Painting and Patience.

Sometimes I forget to get around to things...and then before I know it I've gone a month + without acknowledging (publicly anyway) my wonderful husband.  This, folks, is one of those times.  We have been so busy with moving and starting new jobs and fixing new apartment that I have just neglected my computer all together, let alone my hubby and his wonderfulness...don't worry, there is much to share! 
Also, I've decided to start writing "to" Brad on these posts to make it more personal for myself, just to clarify any confusing remarks :)


Wow, haven't we been so busy lately?  There has been so much going on with packing and moving and unpacking and stress and you've been a champion through all of it.  Sometimes I lose my temper, get impatient, get emotional (as you well know) and you are so good at dealing with me.  And, yes, I said "dealing".  As much as you may think it's a simple chore, I am very aware that it isn't, which is why I appreciate it all the more. 
Thank you for playing this weekend.  Thank you for getting stuff done at the same time.  Our room looks great and it's a lot thanks to you.  Painting is more of a pain in the butt than I thought, but we did it and it paid off  :)  Thank you for being athletic and playing softball with me, even if it isn't your favorite.  I love that we can just go outside and throw a ball or a frisbee around and that we're both capable to do it.  Just thank you.  I love you!

Always Got My Back.

Just wanted to give a quick shout out to my wonderful hubby who always has my back.  Thank you for being so supportive even while you were in Missouri and for sympathizing with me when people are completely ridiculous and "totally high school".  You are the best and I love you very much!  So glad you're home :)

Life Without My Everything.

I didn't realize how much I really need my husband.  I thought I was pretty self-reliant, pretty independent, even after having been married for almost a year now, but I am being indefinitely proven wrong, which is very ok with me.
Bradley is in Missouri this week for Racquetball Nationals.  He left Monday night and doesn't return until Sunday.  This leaves me by myself to eat and sleep and exist this week.  Tuesday after work, I honestly wasn't all that beat up about it.  I had to work late, I was tired, and it was kinda relaxing to come home to the house the way I'd left it and not have to worry about what it was going to look like.  It was kinda nice to get to chill and do what I wanted without having to worry about someone else's happiness or comfort. It was even kinda nice to watch a few movies by myself: things I wouldn't usually make Brad sit and watch with me. So I thought maybe I wasn't a very good wife.
Then on Wednesday, yesterday, I worked in the morning and was still doing fine throughout the day.  I got off work, came home, and same deal: got to relax, got to choose what to do.  I got to go to the gym with a friend.  I started working on finishing a scrapbooking project...and it gradually hit me.  Things aren't as fun or entertaining without my soul mate and best friend.  My brother came over and had dinner with me, watched a little TV, but it just wasn't the same.  It was nice not to be alone, but he didn't get all my funny little phrases; he didn't know the inside jokes.  He couldn't laugh at my silliness, or hold me through my tears.  He couldn't scratch my scalp, play with my hair, or rub my back when I had a headache.  He couldn't kiss my owies better.  He couldn't hold my hand or cuddle with me on the couch.  He wasn't Brad.
It was then it really occurred to me.  I missed my husband.  What would I do without my Bradley?  I officially know I couldn't live without him.  Without getting to talk to him on the phone this week, I would go crazy.  Thank goodness for the love of my life.  Thank you baby for everything you do and everything you are; for all the little day-to-day things that make our life what it is, that make our life as wonderful as it is :)  I love you!  Forever.  Good luck this week babe, come home to me safely!

Visit to Kearns.

This weekend Brad had a racquetball tournament in Murray Thursday and Friday.  This meant I got to go down on Friday night and play with him after he was done, and other people...and this is where the awesomeness of my hubby comes in.  We got to spend Friday night with our awesome friends, Jake and Allie Townsend, and then on Saturday Brad let me lug him around all day running my errands, I guess you could say.  We spend Saturday morning with Brad's mom and niece, who is DARLING, by the way, and cut Mama's hair.  Then, at 1:00 we went to my parents' house and cut both of my parents' hair and colored my mom's while he just chilled with my family and watched TV and let me do what I needed to.  Then we went to my friend Carrie's house for dinner and games and had a blast.  And he just came along, totally willing, and spent the whole evening/night there.  I even did Carrie's daughter's hair and he just chilled with all the adults and waited for me.
Thank you so much, honey, for being so wonderful and willing to do things with me that I know you don't really like to sometimes.  You're the best!

Toast On The Go.

Nothing huge this time, which is sometimes better than the big ones, but he did take care of me today, like always.
I haven't felt well at all lately and today I woke up miserable!  So I tried to go to work, wasn't doin' it, came home after an hour and a half and went to bed.  Well Brad has school 'til about 12:20 and work at 1:00.  He didn't get home until 12:45 and usually needs to leave for work between 12:50 and 12:55 so he didn't have a whole lot of time to eat lunch and get to work today.  But even with his little time he made sure to get me some medicine and toast so I wasn't "dying" any more and didn't leave himself enough time to eat his own lunch.
There were lots more things I could've and wanted to ask for, but he took care of the most important and did his duty as a husband and went to work.  I love him and need to remember to appreciate the things he does do and not the things he doesn't.

Flowers and Everything! :)

As I mentioned in the last post, I work at the barbershop on Thursdays and sometimes I come home real tired.  So this last Thursday after work, I came home to this:

A perfectly clean house from my stinky cute hubby.

Including the kitchen!

And he did all the dishes that I think were mine to do.

GORGEOUS purple and green flowers and dinner started in the crock-pot.

  Plus P.S. I Love You waiting on the TV screen ready to be watched.

How amazing is he?  I am the luckiest girl ever and he is the sweetest man.  I appreciate him so much and don't know what I would do without him.  That was definitely one of the best nights of our marriage :)  Thanks honey!  I love you!

Barbershop Visits.

Every Thursday, I work at the USU on campus barbershop.  Sometimes it gets kinda long and super boring.  My wonderful husband makes it a point to come in after he's done with classes and see me, and most of the time eat lunch with me too.  It's just a silly little thing, but it makes the time go so much faster.  I love seeing him and appreciate the time he takes out of his free time to sit here with me.