Lots of lovin

Him// Wakes up early

Her// Loves to sleep in

Him// has to have chocolate at night

Her// has a canker because of chocolate

Him// Loves Basketball

Her// Loves Baseball

Him// Hums in the car

Her// Sings in the car

Him// Loves the dog on the couch

Her// Loves the dog on the bed

Him// White bread

Her//Wheat bread.

Him// Mt.Dew solves world problems

Her// Dr.Pepper solves hers

Him// loves her

Her// Loves him



A blog about love

If you are ever having a bad day, I have found the blog for you to read to uplift you (besides mine of course: ))

Go Here. Mara is the happiest person I know. I have linked you to the post she wrote about how to have a REALLY REALLY good marriage. And believe me kids, once you start reading you'll want to start from the beginning.

That is what I have done for the past week. Yesterday I had to scan a huge mountain of loan docs, so I figured in between the stacks I would read, and read I did. I sit and just smile about the love that Mara and Danny have. They are adorable. so if you don't have much planned for this weekend, go read their blog.

Happy Weekend!

September Challenge

For the past few weeks I have had this feeling that I needed to get a hold of my visiting teaching companion.  Then finally I did it and we set a day to go visit our assigned sisters in our ward. We weren't sure what the message for August was so we decided to just go with a yummy treat and quote. 

Then I started reading the September issue of the Ensign and stumbled upon the message for the upcoming month. It is about being Self-Reliant. There is one part about how when the pioneers settled in the Salt Lake Valley that Brigham Young wanted them to "flourish and establish" their new homes. They had to learn new skills and had to become self sufficient. "While the specific duties of Relief Society sisters are often different today, the principals remain constant:

1- Learn to love work and avoid idleness.

2- Acquire a spirit of self- sacrifice

3- Accept personal responsibility for spiritual strength, health, education, employment, finances, food, and other life-sustaining necessities.

4- Pray for faith and courage to meet challenges.

5- Strengthen others who need assistance."

These got me to thinking that these are such great things to strengthen to any person. Religious or not. 

If you would like to join me, I am going to work on these one week at a time throughout the week of September. I will do a post at the beginning of the week to remind you of what the principal is, and one at the end of the week to share my insights and thoughts with you. **Some things that I/you may feel and learn through out this is very personal, and will help you grow and become more self reliant. You can choose to do this with your spouse/loved one as well and grow closer to one another.

I am very excited about this. If it helps to put notes around the house, notifications on your phone, anything to remind you to keep going, do it!! 

Letting go of the little stuff

Today in my usual daily read of the news, I stumbled upon this story.

This lady was going to have a get together, and needed corn. She had asked her husband to pick it up and he forgot. (sound familiar to anyone) long story short they went to go get the corn and the corn stand was closed for the night. She was starting to get mad, then realized that she didn't need to make her husband feel like a failure over corn. It was just food. Then BAM! They found another corn stand. And everything was good.

This last week in Lake Powell I had a little something like this happen. Well, it was mostly me being crazy, but either way. The guys had all gone out to go boating. Jake's cousin asked his wife (who was sitting right next to me) if she wanted to go with them, she declined and they left. I was hurt that Jake didn't ask me, and later when I asked him he said he figured I wouldn't want to go if Tia wasn't going.

I felt bad that I was upset with him over something so little, but I worked it out because it was stupid to be mad at Jake over going boating. When we were in Lake Powell. Where we can go boating all day everyday.

It was all okay. But I have to constantly remind myself that some of the little things in life that irritate me are not worth the fight. You have to pick your battles for sure. Most the time it is just me being a crazy lady.

Happy Wednesday

We're a happy family

Sometimes I am really bad at this blogging thing. Okay, I have gotten really bad at it! And I apologize. About a month or so ago, anytime I went anywhere I had ideas just flowing through my head of posts and things I wanted to say. Not so much anymore! I have become an airhead!


For a happy Friday post I wanted to talk about Families. Because, after all, we are stuck with them forever and ever! :) I have realized how important my family is to me since I got married. When Jake and I moved to Mapleton, right after we got married, It was so hard for me to transition. #1 to being married and #2 not knowing a single soul up "in the city".

I learned that I had to rely on my sweet husband and my family as well as Jakes. They were the support that I needed and they were the ones that were there for me. Don't get me wrong. My friends were still there for me, but there are ways that your family can just be there for you in a way that some friends can't.

