Sunday, March 25, 2012

13 years

TEN

Loyal, resolute. Joe knows who's back to have and he doesn't stray from that.

Friday, March 23, 2012

13 years

NINE

Perceptive, Joe reads me like a book. I love that I am with a person that knows 'me'.
Truly, all the good the bad and dorky parts of me.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Quotes

I love our prophet.
President Monson is amazing.
But If I am being honest, Gordon B Hinckley was my favorite.
People say he was ultimately 'just a man', but to me he was darn near perfect.
I loved his smile and how sweet he was to his wife. But what I loved most were all of his little sayings.
Short and profound.
Just one sentence from him would make me stop in my tracks and make me re-evaluate myself and then want nothing more then to do and be better.
So here are some quotes from my favorite prophet that I love....

“True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of one's companion.”

"You have not failed until you quit trying.”

"Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others...By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.”

"If Life Gets Too Hard To Stand, Kneel.”

"In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.”

"It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It all works out in the end. Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us. If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers.”

"Mediocrity will never do. You are capable of something better.”

"You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable. . . it's your choice”

"Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work

“Work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it.”

“God has brought us together as families to bring to pass His eternal purposes. We are part of this plan in this marriage relationship. let us love and respect and honor one another. We can do it, and we will be the better for it"

"There are four pillars to a happy marriage: respect one another as individuals; (give) soft answers; (practice)financial honesty; (conduct) family prayer.”

"Marriage in its truest sense, is a partnership of equals, with neither exercising dominion over the other, but, rather, with each encouraging and assisting the other in whatever responsibilities and aspirations he or she might have."

Those are just a few. I love them.

13 years

EIGHT

Handsome, really truly, makes my stomach do flips handsome.
Joe has this way of smiling at me that makes me forget if he had just done something that made me mad.
He smells good too.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

13 years

SEVEN

Family man, Joe loves his dad, mom, sisters, brother. Nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, some of his In Laws, Cousins, me and our kids.
And he would do anything for anyone of us.
I remember when I first met Joe's whole family and how I watched him that night help his dad organize and pay his bills.
I was already irreversibly in love with Joe at that point, but I remember being even more attracted to him, and perfectly content with what my future was going to be with him as I saw how kind and loving he was.
I really do, I remember smiling like an idiot to myself, as I in the middle of Joe's 5 sisters, realizing how lucky I was that I got this man.



Tuesday, March 20, 2012

13 years

SIX

Smart, I love talking to Joe.
He knows what seems like 'everything'.
He knows about every answer in any Trivial Pursuit game
.
He has memorized every card in Monopoly, and he remembers things from when he was
1 year old.
You can ask him just about anything about computers, and to watch him count cards when he plays poker makes not only your jaw drop but also the pit bosses.
I learn a lot when I talk to Joe. Like how to critically think things that would usually give me anxiety. What an IP address is and what time of year the Perseids fall, AND why they are called the Perseids. ETC, ETC, ETC... Seriously there is a lot more.

Monday, March 19, 2012

13 years

FIVE

Honesty, sometimes it's hard to hear.
Sometimes it is a comfort to know.
Either way, I am grateful for to have a husband and best friend that tells me the truth
whether it be about how my butt looks in my jeans to how much he loves me.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

13 years

FOUR

Amazing dad, I am fascinated by every time I see my kids with their daddy.
They... love... him! And he LOVES them.
Joe makes our kids laugh hysterically, and makes each feel so special.
He also has the patience of Job when it comes to raising our kids.
I tell our kids often how good of a man their daddy is, but I really don't think that I have too. By the kind of relationship that I see Joe have with each of our babies, I think our kids already know how good they have it.
It makes me truly happy when I see his face light up when one of our kids walk in the room. It just reiterates something that I have known for years...
that I married the right man.


Saturday, March 17, 2012

13 Years

THREE

Funny
, Joe has a sense of humor that either goes right over most peoples heads, or makes them stop...jaw drop...and then bust up laughing. LOL. His totally dry and, at times, shocking sense of humor cracks me up constantly.

Friday, March 16, 2012

13 years

TWO

Tough, I have always known from the time I met you to now, that I am safe with you. And that you would always protect me and our kids.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

New Pictures... For Maria

13 years

What to say about Joe after 13 years...
there really is a list.
You are amazing beyond what you think you are. (If that makes sense.) As a husband, father, my best friend and as a person.

You're still the man that I want to come home too. Play boardgames with. Laugh hysterically with. Wake up next too, go on a date with (Even if it is only 'date night' every 9 months.) and spend forever with.

I love you Joe!!
Through13 years of...everything I have been grateful, especially recently, for every time you say 'I love you'. Kiss me and smack me on the butt.

The top 11 things about you that I love...

ONE
Patience... thanks for waiting until year 13 for me to get it right.

Me at 34 years old... and I do mean 'OLD'






I'm dorky, forgetful, opinionated, and love talking. I love my family more than anything and hate entitled people. I have dreams of being a fashion designer and a horse whisperer and a size 6. I am Mormon and sometimes wish that garments came in different colors. I love watching movies with my husband and hanging out with my kids every chance that I have. I love boardgames, chocolate, singing WAY TOO loud in the car to music! And car rides to no where. I have never had a professional massage and secretly would love to have dread locks with pink tips. And a huge tattoo covering my left shoulder and arm. I believe that Jesus is my personal savior and would LOVE to sit with him and ask a TON of questions! I am short both in stature and patience, when told what to do, and my favorite types of movies are comedies. I drive way too fast and wish that I had a super power...like reading peoples minds and flying. I love talking to my husband about anything because he is so smart I learn something new every time. I love talking to my kids because they have such an innocent view of the world. I wish that I had a hundred million dollars to decorate my house like RC Willey and I LOVE sappy cards. I never thought that I would have kids and am so HAPPY that my life turned out to be filled with 4 babies and husband, a mortgage and stretch marks. I secretly would LOVE to go to Comic Con and dress up like a way hot version of Cat woman or the chick from the song 'Do you want to date my avatar'(Joe, you know what I'm talking about). My family is everything and if I had nothing else in the world except them, I would still be the HAPPIEST woman in the world.