Luckiest Girl Ever!

I am the luckiest girl on the planet.  My hubby spoils me every single day and I'm so blessed to have him.  This Christmas he bought me Step Up 3 (chick flick even though he doesn't love them), he made me a photo book on ShuttrFly, AND he bought me a brand new awesome laptop!  And besides all the awesome gifts he has been taking care of me for the past week and a half while I've been sick.  I sure do love my +Brad Withers and am so grateful to call him my own!  Thanks for always being so perfect baby!

08/2012

-Brad is so close to a firefighting job and he's being so positive and optimistic.  I'm  always impressed with his drive and motivation.
-He is so worthy of his priesthood and ready to give a blessing at any time.  He listens to the spirit and isn't afraid to follow his promptings.
-I love how athletic he is.  We are still involved in enough things to keep us active and have fun at the same time.

July and August 2012.

My husband is really the best man ever.  He is so good to me.  He is so good to everyone around him.  He's just perfect.  Brad has been working so hard at a job he hates for about 18 months now.  Even though he doesn't ever want to be there he shows up every day and works hard.  He really deserves a new job and it's so hard to see his self esteem go down the longer time goes on.  However, he is still such a trooper.  He wants to be a firefighter more than anything (well almost) and he is doing whatever it takes to get there.  I'm so proud of him!  So let's just review a very few of the reasons he's so great.

-He is such a sweetheart...I know that most men aren't proud of this, but my hubby has such a soft spot for me and isn't afraid to show me every day how much he really loves me.
-Brad is the hardest worker I know...and apparently that other people know too because people tell me how impressed they are with him all the time.  Talk about proud wifey!
-Even though I am a big huge pain and super grumpy lately, my husband still finds time to make me feel like I'm a princess.  I wish he wouldn't let me be such a jerk all the time, but he just takes what I say in stride and doesn't get mad at me when I'm being irrational.
-He has such a strong testimony.  Even with everything going on in our life and all the disappointment, he still stands by his convictions and has such a good attitude about everything.  He never throws in the towel or stops working hard at his calling, but just prays harder and harder.
-Brad truly is the one for me.  I know a lot of people don't believe in that, and I didn't used to either, but he is so perfect for me.  He's everything that I'm not and so much more than I could ever ask for.  I'm sure I could've married someone else, but no one would make me as happy and fit me as well as he does.

So in conclusion, a big fat THANK YOU to my wonderful man.  I don't write as often as I should, but he has been so awesome this whole summer and done more things for me than I could make into a list, but just know that he is amazing and I'm super blessed to have him!

2012!

I feel like I haven't written all year :(  I'm terrible.  Especially because Brad has been working his guts out.  He has been in the Fire Academy since March, been Young Men's president in our ward since a few weeks before that, and is still working a full time job, with overtime at least one or two days a month!  I am telling you, I don't know how he is doing it.  He is such a champion!  And to top that all off, he still comes home and gives me a big hug and a kiss every day.  What did I do to get so lucky?  I couldn't even complete a list of all the things he's done for us these past few months, but I am so grateful for him.  I'm so grateful to be married to such a hard working, dedicated, driven, responsible man!  He is truly the best man I know and I'm the most blessed woman to have him :)

Too Long.

So it's been WAY too long...again.  But I have so much to write and so little time.  Valentine's day was so freakin' awesome.  Brad completely and totally surprised me.  We weren't going to celebrate on actual Valentine's Day, but he totally tricked me.  He sent me flowers and lingerie at work, and then had more lingerie and surprises for me at home on the rose pedal covered stairs down to our apartment where he was waiting for me.  We made dinner together and just had an all over fantastic night!  I'm such a lucky girl.  He is the best husband ever.
Lately I've just been crazy stressed and overwhelmed and he is just as wonderful as ever.  He never gets on my case, never gets impatient with me, and is always there to cheer me on.  Plus, he has been busy himself and that still doesn't change anything.  He recently got called to be the young men's president in our ward and I'm so proud of him.  On top of that he is going to fire school so he has no time to breathe, but still makes time for me!  I am so blessed to have him in my life and I couldn't ask for anyone better.

