New "look"

So, I guess I was bored today because I found this really cute background and decided that our blog needed a new look. (Mel, I hope you don't mind that it's all "girly" now)

As far as other things go, we had a great time at the family reunion (if you ignore all the mosquitoes and all the rain, and the fact that we left early because of them!).

Mel and I had fun riding the ATV's and hiking around the lake, and most of the rest of the family had fun sleeping in the lake (as in, their tents became lakes because it rained all night). Our tent actually held up pretty well, but by morning there were about three spots where the rain had soaked through and was dripping on us.

So, on our way home, as we were driving through Salt Lake, there was a GEORGEOUS rainbow. I've never seen one so bright! It was double all the way around.

SPOILER ALERT!

My family isn't supposed to know about this project until August, but since they never read or check out my blogs, I think I'm okay.

Here are a couple photos from the family reunion film that Malinda and I are putting together. Malinda plays the role of Satan. And (no offense baby) she is good at it. :) It's in post-production now. After facing major computer difficulties it's coming along.

Anyway, to see the final film, come to the family reunion.

All I can think to say to that last posting is: "You deserve it."

I love that you will actually play x-box with me. That you will humor me in my hobbies and support me in the little things I enjoy doing. Even if they are a little strange. I love that you will do little things even if it is for the simple reason that they are important to me. I love that you appreciate me when I pamper you. I love how we try to encourage each other to become better people and work on our unpleasant habbits. I love that you strive to grow stronger spiritually with me and that we can support, strengthen each other. I love that we are tender to each other and care about each others feelings so much that we are careful with what we say and do.

I hope many many years down the road, we can read these postings and realize that we still respect, love, cherish, and enjoy each other the same, if not more.

Thank you for your kind words of encouragment. They keep me going and growing. Finding you was nothing less than a miricle. My Heavenly Father above, saw me hurting, and feeling low and decited to pick me up in the best way imaginable.

I love you Malinda Jean. More than you will ever know. :)

Love letters

So, I always used to get pretty jealous when my sister-in-law would post things like this because I wanted to be able to do the same. So, here's my love letter to my husband.

Mel, you are the best. I love the fact that you would get up with me every morning at 6 just so you could spend a little time with me and that you would make me breakfast so I could get a good breakfast before I went to work. I love the fact that you want to come home to me as much as I want to come home to you. I love the fact that you want to work on making our marriage stronger even though it's already really strong.

I'm so grateful that you will "help" me with the laundry and making the bed (and by help, I mean that you do most of it!), and then you'll do most of my dishes and help me make dinner.

I love how you like to cuddle with me all night, even when you're too hot, and how you'll always get up to close the window if I'm too cold.

I love that you'd rather play games with me when you could get with your friends on x-box. I love that you love camping as much as I do, and that you'll help get things ready instead of making me do it all.

So, on this day, six months from the day we met, I'm so very glad that I married you and that we both got divorced (as much as that sucked!), so we could get married. And I'm glad that we're re-trying our first date, and hopefully it will turn out better than it did that day (though that date ended up being pretty fun).

I love you Mel, and I'll see you when you get home.
:-*