On my one year anniversary I was the Assistant Stage Manager for a play at BYU-Idaho, so my family came to see it. During the Q&A, after the performance, Michael asked "Why is the assistant stage manager so hot?" Or something to that effect. I was mortified!!! Now, it makes me laugh.
Our first baby, S, was born on a Tuesday. On Wednesday, Michael had class and went. He came back and told me his teacher asked what he was doing there. I laughed. What else would he do? Sit around with me at the hospital?
Michael served a 2 year mission for our church before we ever met. After we were married he had a mission reunion. While we were driving to the reunion he got a call from a Navy recruiter (at least I think it was the Navy). Apparently he had sent for information about joining. The recruiter was calling to set up an appointment to meet with Michael. I was not a happy camper! He had never mentioned it to me before. Little did I know how often he would apply for jobs that I would know nothing about until they called for an interview. Glad he is ambitious and, so far, it has always worked out for the best.
After we both graduated, Michael ended up working at Albertson's, a grocery store, in the deli. (Just the job a new graduate dreams of, right?!?) Since he worked in the evenings, and we only had one baby, we had a lot of free time on our hands and no money to go anywhere. So, we got hooked on the t.v. show Lost. We had Netflix, but it was before we could stream it to our t.v., so we would turn our computer screen, push the love seat over by the desk, and watch Lost. I am a little ashamed to say we got through much of the series very quickly.
When we moved from Sierra Vista, Arizona to Tooele, Utah we still only had one kid, with one on the way. Since Michael worked for the Army and was being transfered, all of our belongings were being moved for us. All we had to move was our cars and our family. We had one car with a CD player and one without. I got the car without and the baby (well, she was actually 16 months old, so a toddler I guess). As we drove through Pheonix, all I remember is yelling at Michael (who obviously couldn't hear me since he was in a different car) as he weaved through traffic! I am not a city girl and that was not a fun drive. I was one stressed out Mama. At least S loved watching Baby Einstiens and didn't scream.
When Yum was born he came 2 weeks early, and my parents were able to come help with kids. While I was in the hospital, my dad and Michael finished the floor boards in my basement! We had been working on my office/sewing room in the basement for over a year. It was the best coming home present I could have asked for!
This last year we have had to discuss moving multiple times, and every time Michael has let me know that if I don't want to move, he will stay put. He has always been willing to do what will make me happy over what he really wants. That is was marriage is all about. I am not saying that I have this all figured out, because I don't, but in my short 7 years of marriage, I have learned that making Michael happy will make me happier than anything else!
Here's to all the memories yet to be made!
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