meet zachary

this is my ruggedly, handsome, goofy, manly husband. today i miss him. he started working the 2nd shift at his amazing new job february 14th and it has taken some getting used to.

we have been married since January 17th, 2009 and spent most of that time around each other all the time because our jobs (or lack there of) permitted it.

he makes me laugh, even when i don't want to, he makes me think twice about making sporadic crazy decisions, he keeps me grounded but lets me dream, and he makes sure i relax.

we are not the perfect couple but we are learning to grow everyday. we try our best to choose to love, choose to speak up when we are mad, choose each other over ourselves, and choose to include each other in our lives. we don't always succeed but we are learning that marriage is a journey that never ends or gets easier, but the more work we put into it the result is always sweeter.

i love love me some zachary

free extra info: i recently started reading today's letters and got a great idea to help zachary and i to "creatively communicate" around our different work schedules. We have created a  "traveling journal" it's been fun! zachary is not much of a writer but his letters to me our hilarious, and it means the world to me that he tries.

sorry for the late post, i wrote this last night and meant to post this morning, but i got busy at work and forgot to hit the publish post button. oops.

tuesday's tutorials

i made this t-shirt scarf last night in the time it took for me to indulge in my trashy habit of watching the bachelor. (i love that show) i forgot to save the pictures of the steps so i just have a picture of the finished product, but to get step by step instructions visit kevin and amanda. i made mine out of some of my favorite colors, my next one will be OSU colors. i love this project because we all have too many t-shirts and recycling those makes this scarf free. next tuesday i will not lose the step by step instructions.

a 3 point smile

on friday i went to the sanger high school girl's playoff game. my dad's their coach and when i get a chance i try to make it to his games. every time i go about an hour before the game i start getting knots in my stomach. i get so nervous! i don't know any of the girls personally but i want the best for them because i know how much my dad cares for them.

no one scored for most of the first quarter and you could tell the excitement of their first playoff game of the season was getting to them. towards the end of the quarter sanger scored several points in a row and made the other team's coach call a time out. the sanger girls came running to the huddle with smiles on their faces and a huge cheer from the crowd. i got a little teary eyed for a second, partly because of my nerves, and partly because i knew exactly what they were feeling, and o how i miss it. there is nothing like it. they knew they had a long way to go, the game wasn't over, but they had seen the glimpse of what they could do, and they chose to celebrate.

it is easy for us to get caught up in the world of trying to succeed, being the best, and always winning, but i would urge you to just take it one moment at a time and enjoy those small victories in between. embrace those victories to push you to the next. be thankful for those around you that pushed you along the way.

the sanger lady indians won friday night, and have a big game coming up on tuesday, but i believe they can win, one small victory at a time.

i believe we all win everyday, we are the ones to choose how we celebrate.

what do you need to celebrate today?