Running in Circles

Happy Anniversary Brice! 

FIVE!

In five years we've accomplished a lot, dealt with a lot of ups and downs, and been surprised a few times. I love you so much. There is no one else I 'd rather be going through life with by my side. You're a wonderful friend and partner, can talk me off an emotional cliff, supports my interests, and lets go of a lot of my mistakes and not so great dinners. Thank you for being trustworthy and honest and for working for our marriage. It is definitely work to be in love and make a relationship work and I think it is the most important work we could be doing. I love you and the family we are creating.

And on that note- take me out on a date :)

-B

Happy Anniversary Brice!

In four years we've been in college, graduated college, moved three times, worked 3 internships and three different jobs, lived in Provo, Waterloo, Seattle, and Dallas, had a baby girl, fixed a car together, found hobbies to share, cheered at sporting events, eaten dinner together daily, we've redone furniture, gotten really good at speed scrabble, vacationed in Costa Rica, and have had so many everyday adventures together. 

I am happiest when I am with you and am so grateful for your kindness and support in everything I try and accomplish. I'm looking forward to our night out on the town.
I love you!

August 13, 2010 we were married and sealed for eternity and now its three years later.

 It seems like we were babies but deciding to marry Brice has been the best decision of my life. We're still learning things about each other, learning how to be parents and better spouses, and learning how to love more unconditionally, but I'm happy to be learning with my best friend. 

We don't do big grand anniversary plans- but its still a special day.

 I love you Brice.

You are a wonderful husband and such a loving father. You are so smart and witty and funny. You are such a good example of faith and obedience. You are such a football fan and such a supporter of me! You are quick to get on the floor and play with Hazel and quick to suggest a motorcycle ride. You are easy to talk to and the only person that makes me feel safe and secure no matter what.

This week brought exciting things!

 Brice and I celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary by spending a few fun days with our friends, Emily and Matt up at Bear Lake, Utah. We loved renting a see-do for the day, reading by the warm lake, and playing games in the evenings! One morning we drove up to the Minnetonka Cave and spent some time climbing 800+ stairs and being guided by a high schooler obviously enjoying her summer job! As soon as we started I turned to Emily and said, "Don't people climb stairs to help labor begin?"... i was a little nervous but we all survived. The cave was around 45 degrees which was basically an answer to a prayer- since being pregnant in the summer can get quite hot. We really enjoyed the cave and the time in the fresh air!

Driving home was quite the adventure too...we love it when the Jetta acts up and stalls every 78, 17, or 8 miles. Brice spent some time under the hood and hopefully we finally got it all figured it out.

Since being back in Utah we've been attending a Lamaze class every Wednesday night. I think we both have found it helpful and somewhat overwhelming, but we are feeling better and excited for a hopefully un-medicated birth. In a hospital. Let me make that clear!

Brice is staying busy with his job back on campus as they prep for New Student Orientation next week. I get to work for a few days for his office. It'll be fun to be "that pregnant lady" to all those freshmen kids about to start their college years.

I'm now 34 weeks pregnant and mostly enjoying it still everyday! Running is becoming harder, but it feels good after and is rewarding both physically and mentally. I really can't complain about too much other than an occasional back ache and feeling big, but I know it could be so much worse.
42 days and counting...

Lastly, Brice has been really into websites advertising all the deals going on and he happened to stumble upon one that he was nervous to tell me about. For about a year I've been researching digital SLR cameras and really trying to find the right one at a price we could afford. Well we found one! We bought the Canon Rebel a few hundred dollars cheaper than the original price and are both already loving the better quality. Better pictures to come in the future!