We are between cameras right now. I didn't want to not blog, so I stole this idea from a friend's blog. I guess it usually accompanies a birthday or anniversary, but it's too far from Matt's birthday or our anniversary to wait. So, here it is: a few fun tidbits about my sweet husband...
1. Matt is the world's greatest hometeacher. I mean, he's a total nazi about getting it done every month (sometimes twice a month). Matt has been instrumental in re-activating companions and home teachees. Right now Matt's companion is a kid who, I'm pretty sure joined another church a few months ago. But that kid will be hounded consistently every month until he gets removed from Matt's list. He is very dedicated.
2. Matt is anything but lazy. He thinks three day weekends are "too long", watching movies on Friday nights is "lazy" and is openly opposed to napping, especially on Sunday afternoon. He does, however, manage to get a nap every Sunday afternoon while he's supposed to be watching the kids so I can take a nap!
3. Matt LOVES being a dentist. In fact, he loves a lot of nerdy things. He spends most of his free time reading his old dental school texts and looking stuff up on the internet. One night I caught him looking up new billing codes in dentistry. Wow!I'm getting bored just typing this! His recent fascination is talking to our brother-in-law Austin about his science classes for podiatry school. He could do it all day, and sometimes does.
4. Matt has a lot of musical talent. He plays the piano, guitar and saxophone by ear. His best trick is that you can ask him to play any song from the radio and he can play it on the piano with no music! He can also take his saxophone and randomly harmonize to whatever I'm playing on the piano. Pretty impressive, I know, but that doesn't hold a candle to his singing! I am not exagerrating when I say Matt could easily go pro. He recently was the lead in our Stake's production of My Servant Joseph and sounded better than the CD! He might just quit his day job...
5. Matt is a middle-of-the night eater, talker and singer. The singer part is freaky and a little scary, I won't lie.
6. Matt is a prophet. We have known each other our whole lives and saw each other consistently, if sometimes rarely, throughout our young single adult years. We overlapped in Provo for one night after my mission and before he left for Jerusalem to do a semester abroad. Even though he had a girlfriend at the time, he walked me outside and said, "I'm gonna marry you." At the time it seemed incredibly weird and random, but now I like to think it was prophetic.
7. Matt is incredibly likable. Almost EVERYONE who knows him loves him! It's pretty much a cool trait, but gets a little uncomfortable when random women in the ward come up and say, "I love your husband!" I do too. He is loved by patients, neighbors, co-workers and especially by his sisters and girl cousins. What can I say? I can't blame them.
8. Matt's pet peeves are: when the car is dirty, when the hair on his neck is getting long, and when I try to talk to him while he's trying to fall asleep. He really hates that last one.
9. Matt would eat pasta for every meal and prefers fruit pies over chocolate cake. He puts bbq sauce or mustard on lots of perfectly seasoned meals I make. Matt is responsible for the gene that makes my kids like everything healthy. He loves all kinds of fruits and vegetables--and so do they! Matt is capable of drinking an entire half-gallon of fruit juice, soda or lemonade in an evening. He doesn't understand why anyone would drink water.
10. Matt's best sports are all the expensive ones: Golf, snow skiing and water skiing. Matt once spent an entire day skiing me down the slopes on his back! (what?! it was straight ice and I was just learning!) He also likes racquetball. Out of convenience and frugality he runs and lifts weights at the gym.
11. Matt is an amazing husband. He is up when I'm down, calm when I'm stressed and strict when I'm lenient. He tells me he loves me and works his head off at work or home. He loves his kids and is very involved in taking care of them. He is a man who is not afraid to change a diaper, make a bottle or rock a baby. He tells stories to my kids and lays with them until they fall asleep. Everyone in this house is madly in love with him, especially me.
I love you, Matt!
1. Matt is the world's greatest hometeacher. I mean, he's a total nazi about getting it done every month (sometimes twice a month). Matt has been instrumental in re-activating companions and home teachees. Right now Matt's companion is a kid who, I'm pretty sure joined another church a few months ago. But that kid will be hounded consistently every month until he gets removed from Matt's list. He is very dedicated.
2. Matt is anything but lazy. He thinks three day weekends are "too long", watching movies on Friday nights is "lazy" and is openly opposed to napping, especially on Sunday afternoon. He does, however, manage to get a nap every Sunday afternoon while he's supposed to be watching the kids so I can take a nap!
3. Matt LOVES being a dentist. In fact, he loves a lot of nerdy things. He spends most of his free time reading his old dental school texts and looking stuff up on the internet. One night I caught him looking up new billing codes in dentistry. Wow!I'm getting bored just typing this! His recent fascination is talking to our brother-in-law Austin about his science classes for podiatry school. He could do it all day, and sometimes does.
4. Matt has a lot of musical talent. He plays the piano, guitar and saxophone by ear. His best trick is that you can ask him to play any song from the radio and he can play it on the piano with no music! He can also take his saxophone and randomly harmonize to whatever I'm playing on the piano. Pretty impressive, I know, but that doesn't hold a candle to his singing! I am not exagerrating when I say Matt could easily go pro. He recently was the lead in our Stake's production of My Servant Joseph and sounded better than the CD! He might just quit his day job...
5. Matt is a middle-of-the night eater, talker and singer. The singer part is freaky and a little scary, I won't lie.
6. Matt is a prophet. We have known each other our whole lives and saw each other consistently, if sometimes rarely, throughout our young single adult years. We overlapped in Provo for one night after my mission and before he left for Jerusalem to do a semester abroad. Even though he had a girlfriend at the time, he walked me outside and said, "I'm gonna marry you." At the time it seemed incredibly weird and random, but now I like to think it was prophetic.
7. Matt is incredibly likable. Almost EVERYONE who knows him loves him! It's pretty much a cool trait, but gets a little uncomfortable when random women in the ward come up and say, "I love your husband!" I do too. He is loved by patients, neighbors, co-workers and especially by his sisters and girl cousins. What can I say? I can't blame them.
8. Matt's pet peeves are: when the car is dirty, when the hair on his neck is getting long, and when I try to talk to him while he's trying to fall asleep. He really hates that last one.
9. Matt would eat pasta for every meal and prefers fruit pies over chocolate cake. He puts bbq sauce or mustard on lots of perfectly seasoned meals I make. Matt is responsible for the gene that makes my kids like everything healthy. He loves all kinds of fruits and vegetables--and so do they! Matt is capable of drinking an entire half-gallon of fruit juice, soda or lemonade in an evening. He doesn't understand why anyone would drink water.
10. Matt's best sports are all the expensive ones: Golf, snow skiing and water skiing. Matt once spent an entire day skiing me down the slopes on his back! (what?! it was straight ice and I was just learning!) He also likes racquetball. Out of convenience and frugality he runs and lifts weights at the gym.
11. Matt is an amazing husband. He is up when I'm down, calm when I'm stressed and strict when I'm lenient. He tells me he loves me and works his head off at work or home. He loves his kids and is very involved in taking care of them. He is a man who is not afraid to change a diaper, make a bottle or rock a baby. He tells stories to my kids and lays with them until they fall asleep. Everyone in this house is madly in love with him, especially me.
I love you, Matt!
