A Mushy Love Post

(Engagement Photo, 2005. That’s a fake ring [we were just dating here and a friend needed to take photos for a class. We liked it so we used it], and yes- once upon a time I had pretty curly hair.)

Valentine’s Day.  I really didn’t care for it growing up.  In fact, it still isn’t that big of a deal because Mike and I are always doing things for each other to show we love each other.  But this year, I thought I would go an extra step and actually do something on February 14th.  So I wrote 52 reasons why I love him on a deck of cards, found via Pinterest.

So, last night at 1:00am I am writing down all the reasons why I love Mike so much.  I sailed through those 52 cards easy, and I still have more.  And then today I was looking at the pictures of us when we were dating, newly wed, and going through exciting times together.  He was so skinny!!!

He’s the greatest husband, and I’m so glad I found him. I met him in the laundry room of the Riviera Apartments just off of campus at BYU. We were stuck in there waiting for our clothes and we talked for a good hour, laughing all the way (ha ha ha!). I walked away from there knowing I had just met the man I would marry.

I started hanging out at his apartment, and he never asked me on a date. So I asked, and I took him to the zoo for our first date. He threw rocks at some chipmunks while we were there, and I’m pretty sure one of my roommates put him on her death list.  And yes, he still acts like a 7-year-old sometimes, but it comes in handy when I need him to distract our girls.

He told me once during my persistent hanging out that I shouldn’t come over to see him anymore, and it pretty much broke my heart.  I think he broke his own too, because two days later he was begging me to come over again.  4 days after that, we were official!  We started dating in February of 2005, and were married in August of the same year.  He says he was playing hard to get, but I think he was afraid he’d end up a married man :)

He’s a great dad to our little girls and is soooo patient with me.  When I’m tired or hungry (or worse, both!), I’m a bear!  He is always willing to go the extra mile for me.  I appreciate him so much.  He actually likes me being crafty, even though it makes a huge mess all the time.  Did you know he is the brain behind a lot of my projects?  He’ll say, “Mel, why don’t you make X project and blog about it?”  Yeah.  I know.  I’m lucky to have him.

I hope you have a great Valentines Day with your family, friends, and loved ones!