Love Month

Looking back at my post from January and how it flew by so fast makes me realize that February went by even quicker than the month before! Which makes sense because there are less days in February than any other month...

During this past month, I've done my absolute best to really focus on all the things in my life that I truly love and am grateful for.

- Kurt: he is the love of my life and my best friend

- Family: they are so supportive in everything that I do

- Friends: they build me up and help me keep doing m best

- Education: it's hard, but I've grown to love learning

- The Gospel: I can't even begin to explain how happy the Gospel of Jesus Christ makes me.  Knowing where I came from, who I am, who I am meant to become, and where I will go is very important to me.  I know that God loves me and knows who I am, and I love having the knowledge of that.

- Temples: knowing that I have an eternal family because of temples is so comforting.

- Dental Hygiene: because I couldn't imagine studying any other profession, and it's one of the most important things to me.

- Health: I'm healthy, Kurt is healthy, and we feel very blessed because of it.

We did a lot of fun things in February.  Kurt has been playing a lot of church basketball, and I do my best to go to as many of his games as I can.

February 14th was quite a day to celebrate. It was our first Valentine's Day as a married couple, and also the first Valentine's day that we were able to spend together.  Last year, I was in Utah and Kurt was in California, so it was nice that we were able to celebrate together.  Kurt and I are not big celebrators of the holiday.  We think it's more important to spend everyday during the year recognizing the love that we have for each other.  But we will never pass up an excuse to love each other more and to celebrate with food.  I made breakfast for Kurt on Valentine's Day.  I made raspberry filled ebelskivers. They were incredible, if I do say so myself.  I made breakfast all fancy with orange juice in wine glasses and all that jazz.  I'd say it's definitely something Kurt wouldn't mind eating again. :) 

Then I made Kurt a Valentine.  His favorite candy is Swedish Fish so I decided to do a little play off of that.  Here's what I came up with!

Kurt took me to Tucanos Brazilian Grill for dinner.  I have a very deep and unwavering love for Tucanos.  Especially their mango cod and picahlo.  I was so spoiled.  Kurt is the kindest, most loving, generous, and loyal man I have ever met. I am so lucky to have him as my husband.

Later that same weekend, Kurt and I went to the Midway Ice Castles with Christine and Payton.  They announced they were closing for the season, so we had to hurry up and go because none of us plan to be in Utah during the next winter.  It was very cool (haha...get it? Cool, as in cold, as in ice).  Even Elsa and Ana were there!  It was a fun little experience to share together.

On the last day of February, Kurt and I went to the temple.  I don't think it's possible for me to describe the peace that I feel when I'm in the temple.  It's the one place in this world that is not of this world.  It's the only place where I can always feel loved and comforted, and I am so unbelievably grateful for that.

February quickly came to an end.  I hardly remember what we did because of all the school work I have had and all the other many things that keep Kurt and I busy.  But I do know that February was a great month.  When is celebrating love not great?

Soon I will be updating the world on my twin sister's 2 bridal showers (one thrown by me, the other in Santa Barbara, CA); my older sister, Elise, surprising us with a visit; Dental Hygiene School and Mock Boards (dun Dun DUN!!!)
Kurt and I are looking forward to an incredible end of March, the end of winter, and the ending of my 4th semester of Dental Hygiene school!

Love Month

Looking back at my post from January and how it flew by so fast makes me realize that February went by even quicker than the month before! Which makes sense because there are less days in February than any other month...

During this past month, I've done my absolute best to really focus on all the things in my life that I truly love and am grateful for.

- Kurt: he is the love of my life and my best friend

- Family: they are so supportive in everything that I do

- Friends: they build me up and help me keep doing m best

- Education: it's hard, but I've grown to love learning

- The Gospel: I can't even begin to explain how happy the Gospel of Jesus Christ makes me.  Knowing where I came from, who I am, who I am meant to become, and where I will go is very important to me.  I know that God loves me and knows who I am, and I love having the knowledge of that.

- Temples: knowing that I have an eternal family because of temples is so comforting.

