Somebody's 30...

Happy Birthday to the handsomest man I know.  Sorry you are turning 30.  You don't look a day over 29.  I promise.  

In your 30 years of life I would say some of your greatest accomplishments are:

Dating a sea of girls and being smart enough to pick the most awesome fish

Graduating from B-school with a 4.0...holy genius

Making two phenomenal babies with that awesome fish

Establishing a career that allows you to afford your awesome fish (okay, so this is a work in progress..you are only 30)

Serving a 2 year mission in the frigid cold and dark abyss

Eating the awesome fish's cooking, every night

Getting and staying super buff

Learning to love asparagus

Destroying my, well, already destroyed house, then putting it all back together, all pretty- like

Walking home from the train that one day you did it when I wasn't home and didn't get your call in time

Well, there are more, like all the really important ones, but you don't read my posts so I will stop myself.  We are excited to get you home so we can celebrate!!

Love, True Love

Hi Handsome Husband.

Remember when...

You got down on one knee and I squealed, loudly

And then you made me a princess and I smiled so hard my cheeks broke

And then we flew into adulthood

And then God smiled on us

And then we lived the dream

And then the dream sparkled

And then we took a leap

And never looked back???

It's only been 7 years, but already you have granted me a lifetime of wishes.  You are my shining star.  I love you baby!  Happy Anniversary!

Ramblings by Me

I am a fairly crappy blogger these days.  Guess my life is uneventful.  Which is a happy thing.  

I would like to briefly comment on all the junk going on in California.  

I think it is interesting that the very people preaching love and tolerance are completely incapable of implementing such tenets when the tables are turned.  What these protestors are doing is vile and disgusting and makes me even prouder to be a Mormon  for Prop 8.  So thank you.  Also, thank you hypocrites for bringing our church to the forefront.  Because of you, we have more friends than ever (maybe an exaggeration, but how awesome is it that so many different religions and sects are speaking out in favor and in behalf of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints???).  Thank you for giving us so much credit, even though there are only 750-800,000 Mormons in California, and of that, probably only 200-250,000 are registered voters.  Thank you for believing that even with our small numbers, we were able to make such an impact so as to compel over 5.5 million people to favor Prop 8.  We really are that awesome, and it is time someone give us some credit.  

Have fun destroying our temple gates.  Enjoy spraypainting doors to homes and cars.  You have very clearly and effectively illustrated to me what a bigot looks and sounds like.  Makes me happy to know I am not one.

Gratitude

Things I am thankful for today:

1. No longer can fault be placed on the Repubs for the state of the Union

2. All States where bans against gay marriage were on the ballot passed 

3. Ability to fillibuster is still in play

4. McCain losing early so I could go to bed at a decent hour last night

5. No more bloody phone calls, television ads or mailers telling me the awfulness of people in politics

Good thing it's the thankful season.  

Turkey Time

Last night for Family Home Evening we made our Tommy-the-Thankful-Countdown-to-Thanksgiving-Turkey.  Idea courtesy of the geniuses over at Make and Takes.

We took turns saying things we were thankful for.  These things became feathers.  Each day we will pluck a feather and focus on being grateful for the corresponding subject.  The plucking will continue until Thanksgiving arrives.  Today was "school."  Ryder didn't have school, so there wasn't a whole lot of thankfulness going on.  Surely tomorrow will be better.  Unless Obama wins.  Then it will be worse.

Go Vote!

I did.  At 6am.  To avoid the crowds.  Which  I didn't.  But I did vote.  For McCain.  And  you should too.  Unless terrorists and taxes are your kind of thing.

As Promised

Let the fatness begin!!