I really enjoyed knowing that my sisters were going to be driving up to see me, or spend the week with me! It was so much fun going to my in laws and hanging out with Jakes mom when they were all gone hunting. I have really grown a lot closer to my family and have realized that life is a lot better with them in it. No matter what.

It is tough not being able to see my family as often as I see Jakes, but I know that they are still there. Even though they can't always stop to see me.


I am so happy that my family is eternal. I am so very happy that Jake is my family and that we get to learn and grow with one another.



Happy Friday.
Enjoy the day :)

husband, oh husband.

Growing up, my family's humor is to mock and make fun of each other. As per usual, I picked it up. When I got to college and by the time I met Jake, I tried not to do that near as much but it obviously was still there. When we were first married I realized that I would say things out in public and to our friends that I shouldn't. I would be joking but these people who didn't know me very well didn't know that I was.

So a few months into our marriage I realized that the things I'm saying could possibly be hurting Jake. So one night I brought it up and asked him if they were getting to him and affecting him. I remember that day because I decided that I would be a better wife. He said that he knew that's how I was, but it did get to him some times.

From then on I made the decision that I would be better. That I would really try to uplift my husband, and make everyone jealous when I talked about him because he is the best husband ever!

That is one thing I have been working on, but while starting this new job, I have really realized that I have done better. I talk about Jake like he is a prince who moves mountains. Because in fact, that is exactly how he is.

Now I'm not saying that I'm perfect by any means. I do occasionally joke around and catch myself saying something about Jake, or to Jake that someone might not take the way I mean it. So I stop myself, apologize, and move on.

Time with Jake has been so much better since I decided to do that. I will be with him into the eternities and I don't want him regretting his decision to be with me.

Challenge: uplift everyone around you. Pick one person that you are around most days and make them feel better.
Life will be better, and you will be happier!!

Very Married.

I am one lucky girl to be married to a man that makes me a better person.

In the last few weeks Jake has been back and forth to Mexico for work. It has been really hard to say goodbye when I take him to the airport, but it has definitely strengthened our marriage. 

We have been married only over a year, but I feel as though we are VERY married. We are committed to one another, and love and respect each other.

Some people who get married or are engaged think that life is just going to be roses and butterflies being married. And at times it is, but there are times when you just want to throw things, yell scream, and cry, but you have to realize that you are partners in your marriage. 

Married life is better than I expected it to be. It is better because I grow as a person, as well as with my husband. 

I love being very married. 

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How He proposed.

I had been going to the dentist for the past few weeks in the last part of January and the beginning of February.

We were into our second semester at Snow College, and with a Utah winter, we were stuck inside most days. If Jake didn't have his snowmobile or snow boards at the apartment with him, we were usually inside doing homework, watching movies, or at my parents house playing with my 3 month old niece. 

On February 7th Jake and I were driving home from Walmart when he said, "I am so sick of sitting in the apartment. Do you want to go on a drive up the mountains or something tomorrow?"

I just figured that he really was sick of being cooped up, and totally fell for the obvious. I have been told that when you're being proposed to, the Lord makes you stupid (maybe not stupid) But not notice the obvious so it can be that much more special.

So I suggested that we go up the canyon where I lived, and see how far we could get up with all the snow. I told him we'd have to go after I got out of the dentist though.

So the next day, I wasn't thinking about getting proposed to that day or anything. I just went through my day like normal. When I was done at the dentist I told him I was on my way home. But my sister worked at that office and needed a ride home. So I took her home and the called Jake up to tell him I was on my way over. 

He kept telling me "no its okay I can pick you up from your apartment just go back there. I'll be there in a minute."

and I kept telling him, "no its okay, I'm already in my car and on my way over. see you in a sec." and hung up.

When I got to his apartment, he was sitting in on the couch. So I went and sat by him and asked if we could go before it got too cold. and I had noticed his truck was gone so I asked where it was.

He said that his roommate had taken it to walmart to get a drink because his car was almost out of gas.. 

Which I should have caught on to because his apartment was just up the street from a gas station.

