After dinner at Anasazi this is what my adorable husband had planned for the night...
Be prepared to have your heart melted in amazement at how perfect he is...
My
Cambear,
Just
over 4 years ago today, I saw you for the very first time. Nothing in heaven or on earth could ever be
as beautiful as you were to me from the very beginning, and everyday since then
you have become more than beautiful, I don’t think any word could describe what
I see or feel when I look at you.
Together, we have shared the best moments of my life. I have a timeline in my heart of moments that
forever changed who I am and who I will become.
Today you will be making stops along my timeline and I will share with
you what made those memories so special.
I love you!
(Given to me outside the restaurant.)
Seeing
your face and smile for the first time:
It was hard to look at you. I had never seen anything like you. Your light seemed to make the whole world
around you glow. I didn’t just see
beauty when I looked at you, I saw joy, love, and the goodness of God. I knew that night that you were the only
thing I would ever want again. I was hooked. I still have a perfect picture of
that day in my heart, one of the best days of my life. And I want today to be
another one of those days.
(This secret look out is where it all started.)
Let Your husband take 10
pictures of you… Your gorgeous.
Sharing
our first kiss together:
I
knew long before our first kiss that I loved you. Anytime we were together it seemed like my
heart transformed, the way I felt about you, myself, and pretty much the whole
world around me grew and changed. I
started seeing things the way God intended them. Kissing you was not about getting action, or
adding to my list of kisses. For the
first time, a kiss meant more to me. I
wanted you to feel every part of my love for you. To understand my heart, and to see me
differently than before. Our first kiss
DID NOT DISAPPOINT. It changed my world.
(At our first kiss at another secret look out up on Foremaster.)
Make Out with your husband
for 5 minutes!
Staying
with me after I came home from the MTC:
This
one is a hard one for me to look back on, mostly because all the pain I put you
through in this time. I remember my
heart breaking in the MTC, than absolutely shattering when I had to write home
to you and tell you I was coming home.
How could you forgive me for my mistakes? How could you love me or ever have faith in
me again? Your letter back to me proved
that God made you special. It changed my
heart even more. Your love and faith
that I could become better and rise out of the shadow of my sins changed the
direction my life was headed. You
forgave me, and looked past the person I was, and had faith in who I could
become. You defended me when others didn’t
see it, even your own family. You are in
every way, the purest definition of Christ-like love and forgiveness. You are my angel.
(At the temple...we got to watch someone proposing while we were there.)
Hold your
husbands hand and listen to his top 10 things he loves about you
We shared so many beautiful memories together
through dating. Our trips to Vegas, (breaking down on the way to Vegas), long
nights just talking,
Scooter rides, concerts, countless movies and conversations, memories I have of
you that I will cherish for all eternity.
Then something big happened.
(Reading on our way to the next destination.)
My
conversion:
Faith
was never something that came easy to me.
I had so much self-doubt and regret from bad choices I made. I did not feel worthy of the spirit, of God’s
love, or your love, or of real happiness.
I did not believe I was worth saving.
Day by day you built me up. Brick
by brick, you opened my heart and my eyes to heaven and to the true joy the
Gospel of Jesus Christ brings. Through
your forgiveness, your support, faith, and love. My spirit was repaired, and I began feeling
true joy again in my life. It all fell
in place after Elder Bednar’s fireside when you pulled out your scriptures and
allowed the spirit to direct me to those versus that I so badly needed to
hear. Do you even realize how amazing
you are? You are capable of anything, of
miracles, of changing lives and the world around you. My love and adoration for you is impossible
to describe. This was a huge step, not
only because I felt the spirit and the Lord’s presence again, but because of
what it brought….
Listen to
your husband’s testimony
(The institute building parking lot. His testimony was beautiful.)
My
Proposal:
Very
few days in life could ever be as memorable or special as that day. The day we truly solidified our relationship
and progressed to my greatest moment. It
was a perfect day. The Splash-Mob, and all your family and friends around was
so special, but my favorite part was kissing you in the middle of the fountain
like we were the only people on earth.
Or maybe we weren’t even on earth anymore? It felt an awful lot like heaven. Knowing that you were really going to be mine
for the rest of time was joy like I had never known.
Take a
walk around the park, play in the fountain if you dare...
(Town Square! Unfortunately the fountain was off or else I would have played in it for sure!)
Our
Wedding Day:
What
a day…This is easily the best day of my life, and my favorite stop along my
timeline. Looking back on it, I can remember every feeling and emotion I had
that day. When I looked at you from across the altar you
were more beautiful than ever. It was a
perfect moment, staring into your face, holding your hand on the altar, with
all of our friends and family around us.
Being sealed together for all eternity… YOUR STUCK WITH ME!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Creepy, I know. The
rest of the day pretty much rocked! The
pictures turned out amazing! And our
reception was the BOMB! You did such a
beautiful job decorating! Remember how
pretty that place looked? It all turned
out perfect! Your hula was freakin
gorgeous, still can’t believe you made it up on the spot! I’m pretty sure
people will be talking about our reception FOREVER! This day seemed to go by soooo fast, but it
was one of those days where every minute was a highlight. When we shared our first dance together, even
though it was not to the song we picked out, (GRRRRR Grandma/Grandpa jk), I saw
eternity with you. I knew no matter
what, everything would be okay as long as I had you as my wife.
Share
a slow dance outside the temple.
(To our song, "Two is better than one.")
The
Honeymoon:
We
went to freakin Hawaii and stayed at freakin Turtlebay for our honeymoon!!!!
How many people get to do that?? Those 5
days together in paradise were like a dream!
A beautiful room overlooking the bay, delicious meals all over the
island, and lots and lots of fun ;)!! One of my favorite moments was singing our
wedding song to you and dancing by the sea.
Again, it was like we had somehow teleported to some perfect universe
where we were the only two people, and our love was the only thing that existed
or mattered. I can’t even describe to
you the happiness I felt with you on our honeymoon, and everyday since. I could not imagine anything better than our
marriage, than the love we share together.
Every day I get to wake up next to you, and tell you with my stinky
breath, that I love you more than anything.
I can’t wait to add on to our timeline!
There are so many amazing things we will share together, places we will
see, people we will change, moments that will take our breath away and make us
fall in love all over again. I hope
today, you know how much I love you. That no matter what happens you will
remember what I carry in my heart. I
love every minute I have had with you, and I cannot wait to see the moments we
will share in the future. I only see you, that will never change.
Isn't he perfect???
It was such a special night to be able to go back and remember and feel all those emotions again.
I will remember this birthday forever and I am so grateful for such a loving husband.
I love you Jeff! You never cease to amaze me!!!!!!
