2 years ago

2 years ago I met the man of my dreams.  It was Monday June 8 that I first saw this tall drink of water.  He was sitting down in another room at the bishop's house of the YSA ward.  I could tell he was tall but I never would have guessed 7'3".
The first time I went up to him he walked away... that was new.  He came up later and introduced himself.  He was so nervous it was cute!
The following Thursday we met up again at a bonfire and we were like magnets.  Even though we may not have been talking to each other the whole time we were always nearby.  We ended up having a good chat by the end of the bonfire and he said he would call me the next day.
I guess Friday could be considered our "first date".  He called me around noon and was talking about the Stanley Cup game that was going on that day and asked me if I liked hockey.  That was about all the conversation entailed.  I got off the phone and laughed inside to myself.  I texted him and asked if I could come over and watch the game with him (that's what he was trying to get at on the phone).  He quickly responded with a yes and gave me his address.  I ended up meeting the whole family that night... all 10 of them besides David.  We had such a fun night!
That Sunday was his homecoming talk for his mission (yes, we met 9 days after he got home).  He had asked me about 3-4 different times to come to the talk but I never gave him a firm yes.  Of course I showed up and it happened to be at the same time as his mom and little sister.  They were so kind  and invited me to sit with them.  I loved seeing David's reaction when he saw me sitting there.
From the beginning I felt like this was something special and those first two weeks with him were filled with so much fun and developing love.
I will never forget June '09 and the special time we had together.

Here is a photo montage from the beginning until now:

I love being in love!

Happy 1 year!

I can't believe it has already been a year, its been awesome!

We decided to go out on Saturday night since our anniversary was on the 8th (Sunday and mother's day).  I had been given a gift certificate at work to a nice restaurant so we decided to go there and get some good grub.  We went to the New Yorker in downtown SLC.  Our reservation was at 6pm on a Saturday night, apparently I wasn't aware that is considered an early time for dinner because we were there with a bunch of "old" couples there, it was funny!

Here is what we ate:

Coconut crab cake with mango salsa

I think he likes it

Slow roasted tomatoes with mozzarella and avocados topped with pine nuts, capers and a balsamic vinaigrette 

David presenting the food (note his hand)

Pappardelle with Main Lobster

cheesy smile and short hair!

Chicken Picatta with whipped potatoes and asparagus

This was creme brulee... it was just so good we forgot to take a picture before we dug in.

That morning our oven's element burned out so it has been out of commission since then.  We didn't get to make a dinner for our anniversary so the bishop's wife told me I could bake our cake at her house and she kept us over for dinner.  What an eventful weekend!

Here is to an eternity more of amazing years together

Patience is my weakness

I have been day dreaming a lot recently of what my future could hold.  I am SO impatient right now.  All I want is to be in a more stable situation with kiddos running around, a house with a backyard and what seems like simple amenities, and a little comfort.  I realize it will probably be YEARS before I can have most or all of these.

I would LOVE one of these in our house... especially so David can fit in it and actually get his legs submerged enough for him to relax:

A large tub!

I would also love a full size dishwasher, a washer and dryer, and a stove top that doesn't lean.

I think we all know how much I want one of these:

There is planning in progress for this... yes!!

I would also love one of these:

backyard

So we can have one of these:

doberman pinscher

(Yes, I am warming up to the idea of having a dog)

We are also saving up for one of these:

Or this one (depending on who gives us the better deal when we're ready to buy):

Wow, I am realizing I have a lot of wants!

Don't get the idea that I am not super grateful for the life I have now.  David and I get the chance to grow together and do a lot of learning that would not be available if we didn't have to set goals to eventually achieve the above wants/needs.  I wouldn't trade this time for anything, but I do have my days and moments that I am impatient to stretch my arms and grow.  Today is just one of those days.

Trithlon!!

About a month ago my sister suggested we do a triathlon together before her family moves to Southern California.  Yesterday was the day and it was great!

Here is the before:

 

 The order was run, bike, swim.  I thought that order was awesome, get the hardest legs (for me) finished first.

Here are Kirstin and I on the run

It was a team effort!

Here is the run to bike transition

And the bike mounting

They gave us this goo stuff for energy... it was nasty!

I only had a small amount before I realized how bad it was

And off we go!

Luckily one of the girls in my ward is a biker and she was generous to let me borrow her bike for the race.  It was so fast!  I had to practice though because I don't own a bike and her gear shifters were down by the water bottle.  Great bike though, it was so fun.

When David saw me coming in on my bike he was so happy.  He was worried I would fall off somewhere and scrape my face because last time he saw me on the bike I was pretty wobbly.  And if you expand the picture you can see how the helmet didn't fit.  At least I'm smiling!

Yay for Kirstin coming in!

She let me take off at my own pace which is why we didn't come in together

And here we are after finishing

I reached my goal: I was the fastest swimmer in my age group!  Woop woop
*Update*-- I just looked at all the times and I was the fastest female swimmer in the whole triathlon... heck yeah baby!

Then we came back home after and I was tending to a very sick husband.  What a weekend!

Congrats to everyone!

It is becoming more and more real to me recently that I am now in the phase where just about everyone around is in mommy phase.  Pretty sure in the last week I've found out that maybe 3 new people are pregnant.  That is pretty standard too.  I have to laugh a little because this is increasingly becoming the norm and if I don't laugh I'll go crazy waiting for my time.

So congrats to everyone!!  Hopefully in a few months I'll be joining the bun in the oven party!

I miss shopping

I really want this dress right now:
Maxi Dresses For Tall Women - Orchid Print Maxi Dress At LTS
 or this one
Dresses For Tall Women - Flash Print Maxi Dress From LTS
or this one
Long Dresses For Tall Ladies - Floral Floaty Dresses From LTS

Hey, a girl can dream, right?

Only 1 more year of Utah

Its days like these when I wished I was as strong as David is at blocking people out.  And I don't mean on the court.

The University of Utah just hired a new basketball coach to replace David's last coach.  I really hope the best for him and for the team.  I read the news report on Deseret News and went to the comment board to hopefully see some supportive comments.  Well, I was entirely wrong.  It was drenched in negativity and demeaning laughter coming from their biggest rival... BYU.  Now I understand that those that comment may only be a very small percentage of their population, but there they are hoping for the worst for Davids team and laughing at the shortcomings that the team has had in recent years.

I have family and friends that I dearly love that go or have gone to BYU that would never say those sort of things about anyone, even their arch-rival.  I also have some friends and family that definitely would say those sorts of things only to their arch-rival.  To the aforementioned, I'm sorry you have to associate with such negative individuals.  Reading those posts made me want to leave the state so bad because I'm disappointed to be around such hypocritical people.  I understand that there are the same kind of people at the U of U but come on, do you really want that to be your excuse as to why you can make these sort of comments?

I don't see this sort of situation clearing up anytime soon, it comes with sports especially when people take things personally.  Like apparently what I am doing this morning.  Its funny how the athletes are the ones that probably care the least about the rivalry.  I wish I could block out the critics like they do.

At this point I just need to learn to block it all out.  The individuals who comment are not worth my time and emotions.  I guess I was just expecting more of the state of Utah, but it just shows that we are human and thus make mistakes.

Hopefully I can cheer up and focus the rest of the day!