- Dental Hygiene: because I couldn't imagine studying any other profession, and it's one of the most important things to me.

- Health: I'm healthy, Kurt is healthy, and we feel very blessed because of it.

We did a lot of fun things in February.  Kurt has been playing a lot of church basketball, and I do my best to go to as many of his games as I can.

February 14th was quite a day to celebrate. It was our first Valentine's Day as a married couple, and also the first Valentine's day that we were able to spend together.  Last year, I was in Utah and Kurt was in California, so it was nice that we were able to celebrate together.  Kurt and I are not big celebrators of the holiday.  We think it's more important to spend everyday during the year recognizing the love that we have for each other.  But we will never pass up an excuse to love each other more and to celebrate with food.  I made breakfast for Kurt on Valentine's Day.  I made raspberry filled ebelskivers. They were incredible, if I do say so myself.  I made breakfast all fancy with orange juice in wine glasses and all that jazz.  I'd say it's definitely something Kurt wouldn't mind eating again. :) 

Then I made Kurt a Valentine.  His favorite candy is Swedish Fish so I decided to do a little play off of that.  Here's what I came up with!

Kurt took me to Tucanos Brazilian Grill for dinner.  I have a very deep and unwavering love for Tucanos.  Especially their mango cod and picahlo.  I was so spoiled.  Kurt is the kindest, most loving, generous, and loyal man I have ever met. I am so lucky to have him as my husband.

Later that same weekend, Kurt and I went to the Midway Ice Castles with Christine and Payton.  They announced they were closing for the season, so we had to hurry up and go because none of us plan to be in Utah during the next winter.  It was very cool (haha...get it? Cool, as in cold, as in ice).  Even Elsa and Ana were there!  It was a fun little experience to share together.

On the last day of February, Kurt and I went to the temple.  I don't think it's possible for me to describe the peace that I feel when I'm in the temple.  It's the one place in this world that is not of this world.  It's the only place where I can always feel loved and comforted, and I am so unbelievably grateful for that.

February quickly came to an end.  I hardly remember what we did because of all the school work I have had and all the other many things that keep Kurt and I busy.  But I do know that February was a great month.  When is celebrating love not great?

Soon I will be updating the world on my twin sister's 2 bridal showers (one thrown by me, the other in Santa Barbara, CA); my older sister, Elise, surprising us with a visit; Dental Hygiene School and Mock Boards (dun Dun DUN!!!)
Kurt and I are looking forward to an incredible end of March, the end of winter, and the ending of my 4th semester of Dental Hygiene school!

Celebrating Another Month of Eternal Happiness

Exactly 3 months ago, I married an amazing man.  He was a combination of the following: my best friend, the funniest person I knew,  the silliest person I had ever met, the most athletic man I had ever seen, someone who always treated me with kindness, the man with the biggest heart in the world, the most obedient son of our Heavenly Father that I had ever known, and the love of my life.  I have had the honor of being married to this wonderful person for the past 3 months, and I fall more in love with him everyday.
I have learned quite a lot in these last 3 months about being in a relationship/marriage than I ever have in my entire life.  Let me share with you some of the profound things I have learned (that you may possibly know already, but bare with me. I'm a slow learner).

1.  The wife is not always right, even though she is the wife. -- Many people have given us the advice, "She's always right, and don't bother arguing with it."  Personally, I think that's quite possibly some of the worst advice a person can give.  As much as I would like to be right all the time, that is not the case.  And if I don't recognize that I can be, and most often am, wrong, how will I possibly learn what is right?  I hate admitting that I'm wrong. HATE it.  But, in all honesty, admitting that I'm wrong is quite a humbling experience, and a necessary experience as well.  Kurt and I have grown so much closer because we are honest with each other when one is right and one is wrong.
(Moment of truth: half the time, both of you are actually right...)