When his roommate got back we left and were on our way. We didn't make it very far up the mountain at all so we turn back around and started to drive back down when he pulled off onto the side of the road and asked if I wanted to shoot his gun for a minute. (he has a sweet gun okay?)

we we got out when he says "can you get it from under the back seat? I have to pee"

Romantic. I Know!

So I lifted up the back seat and there were purple roses. I didn't know what to think. So many things were running through my mind but mostly that I had been hinting towards flowers lately and I thought that he had just bought me flowers. I smiled and moved them aside and reached for the gun. I didn't notice that Jake didn't really go pee and was standing next to me when I handing him the gun and he said, "you can look at the flowers you know."

when I say, "they're for me?!" Duh April. Come on now!

So I picked them up and smelled them. When Jake starts to turn them and says, they're something else with them. When he turned the flowers, there was a ring on the stem of the roses. 

All I could say is "ARE YOU SERIOUS!?" 

Then he got down on one knee and said, "April, will you marry me?"

Short and sweet!

but all I remember saying is are you serious? and giggling. I must've said yes somewhere in there because he put the ring on my finger and we were kissing! I was in shock, and my mouth was still numb from the dentist! 

I love the way that Jake proposed. Every little word is just so him, and I wouldn't have wanted it any other way! 

How We Met.

A year ago, I was busy planning a wedding. Our FIRST anniversary is coming up in a few days and I wanted to share a little bit of our love story and everything wedding!

When I graduated high school I was so happy to finally be going to college. One of my childhood friends from down the street invited me to come live with her and another girl I did pageants with. I was so excited to move out and be and adult. We moved in the first of August in 2011. We had all of these plans to have parties all the time and go to all of the football games. It didn't quite work out as planned but I had so much fun living with those girls! 

I was dating a boy I dated on and off through high school. He was about to leave for and LDS mission to Africa. I thought I was the most heart broken girl ever. He left a few days before my birthday in September. When he did leave I cried and cried. all day and didn't want to leave the apartment to go anywhere. One night one of my friends from high school invited me to go to Zumba with her. So I went. After words my sister invited me over for some dessert at her, fiancee's apartment. So I went over in my sweats and messy hair.

I was sitting there eating the richest chocolate melting cake ever when I saw this good looking, hobbling (he was wearing a boot from breaking his ankle) , hott guy come walking through the door. They introduced him to me as Jake.  Oooohhh how sexy he is! I thought.

So later that night I text my sisters fiancé and told him that he had a good looking roommate, and things just went from there. 

My roommates and I had started to plan a group date up the mountains. I wanted to ask Jake. So I got his number and text him but he was gone hunting for the weekend. He apologized many many times and said that we'd have to go on a date another time. 

We were texting all that weekend and eventually started hanging out. We went to the local cheese burger place and got cheese burgers and hot chocolate. That was the most comfortable I have ever felt around a guy I liked. We just kept talking and everything was going so smooth. 

When I would see his truck around campus I would hurry and rip a piece of paper from my notebook, write him a note, and leave it under his windshield wiper. I was smitten! This boy was amazing!

We started hanging out more. He took me on a ride up the mountain on his four wheeler to spot deer at the beginning of a Utah October. It was FREEZING!! 

We were texting all day everyday, and hanging out when ever we weren't in class or I wasn't at work.

I was really falling in love with this boy. He was perfect. After we had spent two months unofficially dating, I decided that I would "dear John" the boy I had sent off on a mission, and really start seriously dating Jake. Good thing I did because after my sisters wedding in December, we started talking about getting married.

We went ring shopping once and only sort of looked at rings. I was not expecting it at all when he proposed to me!

... Watch for the next post on how Jake proposed. 

The Boy that I love

Dear Husband,

Today is your birthday. 24!? What!? Holla! What a great man you are! Can I just tell you how lucky I am to have you in my life!

How adorable are you!? Such a happy boy! You are still the same way. Any time I think something might get me down for a second, you bring me back up, and make me smile.

I wish more than anything that our little kids will be just like you.

Loving

A great big brother

Protective

A hunter

Adventurous

A cowboy

A dog lover

responsible

The list goes on and on love. 

This year with you has been amazing. I am SOOOOO glad you came into my life. I have loved all of our adventures so far, and can't wait for everything to come, and I am just so excited to spend every minute with you. 

I love you Jake.

Happy Birthday. 

I love you. 

What do you do?

