My Valentine

Happy Valentine's Day

Our Anniversary and Valentine's Day is just a few days apart. We have a fun weekend plans that I'm really excited for. I am so grateful for such an amazing man in my life!! I love you Nate! I hope you all have a wonderful day! Here is a tag that I got a while back. It seemed fitting for the day.

1. Where did you meet your husband?

At a get together in Provo. I was so bored that I went in the kitchen and started texting my other friends. He came in the kitchen and said "I'll be your texting buddy, what's your number?" After that we just texted for two months....we didn't talk on the phone once.

2.What was the first thing you said to your husband?
435-590-2373 (my old number)

3. Where was your first date?
Oh, here is a story! Nate and I were suppose to get together to go to a movie. I was living in Cedar City at the time and I had come up for Easter. He was living in SLC. He called me an hour before we were suppose to meet and told me that he was running late at work with some "business documents". He called back a half hour later and said that he would just drive down to my sister's condo after he was done. I said "Let's just do this some other time, I'm just going to spend time with my family." He finally convinced me that he was on his way and that he really wanted to get together. We decided to just watch "School of Rock" at my sisters place. It was a fun night and we talked about getting together again soon. After he left I found a receipt on the table where his keys were. The receipt was to Happy Sumo and it was at the time that he was supposedly working on "Business Documents." I thought he was such a jerk to try pull something on me. I sent him a blunt text "Happy Sumo, Business Documents, Nice Nate." I was done with the jerk, but obvisously I forgave him.
4. Where was your first kiss?
On our first date...

5. Did you have a long or short courtship/engagement?
We dated for a year and we were engaged for 4 months.

6. Where did you get engaged?
Nate knows how I love my parents and going home. We had a great day in Zion and then went back to my parents house. My mom is such a romantic and volunteered (meaning my dad, my mom doesn't cook) cook us a candlelight dinner. I didn't think anything of it because that's the way she is. My parents left after the food was all ready and in its place. Their waterfall was trickling down the rocks. It was a perfect night! Nate was so nervous that as he toasted he began to drink out of the glass. Then I knew something was up. After he proposed, I was so excited that I couldn't eat. I just wanted my parents to come home so that I could share the happiness with them!

7. Where were you married?
St. George Temple on February 19, 2005

8. How did your reception go?
The one in St. George was low key, exactly how I wanted it...against my mother's wishes.

The reception in Idaho Falls was beautiful.

9. How was your honeymoon?
Awesome! We were just getting into our house and so we decided to go somewhere not to far. San Francisco was perfect. Nate loved the Clam Chowder on the pier and Alcatraz. I was just happy not to be stressed!

MY Little Love BUG

Since Madison was about 6 months old we've struggled with Nap Time. She's always been so high energy that she really hates to take naps. Most of the time she doesn't take a nap, unless it's 10 minutes of beauty rest in the car. The other day was a different story when I gave her some books to read an sippy full of milk! I had to catch this RARE moment. Last week Maddy and I were in Barnes and Noble reading books. Which is one of my favorite things to do with her. She saw "You're My Little Love Bug" and started saying Ooooo and Ahhhhh. I let her down and she went straight for the book. It's a really cute book that you cut out a picture of them and stick the clear sleeve of the book. They can see the picture of themself throughout the book and it also plays music.