new blog.

i made another blog. i like it better. Xo.

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24.

james turned twenty FOUR on january 9th.

we spent most of the day apart.

at work.

and i had a class that night.

we made dinner.

watched a little of the college football game.

had family home evening.

and waited until halftime to have the party!

he opened his gifts.

mostly embarrassed that he had any gifts to open.

and then he made a wish and blew out almost 24 candles.

i had fun having a reason to spoil him.

he did not want any gifts. and no special treatment.

but i couldn't help it.

happy birthday boy. :)

24 things you don't know about james.

1. he is 5'11". tallest in his family. shortest in mine.

2. he carries me upstairs to bed when i fall asleep on the couch.

3. he makes my lunch for me in the mornings when i sleep in too long.

4. he always thinks anything i cook is the greatest meal he's ever had.

5. he tickles my back whenever i ask.

6. he's always grateful when the bed is made or the house is clean or his clothes are washed.

7. he makes me eat rabbit.

8. he is smart.

9. he likes politics.

10. he wears basketball shorts under his sweatpants or jeans.

11. he has a really good fantasy basketball team this year.

12. since our dishwasher is out of commission, he offered to do dishes all week.

13. he sleeps with a feather pillow that gets feathers all over the house.

14. he likes to kill turkeys.

15. he thinks he can interpret any dream to mean something.

16. he cracks his neck everyday.

17. he works really hard for our little family.

18. he is going to be a really good dad one day.

19. he has a contagious laugh.

20. he is really good at playing cards.

21. he can predict the ending of almost any movie or tv show.

22. when he makes grilled cheese sandwiches, he puts the butter on the pan instead of on the bread.

23. he loves to wrestle.

24. and he thinks i am the coolest thing to walk the earth.

i am the spoiled one. :)

utah.

i am turning in to a utahn.

1. the F word makes me uncomfortable.

2. it is really weird to see someone order a beer at dinner.

3. when we were in MX and people would ask where we were from, we'd say Utah.

4. i am happy for Jimmer regarding his NBA career.

5. and i pull for the Wolverines of UVU.

converted.

but don't worry. i still love the Rebels and pray for the Lakers every night. :)

[photo from Thanksgiving. :)]

favorite.

we started making dinner.

i was mad because i'd just lost in Rummy.

dinner was ready.

there was a slow rap song coming from the speakers of the laptop.

and the man gives a hug and rocks me to the beat of the music.

in the middle of the kitchen.

on a sunday night.

we ate our dinner cold.

my favorite.

and just to be real.

20 minutes before this said moment, i cried in the middle of our card game.

because i'm emotional.

(sidenote: i just asked james for another word for "emotional" and he said "woman")

and for some reason, he still loves me.

and dances with me in the kitchen.

fhe.

since we've been married, we try to have fhe.

most of the time we just laugh.

i can't count how many prayers we've giggled through. or i've giggled through.

i think it is because it is just the 2 of us.

and i can't really take him serious when he has this big grin on his face.

my dad asked me if we have singing time. we don't. but the other day i tried to teach him "heres a ball for baby" so he can sing it to our kids, but he hasn't mastered it yet.

when james has the lesson, there is usually an activity planned for after.

when i have the lesson, it is more like a spiritual thought.

but we do it.

and it's fun to just stare at each other on different ends of the couch and talk about good things.

i'll try to take a picture next time.

Xo.

eat fresh.

well. i work at subway.

yup.

i make sandwiches 3 days a week.

i ask what bread you want. toast it. put your veggies on. and take your money.

i wear a subway visor.

i have to tuck in my shirt.

i also have an apron.

i do dishes. wipe counters. clean windows. sweep floors. clean the bathrooms.

somedays i even wear a headset and take your order at the drive-thru.

i'm actually getting better at it.

i can be perky. but sometimes i don't feel like it.

my feet are pretty sore at the end of every day.

oh, and i always smell like subway.

i never thought i'd say this... but.

i've never been more thankful for a job.

and i don't even care that i'm subways' slave and make minimum wage.

i'm for real. grateful.

...

and we got our wedding pictures back from the photographer last weekend.

look how awesome my dress looks in this one...

Xo. Xo. Xo.

.

yesterday was annoying.

i was annoyed we had to clean the house. i hate cleaning.

i was annoyed we need to buy laundry detergent.

i was annoyed i had to eat sushi for dinner. waste of a meal.

i was annoyed that money is annoying.

i was annoyed that my hair is all over the house. every. where.

and then james bought me a $3 pizza from the grocery store for dinner and watched movies on TV with me all night. and that was not annoying.

amen.