02.01.12

14 Days of Valentine's Vol.1
This year I want to do like a "14 Days of Valentine's" for Brad.  Do you ever just feel so grateful for your spouse and you feel like there's nothing you could really do to show them how much you really love them?  Well hopefully this will at least come close to showing him.  Today I'm giving him a "Heart Attack".  Let's just say, hearts all over :)  Hopefully he's surprised and hopefully he likes it.  Here's some examples of what the hearts will say/reasons why I love him.
-His freckly lips.
-He makes me laugh.
-He is my best friend.
-Always ready with a hug when I get home from work.
-Best listener I know.
-Everything I want :)

01.29.12

Dearest Bradley,

I just wanted to jet you a quick email to let you know how very proud I feel to be your wife.  Our whole marriage you have been such a guiding light to our future; the kind of future I want to have.  We have all the same goals for our life; we have the same morals and values; we have the same ideals about how we are going to raise our children.  We are on the same page about so many important things, it never ceases to amaze me.  You truly are perfect for me.

The bishop hit the nail right on the head when he said that you were "the kind of man we want our young men to turn into".  That is one of the reasons I love you so much.  You are exactly the kind of man I want my children to be like and marry.  You are so righteous and so diligent.  Even when your wife doesn't support you like she should and I groan and grumble about your meetings, you go anyway and you do everything you are supposed to for your calling.  You are such a good example to me of what "living your calling" really means.  I know you will be perfect for the new job you have been assigned.  The young men are so lucky to have you and I see how much they love and respect you every time you're around them.

I am so grateful for your obedience.  Without even a second thought you take on any and every responsibility presented to you.  Whether in life, our marriage, the church: it's all the same.  As soon as I started working every day you started cleaning, doing the laundry, pretty much taking over the household responsibilities almost without me evening mentioning it.  You are a very hard worker and even though you don't love your job, your bosses respect you because you obey their rules and listen to their requests for you.  Especially in the church, you are a true disciple of Christ.  If you are given an assignment, you obey.  If you are asked to do something, you obey.  If they need extra help somewhere, you are the first one to step up and take the responsibility.  How blessed people are to work with you and to get to associate with you.

You are the best husband a woman could ask for.  I know that I already "made you blush" this week, but I really hope you know how much I love you.  Like I said  before, a definite plus from working at this job has been to see how miserable people can truly be in their marriages.  That sounds callous, because I definitely don't wish misery on anyone, but I am so grateful to be at the other end of that spectrum.  I never thought I could ever be this happy.  When people talked about happily ever afters and fairytales I thought they were just that: tales.  But in reality, I am truly that happy.  I could never have dreamed up someone as perfect for me as you are.  From the moment that we "met" I knew that the friendship I shared with you was something different. We were and always have been totally upfront and honest with each other and I value that the most in our marriage today.  I'm so glad that those key foundations that our relationship was built upon have lasted these last 3 1/2 years and only continue to grow stronger.

I hope when we are old and decrepit our marriage will be exactly how it is today: holding hands wherever we go, leaning on each other for support, 100% madly in love with each other, forever.  Thank you for being the love of my life, and most importantly, my best friend.  You are the support I always needed and never knew I could have.  With you by my side I feel like I can do anything.  I love you Bradley David Withers; with everything I am, until the end of time...come what may ;)

Yours forever,

Chels.

01.22.12

-Brad has such a strong testimony of the gospel and the priesthood.  He's such a source of strength in our marriage.
-Today Brad said that the number one person that "came to his rescue" was me.  That I've done the most for him and been his biggest inspiration.  While I disagree, I sure loved and appreciated it.
-He is willing to do cheesy romantic things and watch chick flicks...like he was almost as excited to watch the new "Cinderella Story" movie as I was ;)
-He melds so well with my family.  He can just sit and watch TV with them all day and it's no big deal, whether I'm there or not.
-Brad is constantly doing things for me.  I barely lift a finger when he's home and I feel really bad.

First Post of 2012.

My Bradley...I love this blog.  I love coming back again and again and being reminded of all the wonderful things that make me love my hubby; one of the better choices I've ever made, I'd say.  So, for the first time this year, a post about the best man I know.

-Brad is so helpful.  I've said this before, but he is willing to do anything and everything I ask!
-He was up and down the ladder to the attic just about every week this December and totally willing to do so.
-I get to do pretty much whatever I want whenever I want and I know I have his support, even when I shouldn't have it or don't deserve it.  He just wants me to be happy and do the things that are going to make me happy.
-He is growing up.  I see it more and more every day.  He constantly takes on new responsibilities, and wants to do everything in his power to support us and get a job.  I appreciate his efforts and feel for his frustrations about our lack of control over the situation.
-He has such faith in the priesthood.  As soon as he needs it he asks for a blessing without thinking twice.  And he's not too humble to ask for help too boot.

I am the luckiest girl on the planet.