How long have you been together? Since May 14, 2010.
How long did you date? Dated for 3 1/2 months before getting engaged. We just loved each other that much!
How old is he? 26
Who eats more? Natalie
Who said "I love you" first? Ryan did. So sweet!
Who is taller? Ryan.He's 6'3" and I'm 5'8"
Who sings better? Natalie
Who is smarter? The hubby
Who does the laundry? Ryan messes it, Natalie cleans it
Who does the dishes? Natalie
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Natalie
Who pays the bills? Ryan brings home the bacon...and eats it too!
Who mows the lawn? Kinda need a lawn to do that...we'll answer that question when we get a house
Who cooks dinner? Natalie is one heck of a cook
Who is more stubborn? NATALIE!
Who kissed who first? Ryan asked permission to kiss me
Who asked who out? Ryan asked me out
Who proposed? Ryan proposed in the SLC airport on September 2, 2010
Who is more sensitive? Natalie
Who has more friends? Um, we're both loners, but Facebook says I have more
Who has more siblings? Ryan. He beats me by 1
Who wears the pants in the relationship? I hate to say it, but I've got Ryan wrapped around my chubby little fingers. haha! I'm just bossy.
I enjoy anything to do with being housewifey or crafty. I've grown up with a love of photography, scrapbooking, writing, baking/cooking, and everything in between. I also have an extreme love of animals. Like any girl, I'm a sensitive ball of emotions, but I found my outlets to be my crafts and working out.
*Favorite flower is gerber daisy, and my husband loves to bring them home to surprise me
*I'm a food-a-holic
*Been to 8 countries
*Have two brothers that I adore *Huge animal lover
*Went to Creighton University as a nursing major
*Obsessed with Nortre Dame football
* Love to clean
* Birthmom
* Very girlie girl
2) How amazingly, ridiculously good-looking he is. WOW! He's a looker. Still to this day I find myself staring at him with my mouth open, wondering how I found such a perfect man.
3) His love of the gospel. He completes me in every way, but especially spiritually. We enjoy reading our scriptures and praying together each night. He has such a strong spirit about him and I can only hope that'll start to make me a better person.
4) His drive & motivation. Even though he goes through days where he feels like he's stuck in a boring, thankless job, he still goes every day and works his butt off for us.
5) His intelligence. I feel like I've finally found someone that I can hold an intelligent conversation with, and not only that, one that makes me feel like the inferior of the two. He's such a smarty!!
6) How patient he is. It takes one heck of a person to know all of my sides and still want to spend eternity with me. He puts up with PMS, mood swings, and random bouts of crying with all the love and support that a girl could ask for.
7) How he never judges me for the things that I've been through or continue to go through. He loves me despite my mistakes and knows that they made me the person that he married.
8) His hugs. I love that he's so much taller than me because it means that when I hug him, he envelopes me with his big arms. My favorite place to be is inside his hugs.
9) When he surprises me with flowers and a card. Or even better, when he draws his cute, little stick-figures on the card to make me laugh.
10) His belly-button lint. Haha!
I'm not really afraid to admit the fact that I'm a nerd at heart. My father was a programmer, so my brothers and I were condemned from the start. I've always ever had my own computer, which has been my gateway and catalyst for growth. I know how to put together a computer from scratch, I can code after a fashion, and I can do just about whatever on a computer.
I'm a bit more of a business mind than creative. While it has always been my aspiration to become a published author, I decided to be responsible in college and instead went into business writing. I've been a curriculum designer, resume writer, technical writer, copywriter, and more. Learning to write is a life-long trade, one which I have attempted to embrace. I currently write software reviews, I run a resume writing side business, and I'm working with a business associate on a new start-up business, all while attending master's school. I like to keep busy. Okay, no I don't. I really hate having so much to do. But I will ultimately do whatever I have to in order to create a good future for my family. That's the main reason I do what I do.Since I'm a nerd, it's an obvious fact that I'm also a gamer. Nat bought me a lovely Xbox for Christmas, with which I've wasted countless hours on. I try to keep myself busy with work so much because if I have too much downtime, I seriously get sucked into my gaming. Nat does a good job of distracting me, though. She's good like that.
I like to write creatively. I still want to become a published author. But I do so much writing on the side that I'm rather burnt out when it comes to writing for my own pleasure. I am a big movie buff. But I'll admit I can't attach names to actors. I'll qualify myself as more of a casual movie buff. I like movies but I don't care enough to know each celebrity by name.
Anyway, random facts about me. I'm a proud left-hander, I like cats, I value the size of my monitor more than office space, I dislike pickles and coconut, I love Nat, and I can't be brief when I write.
2) Her smile. She is already an incredibly beautiful woman to me, but her smile just makes her even more so.
3) How she lets me unwind. Rather than expecting me to do everything with her all the time, she lets me unwind when I get back from work. I'm quite exhausted and I need to play computer games to cool off. She lets me do this and I really appreciate it.
4) Her cooking. She makes incredibly good food. She might argue otherwise, but you can't really refute the 15 pounds I've gained in our first three months of marriage.
5) How much she likes my family. I know it's a bit silly for the husband to like hanging out with his family, but I am one such person. They're all my best friends and I value the relationship I have with them. Nat supports me in this and likewise wants to go hang out with them periodically. She attempts to socialize and goof with my family, which means the world to me.
6) She never stops trying. Sure, life gets hard and she wants to just give up, but she doesn't. She's been through so much and yet she has proven herself to be quite resilient. Something may get her down, but when she comes to terms with it, she is up and fighting again.
7) The work she does around the house. I know it's not incredibly fun to sit around at home all day, but she does a good job of keeping the place clean, making dinner, and doing everything wifey. She does a wonderful job and I am quite thankful for someone who works as hard as she does.
8) She doesn't expect to go out all the time. Some people just get too used to going out and spending money all the time in order to have a good time. I don't need or want to go out all the time. Neither does she. That's not to say I don't try to take her out on occasion for a change of pace, but we are both creatures of routine and we're perfectly happy with sitting around at home each night to just watch TV.
9) Her personality matches my own. She doesn't think I'm weird or an idiot despite my quirky personality. She accepts me for who I am and she plays along in my general silliness. I don't feel so self conscious around her.
10) Her amazingness. She defies description with how amazing she is. I cannot emphasize enough how blessed I am to have her in my life. She is an incredibly wonderful person and she treats me wonderfully. I love her with all my heart.
