-Simply Splendidly Married-

Evan and I have been married a little over a month! It’s been so fun and time just flies by. I am in school and Evan is working. Everyday is a new adventure and we are happy to be married. People told us that when you get married things stay busy. Well that’s very true! It doesn’t help that I am what some might call a clean freak! Evan the sweet husband he is must be about to break! I seriously don’t get how he does what he does he wakes up at 4:30 to go to work gets home just as I get home from school with a happy face and always asks “what can I help with”. Even if I say I’m good he finds things to do to calm my OCD. The best part of the day for me is seriously just lying in bed and talking to Evan. I think what means the most to me is that Evan is always willing to help me and in his eyes I am all that matters. I know that corny I know! But really I can see his love for me. It’s not just something he says he does it! He shows me he loves by playing slapjack with my nephew for the hundredth time.  Or letting me vent about the silly things that happen to me. But most of all he is patient with me. He knows how hard its been leaving home. He understands my pain and he still loves me in my “crazy” moments. So if you are thinking of marriage or dating I want to leave you with some advice. 

         “Jump in with both feet!”

The Blessing of Love

Have you ever felt like you knew someone so well and then you find out something new that you didn’t know? And all the sudden you can look at them in a different light. I have been told from many people this is something that will continue to happen, as one gets older. This past year I found out how beautiful and kind Evan is. He is always willing to help. He loves my family and even more he loves my love for my family. When we started dating I made a list it was titled “what I love about Evan”. I know it’s cheesy but this list grows longer and longer. I have never met someone who is so willing and loving. I love this guy so much.

One thing I also learned this year is my sweet, beautiful sister is a poet and singer. Not to mention a great dancer and spunky personality to boot. Her poems are so deep and so heartfelt. I tease her that she could write songs and sing and be a big hit. But the thing is she really could! It’s funny because I have wanted to be a beautiful singer and I have taken lessons and tried my hardest. It seriously makes me laugh that this talent I want and can’t perfect my sister has. What’s funny is that she doesn’t even understand how beautiful her voice is! I am so excited to get married but I must be honest and say I will miss the days when I could come home from a date and hear all about her drama and life. And then have her listen to my drama and life and give me some serious good advice! I have been truly blessed with a unique family that I love dearly.

-With love Missy

Catching a Cab

A couple of weeks ago we went to Boston to support Missy's brother who ran in the Boston Marathon, which by the way he ran in a great time.  We got to do some cool stuff while we were there and saw a lot of things that you don't get to see in Utah.  The first night we were there we all went to a Boston Red Sox game.  Fenway Park is awesome and the game was fun.  It started to rain a little bit in the 7th inning and it was already a little cold so it was even colder once the rain came.  Missy was a good sport and we stayed until the beginning of the 9th inning before we left.  It wasn't until we tried to catch a cab that the real fun began.  There we quite a few people trying to catch a cab and we couldn't get one forever it seemed and being cold and wet and running around didn't help either.  We finially saw a cab that was stopped so we ran towards it and realized that it was pulled over by a cop ha ha.  So we were still on the hunt.  I thought that we should just stay and wait until the cop left and try to get that cab but we thought we saw other cabs stopped so we ran over there and they already had people in it so still we were on the lookout.  After a while we saw a police officer directing traffic so we asked him were to go and he pointed us down this street.  Well as we are walking some people get out of this cab so before I know it Missy is sprinting after this cab to try to get it and it drives off so Missy stops but wait the cab stops at the stop sign so before I can even blink Missy is half way down the street trying to get the cab drivers attention.  I started to run to catch up with Missy but she was too far ahead of me.  In my head I was thinking there is no way that she will catch that cab but I stood corrected.  She did catch the cab and  I still don't know were all of Missy's energy came from but holy cow she was hauling down that street.  We got in the cab soaking wet and were relieved to know we would be back at our hotel and be warm again.  That was just one of the many adventures of Boston and we had a really fun time.

