Happy Anniversary

3,652 days

315,532,800 seconds

5,258,880 minutes

87,648 hours

521.71 weeks

10 Years married.....

Tonight we were all in Tyler's room giving him a little bath and looking at his battle wounds. As Dallas was holding down Tyler's legs and Grayson was giving him a kiss, I was wiping off the iodine and and hoping to curb the itching, I looked up into this sweet mans face and saw tears. He said it broke his heart to feel the muscles want to move but us telling him not to move.

The man with tears, the sweet, gentle and caring man..... he is the one I married 10 years ago.  He is the one that I want to curl up to at night. He is the one I want to snuggle with in the morning. He is the one I want to nudge when everyone is up way to early. He is the one I want to be there when I have hours to wait in a hospital room. He is the one I want to hug when life is just a little to tough for me to handle on my own.

I am so thankful that I am married to this amazing person. I am the lucky one!!

Happy Anniversary to Us!!

On June 4th 2005, Dallas actually showed up in Orangeville Utah where we were married at my parents little town. We had a great reception and we went to Price for our first night. And awkwardly enough, the town of price has 3 hotels and his Grandma and Grandpa were our Neighbors.  It was awkward.

Our awesome room had a Dumb and Dumber heart shapped tub, and I had a million and one bobbie pins in my hair. We ran and got food and brought home a pizza, and just crashed.

It was the start of the most emotion filled and hardest year of my life. It hasn't really slowed down and we have the WORST luck in the entire word. But we have made it.

One year late on June 10th 2006 we were sealed in the Manti Temple. Less than 4 days after our son had another brain surgery. The room was filled with supportive people in our lives and in walked my mom carrying my miracle baby into a room so he could be sealed to us forever.

Dallas was in San Fran and I was home but we went out, enjoyed some time as a family wile we waited for our dad to get home. But over all, I love my life.

 For eternity and beyond!!!

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I was Tagged!!!

My friend Jenn tagged me about questions about Dallas and I.

What is his name?
Kenneth Dallas Brown.

How long have you been together?
This month it will be 3 years. We met just after Valentines day!!

How long did you date?
Six months before we were married

How old is he?
D just turned 26 last week.

Who eats more?
Depends on what it is. I can eat more chocolate. He can eat more sushi. I eat more meals in a day. He eats one. So it is relative.

Who said I love you first?
Dallas. Only because I was VERY hurt in the previous relationship. I loved him but I only told him when he was sleeping. That way he couldn't hear me and I couldn't be hurt.

Who is taller?

Dallas.


Who can sing better?
Not sure. He sings and Love to listen to him sing. He sings amazing with my other man Tyler.

Who is smarter?

Dallas is amazing at computer stuff and politics and stuff. But I am pretty smart when it comes to kids and medical stuff. But togehter we are just brillant


Who does the laundry?
well... it depends on who needs what. Mostly I do. I am kinda picky about how things are. And frankly, everyone needs a magic undewear drawer. ( meaning that when you open the drawer undies are always there!!!)


Who pays the bills?
WE pay the bills. He physically pays them online but we both make the bills and we both know what bills we have.


Who sleeps on the right side?
D does.


Who mows the lawn?
what is a lawn? We live in Arizona. We have rocks. But Dallas kills the weeds and pulls them !!


Who cooks dinner?
Well... I don't. Dallas does most of it. I try but he never has any idea what he wants to eat. He even tells me what I need to buy at the grocery store. BUT.. .I price match the groceries so we save LOTS of money and I am more than happy to do the dishes.

Who drives?
Dallas does. At least when we are together. I am a back seat/ front seat driver but for some reason I have this weird direction thing. I never forget where something is.

Who is more stubborn?
Thats a hard one!! Ok.. I am

Who asked who out first?
We are a internet couple. I think I invited him up first. It was kinda a test. if he came he was worth it. Logan was far away. He came and he was SOOO worth it.

Who proposed?
CI did... Kinda. I knew he wanted to ask but was waiting patiently. Finally, one day I said " how long are we going to do this" and we ent and bought rings the next day!! I am so glad we did to!!

Who has more friends?
Ya know.. I have no idea.

Who is more sensitive?
me. In fact I would call me to sensitive. Over emotional sometimes.


Who has more siblings?
Dallas does. He is the only boy though so I gained four new sisters.

Who wears the pants?
We don't have a person that is the boss. We are equal. We are a partnership. He does so many things much better than me but we do them equally. Where I fall short he picks up and vice versa!! That is what I love about our marriage. We make each other complete.

I am Tagging Jenifer Tibbets, Crystal and Erin and Kim. If you want to do it go for it!!

( I am to lazy to worry about the spelling and the spell check isn't working.) So forgive the mistakes...)

Love to the fullest.....

A few weeks ago my friend Lisa had sent me the link to a great and amazing blog. It was a story about a man and his wife. I would like to share it here.

It was a busy morning, approximately 8:30 a.m., when an elderly gentleman in his 80's, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him look at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.

On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound.

While taking care of his wound, we began to engage in conversation. I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.


I then inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer' s Disease. As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.


I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?" He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is." I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arm, and thought, "That is the kind of love I want in my life."
True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.


I write this because I have found that... I have had the chance to spend a lot of time with Dallas the last little bit. Although I spend a lot sleeping or trying to sleep I can't imagine loving or being loved by anyone any better than he loves me.

I have watched him with Tyler and I have fallen into that true love category when I watch both of them...

True love REALLY is not physical nor romantic but is the absolute acceptance of all that is, has been and will be..... and will not be.