2. Paying your tithing brings blessings. -- As you all know, I am in school.  This school happens to be a very expensive  school.  And I don't have a job, which means my wonderful husband (who graduated 2 years ago) gets the opportunity to work full time and pay for my schooling.  But regardless of how much we have to pay for our schooling and our living expenses, we are diligent in paying tithing and fast offerings.  I have seen so many blessings in being obedient and paying tithing: things last longer than what you had planned, financial situations seem to work to our advantage, money literally shows up in places where you didn't think you had it, opportunities to save money reveal themselves (which helps fix that tight financial situation of ours), etc.  I am so grateful to be married to someone who is obedient and willing to follow the commandments of God.  He's a keeper.

3. Weekly Date Night is VERY important. -- I am at school pretty much all day, and Kurt is at work all day.  It's nearly impossible to leave work at work, and school at school.  We love getting out and participating in activities together.  Kurt and I have gotten quite good at minigolf.  Today we went to Seven Peaks (a water park in Provo, UT).  Sometimes we go out to dinner, other times we stay in and play board games.  But date night gives us the opportunity to forget about the challenges that come with work and school, and focus on building our eternal relationship.  I am so thankful that I get to spend so much time with my husband.  We have had so many opporunities to learn more about one another and grow closer together.

4. Take time to cook dinner, and eat it together.. -- I was a terrible cook when we first got married.  I could pretty much only cook pasta, and microwave the spaghetti sauce.  I was so bad, I would cook my own dinner, and Kurt would cook his own dinner, and then we'd just eat it together.  Now, I'm a guacamole-making, salad-tossing, salmon-grilling, taco-stuffing, garlic bread-baking Chef.  I am quite proud of myself.  Not only did I develop a new talent (which is still in need of a lot more work), I have a very happy husband.  We both love food, and we both grew up eating with our families every day.  It was difficult trying to eat together when we were both preparing different dinners and then trying to eat them together.  I would usually finish cooking and eating before he had really even started making his dinner.  So, I finally made some effort to cook for two, and make meals that BOTH of us enjoyed.  Then it became a lot easier to eat together.  And we enjoyed it because we were eating good food. Overall, it's a win win situation.

5.  Take pictures and hang them in your home. -- I used to take pictures all the time, and I've now gotten lazy.  I'm one of those people who feels bad asking someone else to take a picture.  But then I look back and realize that there are so many experiences that I wish I had documented!  My first goal with pictures is to take as many as I possibly can within our first year of marriage.
I have thousands and thousands of them on my computer and many that are printed, but unfortunately we haven't gotten around to hanging any of them.  My next goal is to hang pictures in our home before summer ends.  What I love about many of the pictures we have is that they're pretty much all family portraits.  Since there's only Kurt and me, every picture is a picture of our family.  That's given me more motivation to take more pictures, and hopefully hang some soon!  I think it will bring more of the Spirit into our home if we show that we have a family-centered and gospel-centered home.


As much as I have learned these past 3 months, I have much more to learn.  There is so much to know about being a wife, that I sometimes feel sad that I don't know much.  But I have eternity to learn.  Not that I will put off learning because I have so much time to learn, but I will definitely stop beating myself up for not knowing everything within the first three months of being a new wife.
I am so grateful for such a kind and loving husband, who takes time to understand me and get to know more about me everyday.  He's my best friend, and has sacrificed so much for me already, and it's only been a couple months!  I look forward to the eternity of happiness that I get to spend with my Sweetheart!

Celebrating Another Month of Eternal Happiness

Exactly 3 months ago, I married an amazing man.  He was a combination of the following: my best friend, the funniest person I knew,  the silliest person I had ever met, the most athletic man I had ever seen, someone who always treated me with kindness, the man with the biggest heart in the world, the most obedient son of our Heavenly Father that I had ever known, and the love of my life.  I have had the honor of being married to this wonderful person for the past 3 months, and I fall more in love with him everyday.
I have learned quite a lot in these last 3 months about being in a relationship/marriage than I ever have in my entire life.  Let me share with you some of the profound things I have learned (that you may possibly know already, but bare with me. I'm a slow learner).