Today's is, if you couldn't answer your job, what would you say to the question 'What do you do?'

I am a wife. 

a maid.

a cook. 

a cryer.

a friend.

a comedian.

I love to watch my baby T swim around and beg me for food.
I love to run around with our fuzzy little pup, Sky.
I paint and do crafts.
I pretend I take pictures.
I spill my guts to the world sometimes.




What would you answer the question with if you couldn't answer your job?

Favorite Quote.

Remember how I am reading this book,

Well She is very inspiring. I love the way that she is very human and admits how hard everything was for her. But I love more that she takes how hard everything is for her, and just turns it around and makes it something she can grow from. 

So my favorite quote for right now is:

Stephanie is amazing.

She is making me want to be the person that can push through anything. We all have those flame in our lives that bite at our skin and burn us. But its the heeling process that is important and to continue with hope.

Share the hope.

Heaven is Here.

This week has flown by. There was so much I wanted to get done, and I wanted so bad to get into our new house by this weekend, but everything takes longer than you expect.

With finals next week, and trying to help (or at least be the cheerleader for Jake) at the house, and work there is no time to get the things done I need to. Or so it seems.

Finally at midnight last night, the tile in our kitchen is complete! We are now just waiting on the carpet and wood to come next week, and I will be a happy camper. Nope.. I won't be camping anymore. I'll be in my bed, snuggled up warm reading a book. This whole trailer living has gotten to me and gave me a nice head cold! In April!

On a side note,

I have seen this book going around the blogosphere for some time, and I have been wanting to buy it. So yesterday, I did it. I broke down and bought it on my way to work.

I follow Stephanie's blog, and can I tell you that she is absolutely amazing! She makes me want to be so much better. With the trails she has been faced with she still smiles and finds the good in everything, and thanks Heavenly Father everyday for all of her beautiful children, and the life she has. 

If you haven't heard of Stephanie Nielson, let me summarize a little. This book starts out with how she met her husband, how they fell in love. It talks about having their kids and moving around the country. She is an amazing writer and you can feel that love that her and her husband, Christian share. 

Stephanie and her husband were in a plane accident, and that is where her story begins. She talks about her struggles, but how she copes with it. 

To me she is an amazing example of the kind of person I'm striving to be. 

The very first part of the book talks about her and her husband courtship. She talks about the way he looks and how amazing he treats her. She shares the first time they said, "I love you" to one another. I couldn't help but think back to all of the similar memories I have with Jake. While reading that part, the only person I could think of was Jake. (which is fitting!)

I love that I can say that I have a happy life. I love that I can say that my husband treats me like a princess. I love that I can say that I have a family, on both sides, that love me very much! I love that I can say that I have a Heavenly Father that loves me, and is watching over me. He is helping me with all of the choices that I make, big or small. I love that I can say that I am loved. 

What a great book this is. It makes you think about your own life and appreciate everything you have.

Go Buy it! Its on sale at Deseret Book right now, and read it over the weekend! :)

have you read this book? what did you think?

Goodbye to a friend

Hello lovlies. 

It is thursday. Thank to the HEAVENS!!!

I am so excited for this weekend. Why? Because one of my very best friends from my yonder years is giving her missionary farewell talk. She is going to GUATEMALA! 

Me and my dear friend, Marissa, have been friends since she moved to Manti when we were in 6th grade. We were buddies, and had our little tifs over WHO KNOWS WHAT! But once we made it to high school, we both made it onto cheer and she became one of my very best friends!

 (marissa, brookie, me)

Our first summer of cheer we hung out quite a bit. Then we both decided to compete in whats call Miss Independence. It is a pageant for girls between the age of 16-18. The week of the pageant my family decided to go to Yellowstone. But I had to stay behind for our cheer fundraiser, Little Girls Cheer Camp, and practice for Miss Independence. 

So I bunked with Marissa for a week! 

I think that is when our friendship really grew. We would stay up late talking about boys, calling her boyfriend. Leaving messages of disney songs on his voicemail. Oh my! We laughed for hours and hours. Can I just tell you how much I love this girl. She's so pretty!

If you couldn't tell us three were inseparable! Love these two!

But I really am so proud of my friend Marissa to make the decision to go on a mission. She is going to be an amazing missionary, and I cannot wait to write her letters every month! 

