Our Little Moments: 10/01/2013

October 24, 2013

Dear David...

You make my day. Pretty much every day.

Even the moments that you don't even realize.

Like yesterday.....when you were brave enough to eat a bite of the truffles that I accidentally made with unsweetened chocolate. Let's be honest....even the trash can didn't want to eat those.

Or like this morning when dropping you off at school. You weren't embarrassed that some of your classmates were right there and my hair sort of looked like a frizzy version of Medusa....minus the snakes. You still gave me a smooch, got out of the car and headed off to class like the good little student you are.

And how you bring me up a cup of water before we go to bed...because you know how I can't fall asleep without water next to the bed. (Odd....maybe I'm subconsciously paranoid of dehydration).

The way you are so trained to get up right at your alarm. That amazes me every day. I'm a full supporter of the invention of the snooze button.

You've laughed at my jokes. I've had some good ones this week!

Or how you are in such a habit of opening my car door, that you accidentally opened it for one of the other guys in our ward when you went visiting people in the ward?

Because you let me ramble on and on when I'm really tired and not making any sense.....Or even make me brush my teeth when I'm half asleep. My teeth love you for helping with their cleanliness.

Or how about the fact that you can never say no to helping someone out? I especially love that one. Even if that means you get up extra early on Saturday to help clean the church.

And the past week.....how I've had moments of feeling like a little emotional? You always know how to make me feel better.

Oh.....and my favorite.....watching your face as you eat something really yummy. You get the cheesy, no teeth, grin while nodding your head up and down.

You are the best. I don't know what I'd do with out you.

I love you more than anything since ever. Over the moon. To infinity and beyond.

October 22, 2013

Ohhh fall....

This weather makes me feel like I could prance happily around throwing colored leaves into the air shouting praises that the heat has finally left!

But don't worry. I refrain.Only because there is a short supply of colored leaves... Surprisingly enough....the desert here doesn't have too much of a change in color. It is still wonderful though!

Mr. Brown and I quite love this weather.....sometimes....and right now it still is only sometimes....I even wear a jacket. (Gasp! I know!)

Even though October seems to be flying by fast then I can think to blink (did you catch that really great rhyme)....we've still be able to do some fun things!

We took a short trip to Boulder City.... I love that little (kind of big) town!

We ate at this gem of a place

And because we are rather amusing people......

We took lots of photos while waiting for our food! How could you resist faces like these?

I know what you're thinking.....why do people always take pictures of their food!? Well. Simply because of those adorable mason jars.

Next on our October agenda, David got to baptize one of the little girls in our primary!

Have I mentioned how much we love our ward?

We were released from our calling as primary leaders.....and then called to be ward missionaries. Now we get to hang out with lovely ladies like this throughout the week! I write about this more in another post.

Now...for those of you who haven't started counting yet.....only 63 days until Christmas! Which of course means....I've already been busting out the Christmas music this month. David however...is trying unsuccessfully to avoid my holiday music outburst (he thinks successfully....sorry dear if you end up reading this....you're just not too great at being a grinch!)

Happy fall adventures!

October 8, 2013

Half.

I know it's been about a month, but I felt like 13 miles is story worthy.

I'm not a huge distance runner. I'm usually perfectly content with a 5K.

However, one of my new year resolutions was to run a half marathon. I had to prove to myself that I could do it.. So this past summer..I became friends with the treadmill, some new running shoes, and sweat. (Vegas summers are not sport friendly).

I hired a trainer.

Ok ok....that was a lie. David won the duty of being my trainer and support.....either listening to me whine about blisters, giving me tips on what to to better and even rubbing my feet. (That's true love!)

Game day. I was scared and excited out of my mind. Did I mention I had left my running shoes in Las Vegas? Yes. That meant I was wearing brand new shoes. Ouch!

This may seem silly to some to associate running with an emotional experience, but this time, it was. 13 Miles seemed like a giant mountain to me. Almost insurmountable.

In the beginning, things were great! Half the race flew by before I even realize it. Then... I felt as if a ran into a big fat metal wall going full force. It became hard. My legs felt like they were going fall off. My arms were sore. I was exhausted. However, each time I felt like stopping, my new friend kept me from it. (Probably because I wouldn't start again).

By the 12th mile.....I was convinced I wouldn't make it. I felt like there were 13 more miles in that last mile! As much as I wanted to, I didn't quit! I did it. In that last .1 mile, hearing all of these wonderful people cheering....made me feel like I could do anything! Not to mention seeing my family. I felt so loved!

In that time, I realized I can do hard things. Even if that means running 13 more miles. Of course there are going to be plenty of hard things to overcome in this life. At times, those things may seem insurmountable or impossible. There will be multiple times when giving up seems much better. But in the end, it's love and a whole lot of prayer that pulls you through.