1.  The wife is not always right, even though she is the wife. -- Many people have given us the advice, "She's always right, and don't bother arguing with it."  Personally, I think that's quite possibly some of the worst advice a person can give.  As much as I would like to be right all the time, that is not the case.  And if I don't recognize that I can be, and most often am, wrong, how will I possibly learn what is right?  I hate admitting that I'm wrong. HATE it.  But, in all honesty, admitting that I'm wrong is quite a humbling experience, and a necessary experience as well.  Kurt and I have grown so much closer because we are honest with each other when one is right and one is wrong.
(Moment of truth: half the time, both of you are actually right...)

2. Paying your tithing brings blessings. -- As you all know, I am in school.  This school happens to be a very expensive  school.  And I don't have a job, which means my wonderful husband (who graduated 2 years ago) gets the opportunity to work full time and pay for my schooling.  But regardless of how much we have to pay for our schooling and our living expenses, we are diligent in paying tithing and fast offerings.  I have seen so many blessings in being obedient and paying tithing: things last longer than what you had planned, financial situations seem to work to our advantage, money literally shows up in places where you didn't think you had it, opportunities to save money reveal themselves (which helps fix that tight financial situation of ours), etc.  I am so grateful to be married to someone who is obedient and willing to follow the commandments of God.  He's a keeper.

3. Weekly Date Night is VERY important. -- I am at school pretty much all day, and Kurt is at work all day.  It's nearly impossible to leave work at work, and school at school.  We love getting out and participating in activities together.  Kurt and I have gotten quite good at minigolf.  Today we went to Seven Peaks (a water park in Provo, UT).  Sometimes we go out to dinner, other times we stay in and play board games.  But date night gives us the opportunity to forget about the challenges that come with work and school, and focus on building our eternal relationship.  I am so thankful that I get to spend so much time with my husband.  We have had so many opporunities to learn more about one another and grow closer together.

4. Take time to cook dinner, and eat it together.. -- I was a terrible cook when we first got married.  I could pretty much only cook pasta, and microwave the spaghetti sauce.  I was so bad, I would cook my own dinner, and Kurt would cook his own dinner, and then we'd just eat it together.  Now, I'm a guacamole-making, salad-tossing, salmon-grilling, taco-stuffing, garlic bread-baking Chef.  I am quite proud of myself.  Not only did I develop a new talent (which is still in need of a lot more work), I have a very happy husband.  We both love food, and we both grew up eating with our families every day.  It was difficult trying to eat together when we were both preparing different dinners and then trying to eat them together.  I would usually finish cooking and eating before he had really even started making his dinner.  So, I finally made some effort to cook for two, and make meals that BOTH of us enjoyed.  Then it became a lot easier to eat together.  And we enjoyed it because we were eating good food. Overall, it's a win win situation.

5.  Take pictures and hang them in your home. -- I used to take pictures all the time, and I've now gotten lazy.  I'm one of those people who feels bad asking someone else to take a picture.  But then I look back and realize that there are so many experiences that I wish I had documented!  My first goal with pictures is to take as many as I possibly can within our first year of marriage.
I have thousands and thousands of them on my computer and many that are printed, but unfortunately we haven't gotten around to hanging any of them.  My next goal is to hang pictures in our home before summer ends.  What I love about many of the pictures we have is that they're pretty much all family portraits.  Since there's only Kurt and me, every picture is a picture of our family.  That's given me more motivation to take more pictures, and hopefully hang some soon!  I think it will bring more of the Spirit into our home if we show that we have a family-centered and gospel-centered home.


As much as I have learned these past 3 months, I have much more to learn.  There is so much to know about being a wife, that I sometimes feel sad that I don't know much.  But I have eternity to learn.  Not that I will put off learning because I have so much time to learn, but I will definitely stop beating myself up for not knowing everything within the first three months of being a new wife.
I am so grateful for such a kind and loving husband, who takes time to understand me and get to know more about me everyday.  He's my best friend, and has sacrificed so much for me already, and it's only been a couple months!  I look forward to the eternity of happiness that I get to spend with my Sweetheart!