If you were coming in the fall,

I'd brush the summer by

With half a smile and half a spurn,

As housewives do a fly.

If I could see you in a year,

I'd wind the months in balls,

And put them each in separate drawers,

Until their time befalls.

If only centuries delayed,

I'd count them on my hand,

Subtracting till my fingers dropped

Into Van Diemen's land.

If certain, when this life was out,

That yours and mine should be,

I'd toss it yonder like a rind,

And taste eternity.

But now, all ignorant of the length

Of time's uncertain wing,

It goads me, like the goblin bee,

That will not state its sting.

~emily dickinson

Honey, I need some... more wheels!

One day, towards the end of the summer of 2006, Adam came home to tell me he wanted a Volkswagen Beatle. He had been down to Springville and seen the coolest one ever. It even had a roof rack. Apparently, he had always wanted one and I had just never heard of it. This was strikingly similar to how he had always wanted a scooter, too. His taste in cars was uncannily similar to that of our brother-in-law, Chris, with whom Adam had become best friends.

Well, by this time we did own a Saturn station wagon which I drove to work and school, but with winter looming ahead of us, we decided Adam needed something other than the scooter for himself. So, he started shopping. The sweet bug in Springville being too expensive, he started looking online for deals. And boy did he find one!

There was a bug in Idaho that was available for a mere $500. Granted, it needed some cosmetic TLC, but Adam was more than willing to make it his new hobby. We discussed it and decided to give it a try. So, one afternoon, Adam and Chris drove up to Idaho to collect the bug, which was supposedly in perfect running order when they picked it up. By the time they towed it down to Provo, it had mysteriously ceased to work. Adam and Chris would spend the next several months taking the engine apart and putting it back together.

The best part about all of this was Adam's ridiculously happy attitude about it. I think if I had driven all that way to make such an important purchase, I would be furious to discover it was in such bad shape. But not Adam. He took it in stride, laughed about it, and set to learning how to fix the problems. He was disappointed, but he didn't let it spoil his fun. Thank goodness we just happen to have a VW expert in the family!

One day I came home from work to find filthy car parts on the floor of the shower, with mud and dirt splashed all around the bathroom. Adam was happily cleaning the engine as he disassembled it. He even made sure to clean up the bathroom when he was finished. He loved working on that car and learning how to repair it. I was and am grateful to have a husband who is willing to learn new things, to work hard for his family, and who keeps such a positive attitude about it. I'm also grateful for a brother-in-law who can rebuild a VW engine in his sleep. :)

Rebuilding the engine on Julie's kitchen counter.

He seems to be enjoying himself. Such a nerd. :)

I had to smile at this...

Alma 40:23

"The soul shall be restored to the body, and the body to the soul; yea, and every limb and joint shall be restored to its body; yea, even a hair of the head shall not be lost; but all things shall be restored to their proper and perfect frame."

Because I would be disappointed if I never saw that fro again. :)

A Story for Adam's Birthday

One summer evening, Adam and I decided it would be lots of fun to attend an outdoor showing of Pirates of the Caribbean, the Curse of the Black Pearl. It was showing on campus on the quad near the testing center. We got there nice and early with our blanket and staked out a nice little spot in the midst of a huge crowd. And then we waited. And then we started to notice how we were surrounded by single college students who were only there to flirt. Silly us, we had come to actually watch the show!

After a half hour of trying to watch the movie, we realized we could go home and watch it from the comfort of our couch. We packed up our stuff, stopped by Chris and Julie's to borrow the DVD, and headed home, where we finished the movie snuggled up together on the sofa. It was much better this way.

Maybe this made us old married people. Well, we were okay with that. :)

Dad, do wishes really come true?

"I wish some guy would walk into my life

who is so exactly what I want that I fall head 

over heels for him & he does the same for me.

Only in my dreams."

Oct. 22, 2004

"There's Adam who is in the Nerd Radio Club

& plays the trombone in the orchestra.

Sadly, I have just the tiniest crush

on him, but I'm sure he doesn't

reciprocate."

Oct. 10, 2005

"First and most important, I have

the biggest crush on Adam Cox...

I just feel so happy around him that

I hate to leave.  I don't count the hours

at work anymore, I relish them."

Oct. 23, 2005 

"He loves me!  I really

don't think one person can bear

so much happiness!"

Nov. 23, 2005

Do you hear me talking to you

Across the water, across the deep blue ocean

Under the open sky, oh my

Baby I'm trying

Boy I hear you in my dreams

Feel you whisper across the sea

 Keep you with me, in my heart

You make it easier when life gets hard

Lucky I'm in love with my best friend

Lucky to have been where I have been

Lucky to be coming home again

They don't know how long it takes

Waiting for a love like this

Every time we say goodbye

I wish we had one more kiss

I'll wait for you, I promise you, I will

Lucky I'm in love with my best friend

Lucky to have been where I have been

Lucky to be coming home again

Lucky we're in love in every way

Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed

Lucky to be coming home someday

-Jason Mraz

Happy Birthday to my Amazing Husband

Happy 26th Birthday, Adam my Love!  I am so grateful that I have you for my husband.  I love you so very much.  I can't even tell you how happy you make me.  Just the thought of who you are makes me giddy with joy.  I never imagined there could be someone as thoughtful, kind, sweet, considerate, handsome, righteous, romantic, fun, adorable, loving, good, protective, crazy, smart, nerdy, and hot as you are, who plays the trombone, to boot!  You are the best man I've ever met and I still think you're crazy for loving me back.  But I'm certainly not going to complain!  I hope you have a wonderful birthday, my Love.  I'll be enjoying some awesome goodies on your behalf.  I hope I got the right kind of gummy bears!  I love you forever!

Well, I guess these gummy bears will do...