What a great example she is to me!!!

On another note. Jake went to the dentist on Monday. He called me after her got out and informed me that he had 0, ZERO, nada, No cavities. 

Now, Here is where I express my frustration. I can brush my teeth more than him. I can floss more than him. I can use mouthwash more than him, and I will still have more cavities than him. I really hope that our kids have his teeth because my mouth was graded with a big fat F!

Five. Five cavities that have to be filled. I'm a little upset. But let me quickly tell you about the last time I got fillings. It was the day that Jake proposed to me. I was sitting in that chair listening to my teeth being ground to a pulp. *like that image? Well I sat there with my eyes closed counting the seconds until I would be finished with that pain.

Today, I was told that when I come in to get my fillings done, I can bring a movie to watch! What is this geniousness (its a word) that has been found? I am so happy and excited to get my cavities filled! and I get the day off to do it. Another plus! Is there anyone else that has this luxury when they go to the dentist that I have just been missing out on??

The whole time I was sitting at the dentist today, all I could think of was this picture.

 Another plus of today, I have great gums! 

Happy Thursday!

When time has no meaning

10 months.

1 month. - june-  Love that I have a hardworking husband.
2 months. - july- Love that He hugs me when I cry. Even when he doesn't understand why.
3 months. - august- Love that He will sit at a wedding with me all day long, when all He wants to do is throw up.
4 months. -september- Love that He will spoil me more than I deserve on my birthday.
5 months. -october- Love that He will carve pumpkins with me and watch random halloween movies with me.
6 months. -november- Love that He will say I cooked a good turkey when I left all the insides in it... gross.
7 months. - december- Love that He will let me decorate like crazy for Christmas, even when he is a scrooge.
8 months. - january- Love that He will kiss me at midnight in front of our friends.
9 months. -february- Love that He will spend our $20 gift limit on flowers and candy for me.
10 months. -march- I LOVE MY HUSBAND. Because we are still in love with each other. We are still in the honeymoon phase, and happy about it. I love my husband because he can make me laugh when all I want to do is be done with everything. I love him because he will take me to a movie and ice cream. I love my husband because he will take interest in things I love. I love my husband because he kisses me goodnight, good morning, and any chance he gets. I love my husband because he's adorable, sweet, and kind.
He's got a good butt, smile and hair.
He is my soul mate, my lover, and friend.

We've made it 10 months.. and are still madly in love!

Guest Post >>>>>> Love Court, XOXO

Hey guys! We have Courtenay (not Courtney) today here from Love Court XOXO! She is absolutely adorable and here to tell you a little about her love story! Take it away Court!

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 I love love- always have, always will. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I love a good love story. And I figure, since I love a good love story, there has to be somebody else out there who loves reading love stories too. That’s why I decided to share a love story with you, readers of Hansen Love!  

This one I am about to share is my favorite for one major reason, it’s mine.

Let’s go back to the week of my high school graduation. It was summer (I know summer is great everywhere, but there is something about a Michigan summer that is magical. If you ever have time to go on a vacation in June/July/Aug- come to Michigan. You won’t be disappointed), I was finally graduating high school, and I had all the time in the world to hang out with my best friends. In my eyes, life was perfect. There wasn’t anything I would change.

I remember this specific night like it was yesterday. It was about 9:00 pm and I was sitting in my high school parking lot with two of my friends (waiting to meet up with another person), when I received a text message from someone who I had never talked to before. He said his name was Zack Coleman. I knew vaguely who this Zack Coleman was (his younger sister was in my graduating class), but I had never seen/talked/ect to him. I must have been feeling a little spontaneous that night because I texted him back. I normally didn’t text random guys back, just wasn’t my style.  Of course the first thing I said to him was, “How did you get my number?” His response was, “Your mom gave it to me and said that I should hang out with you sometime.” Imagine my shock hearing that my MOM was handing out my phone number. So, that next morning (I had slept over at my friend’s house) I called my mom and asked her if she had given my phone number out. Her response was, “No.” That’s right, she lied about giving Zack my number, making him look totally creepy for about 5 mins (she finally confessed, silly mom).

