A Week of Love

As I'm looking back over the week to write this, I guess I would say that this has been a week of romantic acts between Jake and I, from small things to big.

On Tuesday while Jake was at work, I was reading the third Divergent book (which is pretty great by the way) I turned a page and found a note from Jake inside. It made me smile (and might have made me even tear up a bit) and it was just a great little reminder of how lucky I am to be with such an awesome guy, who takes the time to leave me something that he knows will make me smile.

On Wednesday, March 11th, it was the anniversary of the night that Jake proposed to me. I can't believe it's been a year since that happened! I wore my engagement ring all day in honor of the occasion, and it was fun having my "rock" back on my finger as a physical reminder of how far Jake and I have come since last March. That night when Jake came home from work, I had decorated the living room with some lit tealight candles and set out a blanket for us on the carpet so that we could have a "romantic indoor picnic." It was so fun seeing Jake's face light up when he saw what I'd done. Marriage is an AWESOME way to develop your ability to serve others!

On Friday, Jake had the day off of work and we enjoyed spending the whole day together. We watched lots of scary movies, which we both love. But I always laugh because we'll start one and once it gets scary, Jake says "Why did you let us watch this?! Who picked a scary movie?!" And then the next time we go to watch a movie, he still picks a scary one, and the cycle continues. What a goober. 

That night, Jake told me he'd be right back and I said "Ok, where are you going?" He replied with "Don't worry about it! Don't worry! I'll...I'll be back!" So needless to say, I was kinda suspicious. I love my husband to death but he's not very good at keeping secrets from me! He came back about half an hour later with some pizza for us for our date night. It was sweet, but I've been teasing him about his inability to "cover his tracks" all weekend! On Saturday morning Jake woke me up as usual and, as always, I wasn't exactly pleased. I felt pretty bad when I opened my eyes and saw him sitting next to me on the bed with a plate. He had made me breakfast and brought it to me, that sweetheart!

I've received a TON of positive feedback on my post about modesty, and the last time I checked it had over 100 views, which is very exciting for a small-time blogger like me! Please continue to spread the word, and stay tuned for the second part of my post sometime this coming week!

This Week's Spiritual Thought

This week when I was reading during Sacrament Meeting, I read Psalms 111:3+4. 

"His work is honourable and glorious; and his righteousness endureth for ever. He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion." 

As I read those verses, it suddenly struck me that WE are God's work. We, as children of God, were created by Him. So when he says that his work is honourable and glorious, and that he made his wonderful works to be remembered, God is talking about us. This gave me so much comfort because I'm still so sad about losing my Nana, and knowing that God created each of His children with the intent that they will be remembered, just really brought me a lot of peace. God doesn't want me to forget about my Nana, because He created her individually and loves her, and knows how much she meant to those she left behind.