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Today, I have been married for 13 years!

From the beginning:

1.  We met at a grocery store (Smith's) in Sandy, Utah.
2.  We were married after six weeks (in July of 1999).
3.  We had our first child (Jaiden) in 2001.
4.  We moved to Oregon (from Utah) in 2002.
5.  We had our second and third child (daughters) in 2005 and 2007.
6.  We moved 5 times the first 5 years in Oregon.
7.  Matt became an officer in 2006.
8.  I graduated from college in 2006 (BA) and 2010 (MBA).
9.  We bought our first home together in 2007.
10.  We bought our first "new" car in 2012.
11.  I started working (since having my first child) in 2011.
12.  We got our first pet (as a family..meaning "after" we had kids) in 2011.
13.  Our son starting babysitting our girls (hurray) in 2012.

Funny Facts:

1.  The first time I farted around Matt, I pretended I was coughing. LOL.
2.  I am known for belching in public while pregnant.
3.  I have said some embarrassing things meant for only Matt's ears in public.
4.  I am known to leave "mom" stuff (random things I pick up off the floor during the day)in the pockets of his hoodies.
5.  I still sleep with my baby blankey and Matt has accepted that :).
6.  I am going on about 30+ years of biting my nails and have no plan to stop.
7.  Matt says "uh-uh" in his sleep which is really cute.
8.  I like to be covered from neck to ankles when I sleep (in clothes), Matt prefers the buff.
9.  I still talk in a baby voice when I feel too shy to say things.
10. We may have "lit" our farts on fire while camping (or attempted to) before we had kids. Side note: I grew up with three brothers :). Explains a lot huh?!
11.  I made a wish at a waterfall while visiting Oregon (before we moved here) to get pregnant and it came true. I conceived Jaiden while on vacation :).
12.  We may have dumped some junk in the middle of nowhere when we were first married and took off in our car with our hearts thumping (I know, so bad!).
13.  I made Matt pee in bottles on the way to our honeymoon (we drove to San Francisco) so we didn't have to stop so much. Teehee. (Don't worry, he still does this!)

Truths:

1.  He is my best friend.
2.  He makes me laugh daily.
3. I can be myself around him.
4. He still makes my heart race.
5. He has accepted that I am a book worm and perfectionist.
6.  He lets me be independent.
7.  He believes in me.
8.  He is the best cook I know (and does most of it!)
9.  I could not ask for a better father for my children.
10.  He is creative and comes up with the best stories.
11.  We have great plans in store for our future.
12.  He surprises me all the time with random gifts (flowers, jewelry, cards).
13. I can't wait to renew my vows next year on the beach with all our friends and family.

Love you Matt.

Happy 4th

Today, we are headed to a parade, BBQ and then fireworks.  

Hope you have a safe and fun 4th of July.

To my Utah friends, I hope you are safe, away from the fires and can celebrate with fireworks another time when the fire danger is not so high. Thinking of you. ~S

Not the fireworks Dad wanted...he likes to do the 4th BIG, but we compromised :).

Parade Time.

Change

Matt's work has been going through much change. They decided to go to five-eight hour shifts instead of four-ten hour ones. Not a big deal right? YES! Especially when you have work planned around it (me) and you are used to three days off.

So, Matt decided to go to graveyards for this rotation (because they are staying on four tens). After he did the bidding for his shift and so did everyone else, they decided to also keep swing shift on four tens! Ugh! I think they should have re-bid because that is not fair to the people on graveyard who only chose that to keep their three days off. Now there are guys under Matt who have the desired shift. Argggg.

Sucky. We are trying to be positive though. I know there are many people who do not have work and so forth, but this is my blog and I want to complain. LOL.

His first night started yesterday and boy was it tough. Due to my working, he only slept about four hours before he went in. Then today, as soon as he got home, I went to work. So he did not get to bed until well after 4. He has to go in at 9! Boy is he going to be tired.

Eventually I know we will get this thing worked out. I keep reminding myself it is only for 6 months, but then I think, 6 months!

Another hard thing is not sleeping together. I woke up about ten times last night. I am so used to staying up until he gets home (when he worked swing shift) that it is hard for me not to wake up and keep checking the bed to see if he is home.

At least this is the first time he has ever been on graveyards and he has been a cop for almost 6 years. When you first get hired, you have to work graveyard due to the seniority. Luckily, when Matt got hired, they hired many more under him so he bipased that :).

~S

Ideas, Ideas, Ideas

It occured to me on the way home from work today, that I needed either a chalkboard or corkboard for my porch.

Why? Because I think it would be neat to announce birthdays, leave messages for my kids, decorate for holidays, welcome grandparents or just hang up cute pictures.

So, I stopped by Home Goods and found this. I like it because the cork is covered with linen.

What do you think?

It makes me smile :). Jaiden made me that paper bouquet five years ago and Maddie painted the ship. So cute. ~S

How Do Your Kids......

Set the Table?

Mine used a parachute and Christmas placemats :).

Dress for Dinner?

Love them. ~S