Once I finally got it out of her that it was her and Zack didn’t make the whole story up, she urged me to have dinner with him. Since I always did what my parents told me (I was good that way), I had dinner with him at a local Ann Arbor restaurant, Zingermans. I ordered mac n’ cheese. I don’t remember, but I can make a pretty safe guess that he ordered a hamburger (He always does when we go out to eat). We split an order of sweet potato fries. That dinner lead to more dinners which lead to a whole summer of dinners, and before I knew it, I was engaged. So, I guess that means two things. 1) I get to have dinner dates with him for the rest of my life and 2) Moms really do know what’s best for their kids.

You can read more about my real life love story, daily adventures, and wedding planning at Love Court, XOXO. If you stop by, please say hi!

Ps. I already told you how I love love, so obviously I would love to hear about how you met your boyfriend/fiancé/husband/partner in crime. Please share your story in the comments.

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Isn't she just adorable!? Both of them! I love hearing love stories! They are my favorite ever! Thanks for sharing today Court!! Go check her out, her blog is so cute, and I love seeing all of her fun pictures on instagram!! 

Have a great day everyone!

Guest Post >>>> Carmina & Jaron Hughes

You guys! I have a super fun surprise for today. I have a friend of mine, Carmina Hughes guest posting today. I met her in my college ward my first year in college. My sister always thought she was me, and I am oh so flattered! She's gorgeous. Her and her husband got married a month after Jake and I. They are adorable, here she is....

Hello everybody! :) 

I'm so glad to be here at Hansen Love! 

I'm Carmina Hughes from Jaron {&} Carmina

and I probably have an unhealthy addiction to blogging. I could spend all day blogging- and what I mean by that is, I spend all day blogging.

I hope to get back into college and major in graphic design so that I can keep this love of mine alive and make money from it! Holla! But as for now, I'm your average housewife who sits at home for all hours of the day and pins to Pinterest, stalks people on Facebook, and vicariously lives through others via their super cute and exciting blogs. 

I started blogging about two years ago when I graduated and left home. My blog was mostly just personal stuff- so basically I was writing in my journal but putting it up on the internet for the world to see. But since then, my blog has seen some change. Don't be disappointed, I still post about my personal life so you won't be missing out on any juicy details, but I want my blog to grow! (heh. don't we all?) Rather than just personal juicy stuff, I want to host giveaways, add yummy recipes, fun crafts, and helpful tutuorials on everything from hair and beauty to how to change a tire. (Just kidding. I probably won't do a tutorial on that. But you get the idea.) 

Please, feel free to follow me! I sure do love people. :) While you're there, grab a button.. Share the LOVE!!

Anyway, I couldn't think of a topic to post about so the lovely April assigned me one.

Topic: What Jaron and I have learned so far in our marriage. 

Jaron and I have been married nine months and counting! 

here are some pictures from our beautiful day...

The past nine months have been amazing and aggravating, breath taking yet trying, fun and beautiful, crazy but calm, bumpy and rocky, silly and strange, and easy yet hard. These past months have been anything and everything from walking out of the room in frustration, to laughing so hard we cried. And that's the beauty of it all I think... because, it isn't all rainbows and butterflies like I always thought it would be. 

It's better than that. 

I have learned so much about the man I married, and so much about marriage itself!

I have learned that Jaron does really, really weird things sometimes. He also does things that irritate me. But he also does things that make me love him like crazy. So it's all good. :) 

Some of the weird things that he does are..

- He washes his face in the kitchen sink with dish soap and dries his face with a wash rag.

weird right? I promise we do have face wash and clean wash cloths in the bathroom.. but.. he just does his own thing I guess. 

- this one has to be told in a story..

The other day I looked over at him sitting on the couch and he had one of his socks pressed to his face. I asked him what he was doing and he told me that he cut himself shaving and was drying up the blood. with a sock. haha! I laughed at him cause it was so weird and funny all at the same time. :)

mmm.. the things that irritate me.. (I need to be careful with this one. ;)

The things that irritate me irritated me WAY bad when we first got married, but I decided it wasn't a big deal. So when he does something that bugs me.. I let him know nicely, or punch him in the back. 

-He farts. of course, right? Everyone farts. But Jaron's farts always smell like rotten egg fart. mixed with old parmesan cheese. And what he does almost EVERY night is right when I'm am about to fall asleep.. like I am so. SO close to being asleep I am pretty much already dreaming... he farts. He farts his big, insta-stink, rotten, egg parmesan farts. aaaand that's when I punch him in the back.

