My Valentine :)

I am proud of Brady and all that he is doing.

All that he has done, and will do.

He's amazing and perfect in every single way.

I'm amazed at how blessed I am to know

someone like Brady.

I miss him very much today.

But I miss him very much everyday.

Next year we will get to spend this day together.

And I'm looking forward to that.

He'll be my Valentine forever,

and I'll be his forever!

It's so comforting to know that Brady loves me

just as much as I love him.

Even if he does claim to love me more sometimes ;)

I'll just let him pretend it's true!

I'm so lucky to have found someone

I know I want to spend eternity with.

It's kind of scary speaking that way,

but I've never felt more confident,

more comfortable talking about it,

with anyone else, but Brady.

He is my very best friend :)

So Valentine,

On this special day,

I hope you're thinking of me,

like I am thinking of you.

Even though we're far apart,

we'll be together soon.

9 more months.

That's one whole baby! ;)

Hehehehe,

anyway...

I love you Brady, so very very much.

Words don't do justice.

Brady edited this on the computer.
2010

Valentine's Day 2012

So far it's been a spectacular day, and I know it'll be one very good night! :) I woke up with a present from my babe, that I wore all day today.

School was good, I definitely learned a lot :)

I've been staying busy, and I'm in love with my psychology classes.

I came home, grabbed some things from the store, then painted my nails :)

My mom arrived home with Baby,

my current Valentine ;)

And now I've been updating my blog.

Baby is so cute and I love him to death!

He'll be 1 in just one week!

Boy did time fly with him!!

My mom also made cookies.

It's tradition. She makes sugar cookies.

Usually they're big. And she puts our names

on them each Valentine's Day.

 

Now I'm getting ready to hangout with her.

And lose my voice with them.

While I wish I could spend the day with my sweetheart,

I'll be thinking of him, just like I have been all day.

The concert with Lady Antebellum will be so much fun!

:)

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

MY Valentine's Day Package

Yes, my sweetheart sent me something big and wonderful.

Remember?

Well, I decided to open my package at midnight, since I've already been waiting 3 weeks for it. My friend Ashley asked if I was going to open it at midnight UK time or USA time. And I thought, how sneaky.. But I told her I still couldn't and that it would just feel wrong not waiting until midnight. I babysat baby as usual, then I took a much-needed nap. After which my best friend came over to get me out of the house which was a good thing. I had homework I needed to be doing anyways... So we went to the San Gelato Cafe and did homework for about 3 hours. I headed home and got ready for bed. 9:00 came rolling around and I just thought.... How the heck am I going to keep myself busy for the next 3 hours??? But I made it through. I spent a lot of time on my blog, Facebook, pinterest and looking at old pictures, reminiscing the old times!

I started to get tired and at this point, it was only 10:00. 2....more....hours... I feel bad for those who follow me on Twitter because I just kept tweeting about how excited I was!! :) So the time finally came...

It was the longest minute of my life.

I finally opened up my package,

and found two boxes,

and two bars of chocolate.

You can never go wrong with chocolate.

Especially from England!

I opened up the boxes,

and he got me a really pretty

pink/heart necklace,

with matching earrings!

The boy did good :)

I'm so very happy and lucky to have received this package.

San Gelato Cafe

My pal Abby and I have a new place to study now (:

It's such a cute little cafe off the Daybreak Lake area.

I'm obsessed with Daybreak and I wish I lived there.

It's beautiful and it has a lot of meaning for me.

We got a lot of homework done.

I conquered math.

I've been behind quite a bit.

But I'm actually doing better and catching up!

Abby did Humanities homework and Skype'd with Colton.

I sat and finished math, and then played Hanging With Friends.

School is taking over my life, but I'm loving

this semester so far! :)

I headed home, to get ready for bed,

only to wait 3 hours to open my Valentine's Day package.

This will be the longest night everrrrrrr.

Want to know what it is?

Stay tuned for a post about it!

Farewell Sunday

Pretty much Abby and I spent the whole day together. We woke up at, what Abby refers it to, the butt-crack of dawn and headed north to a friends farewell! It should have only taken us about 20-30 minutes, and it took us about 45 minutes to an hour! :/ Yikes! It was the craziest drive ever! There was lots of screaming, lots of GPS's not working, lots of "no it's that way." Or "no, I know we go this way!" Her sweet aunt saved us seats, but we still got lost. Going up and down random streets, almost up a mountain on I-215... making illegal turns (oops...) all the while laughing our heads off, loving that we're best friends, with thick snow falling to the ground, and praying Gilbert doesn't die on us! We finally go the address from her aunt and we then found it! It was the neatest looking LDS Church ever! We ended up missing his talk, but we were just glad we were there. It was sad to say goodbye, and we hugged him afterwards! He's going to Georgia Atlanta North mission! He'll do great things!!

