You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across of fields into your lovers arms can only come later, when you're sure they won't laugh if you trip
-Johnothan Carroll

Happy Birthday AJ

new hair cut

The Language that is Love

Now don't get me wrong, I have an excellent marriage, and a truly loving husband whom I respect and adore. However, I recently read this book, and it hit me to the core. I would suggest it to anyone (because after all, you don't have to be married to learn to love those around you).
I think my husband's love language would either be Acts of Service, or Physical Touch and mine would either be Receiving Gifts or Physical Touch. We are after all cuddlers which I find to be the most secure and safe thing ever in my life. There is nothing like being held in arms that you trust.

Valentine's Day

First of all, Valentine's Day for us didn't occur on the 14th... because I had to work. So we celebrated on the 26th and 27th. Having a weekend to celebrate in the most amazing love affair known to mankind was the best idea ever. It was so nice just to have 2 days with no phones, no friends, no family: all alone.
We slept in, we were lazy, we were loving, and we had a romantic dinner for two consisting of a large pizza from Pier 49. MMmm MMMmm good.
I love my husband because I don't have to get him anything big to make Valentine's Day fantastic for him... and I also love him because... he knows what I like.





Thats got to be like 20 pounds of chocolate.... ps... there are like 3 bags of reese's, dove, snickers, milky ways, and twix each under the stuff thats on top..... and no we don't ever make our bed(unless i change the sheets)

I love my husband

So the other day I was feeling really discouraged and I did not want to go to work.
I was having a bad day and was really emotional and was just so sore. I broke down and started crying and my wonderful husband gave me a big hug and kiss and told me that everything was going to be okay, but I still didn't want to go.
As I got into the canyon I got a text from him that said this: "I love you, and I am proud of you. You are doing a great job. I love my Nee"


Man, I really love my husband and all of the support that I get from him.

When the new personal progress booklets came out last year with the new virtue in it I decided to get one, even though I'd already finished mine and received my medallion.
I was looking through it though recently and decided to start over. I'm realizing that when I did it before I was doing it just to do it and not taking it seriously. However since my testimony has grown over the last few years and having become truly committed to the gospel I am realizing that I never truly understood anything that I have learned in the church before now. Its sometimes discouraging to go into sunday school and feel like I don't know anything. So I have decided that along with reading the Book of Mormon and truly studying it over and over I am doing personal progress as well.
I would love to challenge anyone to do this with me. That way we could truly make it Personal Progress for Women... not just Young Women.

New Year, New Goals

So I officially gave up on that 30 days thing because I have been so busy with my new job and honestly just got a little bored with it. So much for that.
However its a new year, and with a new year comes new goals.

First, I really want to read The Book of Mormon again. I feel like the last time I read it, I did so only to say that I had, and didn't really understand what I was reading. So my first goal this year is to STUDY The Book of Mormon and not just to read it. Also AJ told me to read Jesus the Christ because it will quote "change your life" so if anyone else would like to read it with me later on this year and bounce thoughts with me I would love that!

Second, I am going to get better at posting blogs, updating scrapbooks, and taking photo's of important memories. I am realizing that AJ and I actually really suck at this. I was really good at it in high school. I had a million photos, and now we almost never take any. So before we have kids in the mix I need to get better about taking photos of life's important memories, and sharing said experiences with family and friends.

Those are my big goals for the year. I have several others but feel that I can probably keep up with those on my own and really wanted everyone to know about these two so that you can all call me out on not doing it.

That being said there is one or two things I would like to share with you at the moment.
This world that we live in is beautiful. I have had the opportunity lately to work up in Park City and to drive through Provo Canyon everyday and I have been absolutely struck by God's creations. Nature is a beautiful thing and to see it all dusted in snow with the sun shining magnificently over everything was a very humbling thing for me to see. I hate snow and to have this sight hit me so hard the other day was a great experience for me. To be able to love something that God made possible, to wonder and awe over something that I never thought I would ever love, was something I hope I never forget.