Valentine's Day

I love Valentine's Day because Spencer always makes it so special and this year was no exception! We had decided to purchase a new workout as our gift, but like always, Spencer still went above and beyond! He had a delivery sent to our door and then took me out to dinner that night! It was fun and I sure love him, oh so much! I wanted to list some of the things I love:
1: Spencer...I know, I know, but I had to say it! This guy makes me so happy! I love that he loves life. I love that he loves me. He is always doing such kind things for me and putting up with my new and crazy ideas (like the photo of us doing plank on plank...so fun!! We laughed and laughed so hard that night)
2: My dogs...they are such good dogs and make Spencer and I laugh all the time. They each have a funny personality; for example, Westin loves good smelling things...I mean LOVES them!! He loves when I do laundry. If I place the laundry where he can get to it, he'll jump right in. It makes him so content and he won't move. They also love kids, babies especially. We have slowly been collecting items and if it is a used item, the dogs will just sit and stare and sniff. They know what's going on :)
3: I love good news. Good news is good, right? Good news is hopeful. I love hearing certain things regarding our adoption. No, we have not gotten THAT news yet, but still good news is always good for me and Spencer. It strengthens our testimony each and every time and it's always a good reminder how important faith and prayer is :)
4: Our home. There is nothing better than owning your own home and knowing you did it all on your own as a couple. It is so nice to come home after a long 12+ hours of work and seeing my lil fam and spending time with them in our home. I also love keeping it nice :)
5: I love Spencer's drive! He is so motivated to go far in life. I love hearing his goals for himself and our future. I love that he loves school. I love that he does so well. Just a couple days ago, he had to present a speech and it is one he is excited to tell our kids as they grow up. He told me as I was about to leave for work and my heart just melted!! He did a fantastic job!! This man has such drive for life! It's contagious!!
6: Our jobs. We have been so fortunate to have great jobs. I love being a Registered Nurse. It is giving me such great experience, not only for life, but to be a mother. As I was taking care of a wound, a patient asked me if I was a mom, I answered kind of shocked and said not yet, why? The patient answered with-you are so motherly...I just think you would make a great mom. My heart literally melted right there and then.
7: Working out. I love to work out! I love the feeling afterward. I'll be honest, I have had some people think I do it because maybe I'm into myself (we even had people think that's why we didn't have kids yet before they actually knew our situation, sad huh). This couldn't be more false. I grew up watching my mom and sisters do it and they are my role models. For me, it lessens stress and definitely helps me cope. Good coping mechanism. Also, I love working out with my hubby!! We have had some fun times; not to mention, a lot of laughs!!
8: My family. I love them, oh so much!! Besides Spencer, there is no other people I call or message faster when I have good news or when I am on the verge of tears. They are my strength. I am so grateful for wonderful parents who taught me to work hard and to love even harder. They are huge examples to me!!
9: The gospel. My testimony is everything to me. My prayers have been answered like never before. I have so many tender mercies that I know Spencer and I are right where we need to be. I know everything happens in the Lord's timing. That is something that is sure hard to come to grips with, but I have and it is true. He wants what is best for us and He knows what that is. He knows what is in our hearts and He listens. I know this.

I have been wanting to write this post since Valentine's Day because my heart was so full with all the things I love and am so grateful for. We have been blessed.

Here is Spencer and I before our date. I love him so much and I love these pictures of us. He is amazing and I love his hugs!!

Here is my package he sent me. It included chocolate covered strawberries, yum!!!

A couple nights after Valentine's, we had a fun date night!! We came home and decided to work on plank on plank!! It was so much fun and if you can tell, Spencer is laughing in the picture...so much fun!!!

 

I cut my hair again into a different style so I thought I would post a pic of what it looks like currently. I am also having major spring fever. I cannot wait for warmer weather. I think I was getting my hopes up a bit too soon because snow is starting to come down. Oh well, March is coming shortly and it has always been one of my favorite months :)