After we headed to my house, where we ate lunch (we were STARVING) and then took a nap. I crashed on the couch, and Abby ended up in my bed (which is usual for us) and we both woke up at the same time. It was hilarious. I woke up and just laid there and all of a sudden, my sister starts laughing so I look over and Abby is walking upstairs because she had just woken up! Lol, we finally went to Abby's house to get ready for another farewell. This time it was for TJ. Now, let me tell you TJ's story (at least, the best that I can). I grew up with TJ, so I've watched him grow; he hungout with the tough crowed. He liked to party, and play football, hangout with the ladies, and only go to church when his family made him. Now I know that doesn't mean he was a bad person, or that anyone who does that is, but I just didn't think he'd ever serve a mission.

Last fall he moved to Snow College with a scholarship/football team position. (This is where his story comes in from his talk on Sunday) He felt very unhappy, and kept fighting what he knew he could no longer fight. He said as he was unpacking his last box, he began to be very homesick, as his scriptures fell out he thought to himself I know I would never pack those and as he picked them up, his Patriarchal Blessing fell out, which again, the same thought entered his mind, I would never pack that. He instantly knew it was his mom who packed his scriptures/blessing. He then went on to say he had this intense feeling come over him that he should read his scriptures for comfort, as he began reading, he began to cry with comfort and happiness... he then turned to his blessing where the tears kept coming. He called his mom and thanked her for packing those and that he knew what he needed to do. He could no longer fight the truth. He knew the gospel was true, he knew that Heavenly Father was watching out for him, and he couldn't fight it. He knew what he needed to do. And that was to serve a full-time mission. He started working on his papers, changed his act and became the better person, and he was happier. He said he has never been so happy in his entire life. And it's all because of the gospel. He continued to share more of his story, but it really was one of the most life-changing/inspiring stories I've ever heard... I'm so very proud of my dear friend TJ and I just know he'll do a fantastic job in Virginia! Good luck pal, you'll be great :)

To end my Sunday, I headed to Abby's where we ate too much junk food and finished up homework (story of our lives) and then I headed to Brady's house where his mom let me take over his mission scrapbook and then I played a game of pictionary with his family! It was one of the funnest visits I've ever had! :) What a great day!

They Know

I went to the Temple this afternoon, it was a beautiful day and the sun made the Temple shine so bright :) It wasn't as busy as the last Saturday I went, but there were still a few people. But I just wanted to share one thought about my experience. I've mentioned before how the confirmation part is my favorite. I feel the closest to Heaven at that moment, and I also feel the happiest; finally confirming members who have been waiting for that moment. The Temple worker who was saying the names had a hard time pronouncing one and the other worker looked at him and said, "When you say their name, and aren't sure how to pronounce it, you can just spell it out. Pronunciation doesn't matter, they know who it is." And that just got me thinking.. (as usual) Heaven really does know. The angels, Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and all those who have passed on, know who we are. They know everyone. That's why we are called "Brother" and "Sister." We are family. It came off as a little careless when he first said it but it really got me thinking about how great this work is and how lucky I am to be so close to so many Temples to help those be confirmed and baptized. Heavenly Father knows us, and those we're doing the work for. In fact, I'm always wondering if even though we have "Heavenly Names," we still go by our earthly names in Heaven? Not sure.. guess I'll find out when I get there years down the road... It makes me feel special knowing that someone in Heaven knows me, in fact, that everyone in Heaven knows me, and they know you too :) Isn't that comforting? I'm so grateful for this gospel! I've truly felt the Spirit as my constant companion this week.

My 45th Letter

Brady sent me a package.

One I wasn't expecting/asked for.

It just showed up in my mailbox.

All cute and in brown package like the others.

It was small, and contained things I wasn't sure of.

There was a note that said, "Open As Soon As You Want."

I basically ran inside with so much excitement inside of me.

I opened it up and pulled out the letter, chocolate and little box.

The little box was jewelry.. boy am I spoiled :)

Then some chocolate. Which is always yummy.

But the letter is and always has been my favorite part.

He told his silly resurrection punch-line again,

but it melts my heart and brings back memory of our dating days.

He told me what he's been reading and how his study of the 

Book of Mormon is going/missionary life.

It was a really cute letter/package and I'm grateful for it.