Ain't That Cute

I'm definitely one of those girls who love Valentines Day :)

I'm so stoked for our 2nd married Valentines together, hooray for a fun date night!

Ryan & I will have to postpone our V-day until Friday night due to late Thursday classes, 

but I am still gonna be decked in my red, pink & hearts tomorrow!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Silence

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tender mercies

I haven't been feeling well the past couple of days.

The whole body ache, head ache, stomach ache, lack of energy thing.

You are totally nodding your head right now, knowing exactly what I'm talking about.

Instead of telling you all how insanely crappy I feel....
 I wanted to tell you about some little blessings that have come my way today.

1. My Assistant Manager at Francescas is just awesome, she was able to let me come in for part of my shift tonight. And another Frannies friend covered the rest of my shift so I could go home and crash, they are so sweet!

2. My dear husband was more than happy to drive me to & from work. Plus he took care of me all day today with hugs and Zupas.

3. After posting on Instagram that I didn't feel too well, a friend offered to send me notes for a class that I had missed. She just added the class to her schedule and realized that I was in her same section, what are the odds??

4. During my 2-hour shift, a little bloggy friend popped in, anyone know Rachel Sayumi?

It was completely by chance that she was coming in to look for jewelry for her bridal shoot {how fun!!} and I just happened to be working.

Holy moly, she is too fun to talk to, she definitely lifted my spirits!

5. Finally, after Ryan & I got home.

I barely get situated on my couch to die, then hear the doorbell ring.

I am wondering who the heck is coming over at 9 at night {I know, I'm old..9 is late for me}.

I open the door and practically hyperventilate.
 It is one of my best friends, Erik, from my Freshmen summer here at BYU.

He is back from his 2-year LDS mission, and is now living in Provo.

He just randomly decided to walk over to my house to pop in & say hello.

{All the guys in this picture are my best friends, the two guys on the left and center are still on their missions, and the guy on the right, Erik, is the one who popped by! This picture is from 3 years ago, so weird!}

It's sure nice to know that my Heavenly Father is making sure I'm doing ok by sending these awesome people my way!

Any tender mercies come your way this week?

<3 Bri

how love morphs

I walk into my house, feet tired and swollen, contacts burning my eyes out, a hungry stomach consuming me, and a throbbing head...to see my husband ironing curtains.

I run up to him and give him a huge hug, he has worked so hard all day. 

And because he works until 5pm and I start work at 5:30 most days, there are a lot of times where I don't get to see him until almost 10 at night.

I drop my purse on the ground, take off my shoes, then walk around the house.

All the clean clothes I had washed are folded and put away.

All of the odds & ends strewn about the house are picked up.

Dishes are washed and put away.

My heart skips a beat.

I feel as if love morphs into what it needs for you at different points in your life.

When Ryan & I were dating, it was:

Butterflies when I hear his laugh.

Tinglies when I feel his kiss.

Warm & safe when I'm in his arms.

When we were first married, it was:

Newlywed excitement

Presents, dates, and showing each other off!

I still have those feelings when we hug & kiss, and we of course still show each other off ;)

 But now I get butterflies when I see that the dishes have been carefully put away or that the clothes have been neatly folded. 

Just knowing that he put such time, care, and effort into making sure I would feel comfortable for when I would come home from a long shift at work, makes me feel all warm & fuzzy inside.

That's love. 

At least until the next phase :)

One of my favorite quotes says it very succinctly:

"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."

-Gordon B. Hinckley

I don't know who is single/dating out there, but this is what you should be looking for.

Your partner in crime...for life.

<3 Bri