Over the weekend...

It has been absolutely gorgeous out over the past few weeks! We have tried to get out as much as possible and luckily we have lots of trails and national partks close by.  Yesterday, we decided to have an early dinner and when I say early I mean like early bird early...3:30 pm to be exact.  We had an early dinner so we could go on a nice evening walk on one of our favorite trails.  This trail is attached to Valley Forge National Park.

As you can see it was such a beautiful day! This is our favorite trail because it is where Dave asked me to marry him! How special is that??? 

It was so relaxing and the air smelled so fresh.. it is right along a river and so that makes it that muh better!

 

(This is the spot where we got engaged!)

We are really lookig forward to getting out our road bikes and doing some biking! We have really been spoiled with such nice weather! I hope it stays like that!

Valentines Day

We kept V-Day low key. I have been exhausted from work and we were just excited to get out and go to dinner! 

Dave has always been good at giving me flowers..seriously. He brings me flowers like once a week! The flowers he gave me for Valentines were so pretty! I love them. They are still holding up!

 

There is one flower that looks dead but oh well! Hope you all had a great day and were extra special to those you love!

One year of marriage!

 

I can't believe we have already been married for one year! It feels like we were married yesterday. This year has really flown by. It has made me realize how fast life becomes as we get older and how we should really start to enjoy the special moments we have. 

I am so lucky to have Dave in my life. I am lucky to know that I always have someone by my side. I am lucky to know that when I am sick, Dave will take care of me. I am lucky that he makes me lunch when I have to work. I am lucky that Dave rubs my feet at night. I am lucky that he listens to me and loves me for who I am and even though I am crazy.  I am lucky to love someone as much as they love me.

 

I am so happy for the yrs to come and the exciting things that will happen!

 

I love you Dave!

 

PS. We made it to the year mark! It is all downhill from here!

My husband is just too nice

Dave surprised me with a quick weekend trip to the shore.....it was to celebrate me actually finishing all my tests and passing them. Like I said before, I never thought I would get licensed out here.

He picked me up from work and surprised me even more...

with some flowers...

and a dress that I fell in love with...

This dress is perfect for me because I will dress up for a salon but not wear wedges or heels (due to my foot problem) and all I wear these days are my tom's...and they will look good with this!

We had fun. I will post pics later!

I am thinking that I make Dave look really good on here...hope people don't think I am a crappy wife.  I promise I do things for him too but he is not the one who writes on this blog! ha ha
If you don't believe we can have Dave make a blog post that is all about me..

My husband is becoming a housewife.

This is probably going to be cheesy but oh well!

I have been so stressed out lately with work, and getting ready to take my test. I have been busy non-stop.

I have been having major anxiety and waking up at like 4:30 every morning just thinking about all I need to do and accomplish..but then I can't get the motivation to do anything!

It is a really bad combo!

I also started a new job and still doing the nanny thing. I am working on the weekends which leaves me no time to clean, cook, do the laundry or grocery shopping.

It is times like this that make me remember why I married Dave.

He has been so kind to me and so helpful.

I came home on Saturday to find the house cleaned, grocery shopping done (and he got some really good things, laundry cleaned and put away, and dinner on the table. How sweet is that?

This did not just happen one day..it also happened last weekend!

Dave rubs my feet every night, tickles my back until I fall asleep and did I mention that he also carries me to bed?

I have realized since I have been married that men really do need women and women really do need men. I never thought this before. I was so independent and used to doing everything on my own since a very young age that I just never knew any different.

Men need women to remind them that they need to brush their teeth, and make them food and help them look good. They need us to help them to be more understanding, more sensitive and caring. Sometimes men just don't get it.

Us women need men to help us in a lot of ways. We need them to help us accomplish our goals, be more humble and of course help us not to gossip ( or just listen to us gossip to them )...

They are handy and can take care of stuff around the house or fix the car.

 I am grateful to have my husband. I am grateful for all the little things he does for me. He makes me want to be a better person. He is so sweet and caring.

It has meant the world to me how he has stepped up and really done a wonderful job and taking care of our house and being there when I have needed him the most.

I also think it is so nice that he comes to my work and eats lunch with me in the car. He spies on me too! It is kinda creepy but romantic at the same time.

Ok..I am done yacking about Dave and being cheesy. I just want to remember this moment in 30 years from now when I may think he has never helped! LOL

Good news is..I am taking my test in a week so things should get better..and no more energy drinks!

Can you believe our one year wedding anniversary is in a couple of months already!





Our engagement story...one year later!

I was so anxious for this day...

I knew it was coming and you see, I hate surprises. I like to know absolutely everything..I think it is the A.D.H.D. in me.

My husband is the opposite. He likes to surprise me with everything.

Well...now I guess all of the surprises and ruin it. I should like them by now but I don't...

I didn't like surprises back then either..back then as in when Dave asked me to be his forever...



