king of the hammers 2011

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Love is in the Air

As I was looking for some Valentine's cards in wal mart today an elementary school aged boy walked by with his mom. I heard him say this as he walked by:

"Mom, I know the girl I like would just love that! She doesn't know I like her. I haven't told her yet, but I just know she would love it!"

I chuckled quietly and thought to myself, "Oh, to be young and in love (more like infatuated)!"

It was fun in those elementary school days but even better is the love that comes from sacrifice! From finding someone you want to spend the rest of eternity with and learning every day to work together, to sacrifice for each other, to learn to love more fully each day of our lives! Each day I am married I am more convinced that I don't understand true love quite fully! I learn more every day and I love Nate more every day so I can't wait until we are old and frail and look back on how much we have grown together, in love!

Today, I love two things!

I love that I have an opportunity to learn to love him more each day and I love (please, don't judge) Coke! I definitely shouldn't be drinking it, and I'm vowing that I will have it rarely, but it is just lovely! Yeah, two really different things but that's that!

While I'm Being Honest...

I thought I would tell you the things I miss about my handsome man, as of lately!

Taken Valentine's Day 2010

1. He always gets the mail for me when he comes home from work! 

I don't think he even really cares to see it but I do so he gets it!

2. He takes out my garbage! Very rarely do I ever have to take out the garbage 

but now it's my job for two whole weeks!

3. He carries all my groceries up two flights of stairs to the third floor and does it without 

collapsing at the door like I do.

4. He's not here to massage my back. He is the only person I have met that can 

remove the knots from my back so well.

5. I can't cuddle up to him and get warm!

There are a few! It's hard but I'm trying to have a good attitude! I really am today!

Honesty

Well, here comes a load of honesty! Do you want to hear it? 

 Well, I kind of need to say it or maybe I just need something to keep me a little busy.

Either way...I'm not turning back now!

I know, I know I'm supposed to be living in the moment and I'm supposed to enjoy Oregon and this time in my life...I know I promise. But, honesty is always the best policy, right? And if I told you I was terrific today I'd be lying.

So, honestly...I'm so done with today! Sundays are meant to be terrific and wonderful and splendid but today just isn't my day! I stayed home today from church because I'm sick and I don't feel well. I made Nate stay home to snuggle with me because I am selfish and I knew that in four hours I would have to say goodbye to him.

He snuggled up to me all morning, which was the upside of the day!

Then we had to leave! I had to drive him to the airport to catch a flight to California. I started crying when I found out he was leaving for two weeks. I started crying this morning before we left the house. I cried some more when I dropped him off at the airport and I cried most the way home. 

I'm a blubbering mess and a baby! This apartment gets awful lonely without Nate here. Sometimes I'm even a bit afraid of the dark without my husband. Really, I have no idea what I'm going to do for the next two weeks by myself. 

Hopefully, I will survive!

Remember, Remember

I recently saw on a friends blog her post about the things she didn't want to forget about this past month. I decided to steal her idea a little and even though I'm a month late this post is dedicated to all the things I don't want to forget from 2010!

Top Ten Things I want to Remember for 2010

1. I finally said, "Yes!" in February to the question I was so terrified of and decided to marry my best friend!

2. Nate and I decided he would take the job offer from Godwin Pumps and we would move to Oregon just after getting married! There were and still are a lot of tears involved with this one! However, we know we made the right decision!

 3. I went through the temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with Nate and family! 

4. We were each sealed to our best friend (each other, duh) on June 4, 2010!

5. We went to Hawaii on our honeymoon and loved every minute of it!

6. We said goodbyes to family and moved to Oregon without housing arrangements and searched high and low for days until we were blessed to find the perfect place for us for the next year!

7. I had the opportunity to go back to Idaho for a week and spend time with my grandpa who was fighting cancer. I said goodbyes to him and with all of our family by his bedside we experienced his last moments together.

8. I met my third brother-in-law and all of Nate's family were together for a short while before Josh went to Iraq!

9. We spent our first Christmas together in Oregon and even found snow!

 10. My husband kissed me on January 1, 2011 welcoming in the New Year!

We are looking forward to a new year full of new experiences, fun surprises, and lots of LOVE!