The Month of Love

As we were gearing up for February I started thinking about how our schedules continue to get busier - there are more musical rehearsals and Joel's finally back in class (I'm not sure that I would count "Creative Writing & Health Care" exactly the most arduous of days for Joel, but he has been on vacation for a while now, so you never know). Valentine's Day has never been my favorite of holidays (I have some good stories for you- some other time maybe), but I do like the emphasis on love. I wanted to make sure that we felt the love and not the stress during this month, so I have come up with our "28 Days of Love." Joel and I are going to write something that we love each night before we read our scriptures together.

Day #1:
Becky- I love that Joel is so excited about his weight loss. He was showing off his loose suit pants yesterday and was able to fit into a pair of jeans today that he hasn't worn in a really long time. He even tightened his belt one more notch this weekend. He gets this silly grin on his face when he talks about it. It's cute.

Joel- I was gonna put "...my family" here, but Becky's kinda showing me up, so I guess I'll go a little more in depth. :) I love how Nathan wakes up in the morning or from naps (not as much in the middle of the night). He may be shrieking like a banshee, but as soon as Becky or I walk in, he's all smiles and laughs. Sometimes he'll just grunt and shout his "happy shout" when he sees us--it just melts my heart. Even when he wakes up a little too early or hasn't napped as long as I would like, his reaction make me want to pick him up, squeeze him, and tell him how much I love him.