I met his parents and he met mine. He even asked my dad if he could marry me.

The only thing missing was the ring shopping.

I was never one to really care about my wedding or anything to do with weddings. My dream ring was..well I didn't really have one but I did like pearls.

That was not going to cut it with Dave. He is all about going above and beyond...

This is when we started ring shopping together.

We went everywhere. We looked and looked.  We went "looking" at least 3-4 times a week. I guess I was more interested in the ring than I thought I was. We were ready to just chuck it when unexpectedly one Saturday I fell in love with 2.

I told Dave to decide and surprise me (we know I hate surprises and I really liked one more than the other) ...he said no way..you pick one now!

I of course did!

It was a designer setting so t had to be custom made and ordered to fit me..so in the meantime he bought a pearl ring.

He actually bought it while I was with him! Duh! This made the waiting even more difficult!

I was so obnoxious! I kept asking Dave when he was going to pop the question! I would say things like...today won't be a good day for you to ask me or this is not romantic enough to ask me...

Of course this made Dave even more nervous and me more anxious!

On Sunday, June 13 Dave finally asked!

I went to my ward and he went to his.

I met him at his place for dinner.

After we ate he gave me a card and told me not to open it for 15 minutes.

He left and said he would see me soon. I knew it was happening. I was freaked out..I was in my pjs with no makeup and greasy hair! I was not looking so hot!

I opened it as soon as he left. It was a love note with a clue on it that led me to the next note....and the next and next and the next.

He was making me go all over creation. I went to different places that meant something to us and found love note after love note.

The last one led me to...oh you know who!

Dave!

He looked so cute. I met him on a trail that was behind his house and that we always went running on together.

He told me that we can't see the entire trail and don't know if it is hilly or what but we can run it together.

Just like our life together...we don't know what is in store for us and can't see but know that we can do anything together.

He continued to say some more lovey dovey and sappy things to me..

Then of course he asked me to be his forever!
I of course said NO! ..I reallly did but then said I was kidding and yes!

I am so lucky to have Dave in my life. He is so sweet to me. He rubs my feet at night, tickles my back until I fall asleep, makes me dinner, cleans the house, does the laundry, goes grocery shopping, and most importantly treats me like a princess.

I sound like such a lazy wife! I do things too..I promise!

He has changed my life forever and I couldn't be more grateful!

We had our friend Michelle Leighton do our engagements. Check out her blog!
We had them done in downtown Philadelphia at Boathouse row near the art museum!
Here are some of our favs!

The story of us...

Two years ago this handsome man showed up on my doorstep...

I was trying to ditch him for a couple months because I knew he was interested in me...

...and I was not interested in him.

I was surprised...

I thought he looked good, and suddenly became interested.

He gave me a birthday present.

I asked him out...

He said no..

He asked me out..

I said yes.

We went on a romantic first date.

I was suddenly very interested.

We dated.

I liked him.

He liked me.

Then..

we broke up.

I was sad.

Really sad.

So was he.

We tried again...

and

fell madly in love

He proposed.

 I, of course said yes.

So, we got married.

We love each other.

I am glad he came to my doorstep three years ago today.

THE END.

 

February....

February Highlights...

Went to a Penn basketball game

Nanette continues to study for test

Dave becomes Promoman

Nanette speaks in church

Valentines Day...

I was such a loser and didn't want to do anything on Valentine's Day but the husband talked me into going to dinner. We went to a cute Italian restaurant (surprise)...

Dave went to Dallas on a business trip and Nanette tagged along to visit her sister...

Went out in Dallas...they gave us this bread as an appetizer and we should have had them bring four out from the beginning because we all almost ate a full loaf it was so good..ha ha

 We had a great time and were stuffed!

It was great to see family, 2 sisters at once, and nieces and nephew!

Elyse was cheesing it!

I had to show off Promoman..Dave ended up doing live shots dressed like this on channel 8 morning news in Dallas...

Our friend, Audrey from Canada came to visit..

...we of course went out to eat!

...and yes, I chopped my hair.

We ended the month with a very long but great Sunday that went something like this...

Dave woke up at 5:30, left at 6:15 for P.E.C., Nanette woke up at 7:30, church at 9, Dave spoke in our ward, then in the ward after us, we got home at 12:30, left at 1,went downtown to singles ward, Dave taught lesson in Elders Quorum, Nanette just went along (once again), left at 5 and went to stake center and both spoke at a fireside for single adults at 7, got home at 9:15 and passed out!

February has been such a busy month for us and we have literally not even had time to grocery shop and have been eating oatmeal for dinner!

Hope you all had a great and healthy month!

A Few Wedding Pictures!

Sorry it has taken so long to put some of our wedding pics up...we hope you all enjoy!

TEMPLE SEALING...

RECEPTION...

We absolutley loved our wedding and happy that it turned out to be the perfect day for us! Thank you to everyone who helped make that happen!