No More Monkey

My mom hurt her leg the other day and my nephew Connor that we call monkey came to her aid with his tools! He walked in with his binky in his mouth and took out his hammer and went to “fix gamma”. We laughed and my mom suggested that he hit her head not the knee so she wouldn’t feel the pain. I look at my family and I think to myself how many times have I wanted to take out my hammer and “fix” their problems. I think to myself “If they would just do this or work on this they would be fine”. The thing about it is that they need that pain and I also need it. It’s a pain that makes me love deeper. I can talk to them and suggest all I want but when it comes down to it the best thing I can do is listen. Its sooo hard sometimes (especially because I love to talk) but sometimes listening to someone helps you understand what not only they need but you need also.  

Funny Family Moments

Having nephew's and niece’s are fun. And some of my favorite moments are when I am spending time with my family. Today Evan and I were helping my nephew who is 2 get ready for bed. He hates lotion and honestly I don’t know why (I love it) but he was crying and then it was like BAM he stopped and said “topper does this” meaning my other nephew Copper puts lotion on as well. I told him yes and he said “otay” (okay) and was completely happy. We busted up laughing it was so funny. It also made me think that we (adults) do the same thing. When we see someone we care about or want to model do something we usually don’t do we seem to rethink, well I do at least and I do! Think I think it’s keeping an open mind!  

Fun with Friends

Evan and I spent the past weekend with some of my old high school friends it was so nice to catch up and see the girls. I have been very blessed with great friends in my life. Also this past weekend we went to one of Evan’s mission companions wedding, it was so beautiful and fun. It made us even more excited to get married this summer!

The Proposal

When it came to time to figure out how I was going to propose I wanted to think of something that would be romantic and at the same time a little surprising to her since she knew it was coming.  This is how it all went down. We had been wanting to go to a place called "color me mine" where you can paint pottery for a long time. We were going to go there with her friend Emily and her boyfriend Patrick on a saturday so I thought of going there the following monday to make a plate that said Missy will you marry me. I had told a couple of people about my idea and they thought it was a good idea. Saturday morning Missy was telling me how she was having some dreams of how I was going to propose and one of them involved me painting a plate that said Missy will you marry me. I couldn't believe it. That was my idea that was going to surprise her and she had a dream about it. I told her that I was thinking about doing that but that I couldn't do it any more since it wasn't going to be a surprise. She still wanted me to do it but i wasn't so sure. I still ended up going the following Monday and made a platter with a poem that I had written and at the bottom of the platter it said Missy will you marry me.




The ring arrived Tuesday and I accidentally spilled the beans and Missy found out that I had the ring. We had plans with Emily and Patrick to go to dinner and pick up our pottery and I had told Emily to cancel the day of so Missy wouldn't be expecting anything. And we were going to go to my sisters surprise birthday party at 5:30 even though it was really at 7:30. I told her that we were all dressing up for the party so she needed to dress nice. On the way to my sisters house I turned into Tuscany. By then she had figured it out that I was going to propose. I had taken all of the flowers and the platter to Tuscany before I picked Missy up and this is how it went down. When we got our drinks the waitress brought out two dozen red roses. The waitress then brought out three dozen mixed roses. At desert the waitress, with some help, brought out another two dozen red roses with the platter that I had made with the ring box on top. I walked around the table while Missy was reading the poem and I grabbed the ring. By the time Missy was done I was on my knee and asked her to marry me. I'm not going to lie I did get a little teary eyed but I was able to control my emotions. The answer was YES! Missy had made me the happiest and luckiest man alive!! Missy was right, once we got into a relationship things did progress fast, which doesn't bother me. We are now getting things ready for the wedding. By the way Missy didn't think that I was going to make the platter so it was a nice surprise for her. Missy has been waiting for us to be engaged so she could start looking for a dress and doing all of the other planning. She can now do all the planning she wants. We are getting married August 6th 2010 in the LDS Salt Lake Temple! That is our story. I'm sorry if it was too long. It still seems like I left something out. I LOVE MISSY and I can't wait to marry her!!



Here is the poem that I wrote:



Give me your hand and I will hold it tight

Give me your hand and our love with reach new heights

Give me your hand and we can get lost in each others eyes

Give me your hand and I will give you a love that never dies

Holding your hand makes me feel as light as a feather

So give me your hand and our love will grow forever