THE MAN I MARRIED

Today, Scott & I celebrate our 3rd year wedding anniversary!

The day I married him was one of the best & happiest days of my entire life, right in line with the day I met him, the day we were sealed in the temple, and the day we welcomed Lilly into our lives. 

I thought I'd write a few thoughts & facts about my husband. I talk about him a lot to my friends and family, but I would love for everyone to also read what I think about him. 
I especially want our children, who will read our blog in the future (when I print it out into books), 
to see just what I think of their daddy.

And we're going to do this with some flashback photos of us throughout the years, because 1) they're fun, and 2) I'm not ashamed of the fact that I look like I'm 12 in some of them.

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Scott and I have been together for over 11 years. And in those 11 years, not one day has gone by where he doesn't tell me I'm beautiful.  Even when he was on his mission and we couldn't talk to each other...his letters would say it. And yes, he's said it even when I've had rat nest hair, bags under my eyes, or felt like a complete house.

Yes, he took me to my senior prom.

  

 He loves to read.

He cracks me up.

He's extremely intelligent. The smartest person I know, to be honest.
 
However, he's also one of the most gullible people I know. 

This has helped me tremendously to pull off surprises. 

He always likes to say, "I'm sure people think I'm mad all the time when I walk around."

And that's because he likes to furrow his eyebrows and not smile.
When in actuality, he's got the sweetest, most gentle smile that sets me at ease.

He has the kindest, gentlest heart. I see it shine through in many different ways.

I see it in the way he talks about those that he loves. I see it in the way he treats our family.

I see it in how he helps others. I see it in how he loves me & how he loves Lilly.

 He really is my best friend, and can make me laugh harder than anyone else. 

I enjoy the fact that we enjoy each others company. 

I love to be with him. Every day. I don't get sick of the guy.
I hear of people gettin sick of each other,
but there's never a time where I was like, "We've been together a lot,
can I just go be somewhere else??"
I love being with him. Even if we're not doing anything.
Just being around him makes me happy. 
He makes me happy.

He is really romantic.

And I still get butterflies when he's coming home and I know I'm going to see him.
11 year old butterflies.

 He has always loved my family & my family loves him (even though he sticks out like a sore thumb). 

He's an excellent & loving dad.

I can always rely on him to carry me (and I've got his back too). 
He has picked me up & helped me to keep going when no one else could.
Looking back through some of the most important moments in my life in the past couple years,
I've had different people here and there who supported me. But there was one person who was always there, without fail...and that was Scott.

We have always wanted to marry each other.

He has an unshakeable testimony and a love for Heavenly Father & our Savior.
He never apologizes for any truth of the gospel, and can answer questions (even the obscure,
kooky ones) like nobody I know. He does not make excuses, he strives to do what's right.
 He is a missionary in his actions and in his words.
He is a man of integrity, strength, & faith, and through this demonstrates
a lot of respect for himself and for his
Heavenly Father. He does not just say he loves the gospel, he strives to live it.

He is an example to me and has helped me to learn & to see what's truly important.
He taught me about the gospel when I came to him with questions.
He never forced, only listened and supported when I asked.
I thank him for his patience and faith. 
I thank him for loving me
so that we could one day have the marriage, life, and eternal family that we have now.

 

He is the kindest, most loving, patient, and forgiving person I've ever met.

He never gives up & works so hard. I'm so proud of him and all that he does.

He shows Lilly that the most important thing a father can do for his child is: to love her mother.

We have our own language. He understands me when I'm completely

incoherent (and I am a lot of the time), or when I can't seem to put a sentence together.

He finishes my sentences, we say or think things that the other was just thinking, & he knows me better than anyone in this world. 

We feel completely connected with each other.

As it should be.

I know it sounds super cliche to say that we've been through a lot. Of course, when you've been together for years, a lot happens and a lot changes. But when I say we've been through a lot, what I really mean to say is that we have overcome a lot..and we got through it together.

I met him right before he left on his mission to Australia, and even back then, we knew we'd marry each other. No one else believed that (and I don't blame them), but it didn't matter. WE believed it.

I don't mean to paint a picture that it has always been roses. Of course it hasn't. We have made each other so angry in the past that we couldn't even see straight. We fight, we yell, we argue, we've gotten impatient with each other, annoyed, and have gone to the edge and back. I, for one, think I can be extremely over dramatic and a big baby. But through all my imperfections, Scott has loved me. 
& through the challenges and the downs, the following has always remained true & always helped us overcome any hardship we went through: we believed in each other, we lifted each other up, we put in effort for each other because we believed in us. We loved each other & knew one couldn't be without the other. And that has only grown.

We share the same goals as husband & wife, and work hard to help ourselves get there.

 I feel like we are on the same path together. 

And when we have our moments, we have made sure to stop and save the other and get back on track.

I don't feel like he's going one way and I'm going another way.

I feel like we walk together, or carry each other along the way.

We know what's important to us & our family, and we want to get there together.

As it should be.

I love him more than anything in this world, & I've never felt more loved in my entire life. The fact of the matter is, HE is the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. HE is who I knew I wanted to be with forever. And to know now that I have that blessing, with him, is a dream come true. I'm so, so thankful for him & thankful to our Heavenly Father for providing a way for us to never be apart.

I love you, Scott. I'm proud to be your wife.