt inside. 
His whole face lights up and the smile takes over.
Genuine happiness.
Lucky for me, he smiles a lot! Which means....
My insides do a whole lot of melting!
I love the way J does his hair and what kind of clothes he wears.
He has these blue, orange, and white basketball shorts that make him look so good!
I can hardly stand it!
Not to mention!!! I love the way he smells. 
Truthfully... I was in the middle of a sentence and caught a whiff of his delicious scent and it made me forget what I was saying. 
I know, I am silly, but he smells divine!


I love that J is easy going. I knew that I needed that in a man because I prefer to run the show.
J and I work perfectly together. 
J usually lets me choose what we are going to do - which I really like, but if J has an opinion he voices it and lets me know what he thinks - which I also like.
We are a perfect team.
Although J lets me decide most things we are always unanimous.
We like to work together and agree upon everything.
When we have kids we want to be sure that we work together and make decisions,
 even simple decisions, together. 
We don't want our kids to ask mom one question because they know dad won't say yes. It happens all the time, but we want our children to know we are united.
Now.... We don't have kids yet, so we will see what really happens!
I can't wait to see J be a daddy.
He is so adorable with kids, and kids love him to pieces.
It will be so much fun to watch him be a dad. 


J honors his priesthood.
He has taught me so much about the gospel of Jesus Christ 
and has helped me to grow so much in this past year.
J is such a great example to me of Faith. His testimony never waivers. 
His strength gives me strength.
I know God saved J for me, and He knew that J was the man I needed to help me get through life. 
He trusts in his relationship with the Lord and lives by it everyday.
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Loving you J is easy. 
I can't imagine my life without you in it.
Thank you for dreaming big, chasing your dreams and teaching me that it is okay to do the same.
Thank you for calming my mind and keeping me on track.
Thank you for loving me with all your heart.
You have changed me for the better.
Thank you for taking care of me and providing for us. 
I never worry about us because I know you will do whatever it takes.
You are the most amazing man. 
My heart swells thinking about you and my whole body is happy.
You are wonderful! 
I love you J!!

Saturday, October 5, 2013

It's A Beautiful Life!

Things have been so happy and lovely lately.
The weather is beautiful and school is great!
I now have more time to spend with my husband. 
OH how I love him!
I don't have much to say but I just wanted to post a few pictures from our recent events. 


J's birthday!!! 23! 


Hanging with his buds from Chile!


Playing with adorable puppies!


And this is to remind us all of how handsome my husband is! 
I'm a lucky girl!

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Life is Crazy

I haven't posted for awhile since school started because I haven't had the time.
If I am not doing homework then I am sleeping, going to the bathroom, or on the move. 
Even then I am constantly thinking.
I haven't quite figured out how to turn my brain off. 

But I am sitting in my school library on the 5th floor
WAAAAY above the people outside walking in and out of the building
and watching how they react to the in and outs of rain. 
The rain comes down really hard in spurts and then stops for a bit and then pours again. 
It has been like this for the last little while.
Some people wait for the lull and walk out to their cars.
Some people run to their cars.
Some people just walk with no hurried pace, not seeming to care if they get wet or not.
I am thankful I do not have to make that decision right now.
I just get to sit in the warmth of the library watching these people. 
The rain falls so hard on the roof that sometimes it sounds like thunder. 
It is that weird kind of rain where there aren't clouds above your head and the sun is shining and yet there is so much rain falling.

Life is an interesting thing. 
It is beautiful.
I am happy to be apart of it all!

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Priesthood Power

Every year I get a blessing from my dad to start the school year.
I remembered this week that I still hadn't gotten one yet.
I was going home over the weekend and figured I would just ask him if he could do it then.
......
It then dawned on me that I have a husband that holds the same Priesthood that my dad does, and that he could give me a "start of school" blessing.
I asked him if he would and he said of course!

Today I received the blessing and I felt such peace, confidence, and faith. 
I know that whatever happens this school year that it will all be alright.
My Heavenly Father is watching over me, and always will be.
Not to mention I have a wonderful husband who helped me through today and led me along. 
I am so blessed and I can't even begin to express enough thanks.

The Priesthood is real.
I am so thankful to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.


5 ways I saw the Lord's hand in my life today:
1. My husband knew what to say and when to say it when I was feeling upset.
2. Validated me in knowing that I am not the only one that feels the way that I do.
3. Received a Priesthood blessing stating everything I needed to hear to help me to calm down and be confident instead of fearful.
4. Drove home safely without any problems.
5. Happened to turn on the TV to the BYU channel and watched a devotional about prayer. Which was an answer to a question/worry I've had in my heart for a while now.

The Lord loves me and He loves you too.

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Food Obsession!

Lately, my husband and I have been watching food shows.
We love to watch them cook and create delicious food.
We have also become little critics which is funny because,
we may watch people cook on tv but we don't taste what they make on tv! 
hahahaha!
But we love it!

We just finished watching "Food Network Star"


We really enjoyed it. We thought the show was classy, fun, intense, and delicious looking!
We fell in love with the contestants and were rooting for them.
We would sit down to watch an episode with a bowl of ice cream and proceed to critique them like we knew at all what we were talking about! But it sure was fun!

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Our next and newest favorite it MasterChef with Gordon Ramsey, Graham Elliot, and Joe Bastianich. 

This was just introduced to us earlier this month and we have caught up with the current season 
by watching it on Hulu. We love it! It is very different from Food Network Star because 
the hopeful chefs on this show are all home cooks - meaning none of them cook professionally. 
The most shocking part of this show to me is that Gordon Ramsey is one of the nice judges....
Who would've thought??

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 Our other favorite - or maybe mine more so than J's - is Cupcake Wars!


It is so interesting because creativity is part of their challenges so sometimes you end up with strange cupcakes. Most of the time they work out!
(Like a pickle cupcake with peanut butter frosting, sounds gross but the judges loved!)
It can get a little crazy there! After we watch this show we always want cupcakes.
A friend of mine got married last week and at her reception was cupcakes - cupcake war style.
J and I were thrilled!!! We ate three between the two of us. YUM!!

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Finally, I had my own attempt at being a chef. 
I cook all the time, but J has been craving soft pretzels...
So being the loving wife that I am made them for him one day while he was at work!
He loved them - and so did I! 
They were delicious and we are going to make them again ASAP!!!




ANYWAYS!!
If you haven't watched any of these shows, but are a "foody" as they say...
I would definitely suggest checking these out!

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Changes...

I've been meaning to post for a long time now. 
Sometimes I think of great things to say and I want to post them, but by the time I get around to it I am too tired. haha. So.... I just don't post it. But now I am mad because I wish I would have.
Oh well.
My final school year starts in 19 days. It is bittersweet. I never thought I'd reach the day that school was over. But it is coming, and coming fast. I'm starting an internship and have to wear professional clothes....AHHH!!!
I've never had to do that before so I am nervous. I went shopping with my sister-in-law and my mother-in-law last weekend and found some cute things. So I am feeling ok about it. A few days ago I had a meeting at my new place of employment and was wearing a nice blouse, dress pants, flats, and a classy purse. I felt like such a phony. I am a t-shirt, jeans, and flip flops kind of girl. I told myself that this is who I am professionally so that I need to act like it. I was fulfilling the motto, "fake it 'til you make it" if you will. 
The meeting went well and I am really excited for it all!
Also..




The fact that I could be a mother is getting closer and closer than ever before. As excited as I am it is freaking me out. I don't know how to be a mother.... Lucky for me I have many amazing examples to help teach me and aid me in my mothering process. It will be great! There are so many great things coming my way!