- He also doesn't cover things when he puts them in the fridge. Like, we had made this really good chip dip the other day, and I asked him to put it away.. so he did. He just put the bowl right in the fridge. without covering it up. So the next day, I told him that he needed to cover things up when he puts them in the fridge or they go bad. So the next day after that.. I go to look in the fridge and there is a bowl sitting right side up, with a plastic grocery bag around it. I asked what it was and he said, "Well. you told me to cover things up!" 

You know, the things he does that make me love him like crazy could go on forever. This list probably could go on for just about as long as we are going to be married. (which is eternity if you didn't know.) 

He is so kind, and selfless.

He always does what I ask, even if he has to throw a little fit first.

He is so good about taking turns as to who takes the dog out.

His smile lights up this whole basement apartment that we live in. 

He is actually a really great "housewife". When I come home from work the house is spotless and the laundry and dishes are done. He is so SO wonderful in that way. 

He always does little things for me just to let me know that he pays attention to me. Like, he makes me posters when I come home from work, and he buys me Horton Hears A Who when I tell him I wish I had that movie. He buys me greek yogurt when I want some, and he rubs my shoulders and back when I don't even ask him to. 

He is such a good example to me. sometimes I try to convince myself that I'm too tired to kneel and pray, but he always makes me get on my knees to say my night time prayers, and he's always reminding me to read my scriptures before bed. :)

Like I said, this list could go on forever.. but.....

It's my husband's turn to write. :)

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Okay so we've been married for nine months now, and I gotta say it wasn't all glamorous. But for the most part it has been the best thing ever. :) For the first monthish of our marriage we were still working out the kinks of who liked what and who did what and stuff like that. That kind of caused  a lot of arguing and bitterness. We spent sometimes thinking what our spouse could do for us instead of what we could do for the other. Which is where we have grown a lot. We do bash on each other a lot when we come home to Mesquite about who does what disgusting thing but its all in good fun and we know were not 100% serious.

Anyway for the past couple of months we just decided to improve on things were not so great at. Like.....

-Arguing about who needs to take the dog out

-Comparing who has done more things for the other to get them to do something for you

-Doing little things to show we love each other

-Reading scriptures/praying

So we have actually done really well. I think we have become alot more selfless these last couple of months to the point that we just have this system that works now. We really cant stay mad at each other for more than 5 minutes without laughing about it because its so dumb. And that is when a marriage becomes fun, rewarding, exciting and lovable.

So since Carmina bashed on me for a few things i do believe it is my turn. (but i do love her :) )

1. She leaves hair pretty's / rubber bands/ bobby pins / head bands and all your other girly knick knacks... EVERYWHERE.

2. This woman feeds our dog any and everything. You name it. Capri Suns, powdered sugar, burnt fish, cinnamon eggs?, Sour Patch Kids. And then this is the great part..... 

3. She gets mad when Cliff poops in the house ESPECIALLY when its all nasty with diarrhea because she knows its because that's what she fed him!

4.  She gathers all the hair up that comes off her head in the shower and straight SLAPS it against the wall. And leaves it. And still clogs the drain somehow. i don't even know. 

She does have mostly good moments though because she is always pushing me to be better. Getting me to be more social in the new ward and helping me with things like keeping the sabbath holy :)

She scratches my back in church and even though its only for like 30 seconds its the best thing in the world!

She 95% of the time cleans up after meals and makes sure im super spoiled all the time.

She is super patient with me even though im a weirdo and do weird things. And we have a teenage girl for a dog so i know she will be a good mom already! :)

She knows everything i like now and everything i dont like. 

She loves to watch movies 100 times. The one were on right now is horton hears a who. Which is currently playing in the front room :)

She always takes the coolest looking notes in church and i get way jealous because she has all sorts of colors and stuff like that.

Well.... i think im done talking about my awesome wife because Cliff just farted and it stinks so i need to move...

I love Carmina Joy and im so glad i get to be with that crazy woman forever! :)

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Thanks for letting us share some of our lives with YOU! :) We look forward to having you atcjoyhughes.blogspot.com :)

Seriously. They are adorable! and it's so true. Marriage isn't always glamorous, but it's the best thing to be with your best friend everyday! Thank you Carmina and Jaron!!!