Skip to main content

She's Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Dear Reader,

Photo Credit: Sydney Christofferson

This morning the writer's block was hitting hard. However, while searching for ideas of a topic to write about (which usually pop up during the week), I realized my best reason for writing is right next to me: my supercalifragilisticexpialidocious wife Lauren.

Now, those of you who know me in real life will know that Lauren is the most amazing woman. I talk about her a lot. She is athletic, funny and ridiculously talented. I have never met anyone who doesn't love her. Seriously, people are always saying how they love working/studying/whatever else with her because of her bright personality and genuine smile.

Her intelligence is one to be reckoned with. Right now we are in the middle of applying to graduate schools. She applied to three schools in the top 100-ranked schools in the nation (#6, #14, and #44). She applied to these schools and has already been accepted to 2 (#6 and #14. We are still waiting to hear back from #44). So basically, every school that meets Lauren wants her to come join their program. She is very smart. My only claim to fame is that I can beat her in Jeopardy once in a while.

Her work ethic is fantastic. In the ward where we live now, the primary runs ship-shape with her as the secretary. Every Sunday and even during the week, she spends her time making sure all the teachers are scheduled for that Sunday, the right kids know about their assignments and she finds substitutes in the tightest of pinches. The best part of all this work she does is that she doesn't complain when things go wrong. She adapts and uses her work ethic to get things done.

If all of that is not enough, she has the patience to put up with me. That is a challenge in and of itself.

Lauren is amazing. As I was going back through my blogs to find inspiration, I noticed a pattern of dates in our lives. I started this blog on February 26th, 2009. Our first date (the second time around) was on February 26th, 2016. We were married August 26th, 2016, which means our six-month anniversary was February 26th, 2017.

It is just mere coincidence that all these dates line perfectly, but for me it was a reminder. While looking for inspiration, these dates reminded me that the Lord knew what he was doing when he helped win over this wonderful woman who loves me, too.


Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Am I Proud to Be an American?

This weekend is the 4th of July, or Independence Day in the United States of America. One of my favorite songs during this time of celebrating the country is "God Bless the USA." The words paint a detailed picture of the beauty of the United States, both in a physical and emotional aspect. Our country is often depicted in a majestic manner such as this, making it seem like the greatest in the world and we often hear those bold words, "I'm proud to be an American."  With all of the issues that have been cropping up over the past couple of years such as impeachment, systemic racism, foreign intervention, and most significantly the COVID-19 pandemic, I have reflected deeply about what we celebrate with the 4th of July. These issues are just a few of the many that have made me wonder about the country we praise so proudly.  Am I really proud to be an American?  Thomas Jefferson wrote the candid words of the Declaration of Independence, which were th...
Post a Comment
Read more

Book of Mormon Stories

Dear Reader, Today I simply want to share a story that has strengthened my testimony of the Book of Mormon over the years. Professor Felix Mynhardt was fluent in many languages, including English, Afrikaans, Hebrew and Egyptian, as well as many others. He was employed as a language professor when he had been praying that the Lord would give him some divinely important task that would justify his having this gift of language from God. In 1970 he visited with a group of Mormon leaders, who sought to commission him to translate the Book of Mormon from English into Afrikaans. He said that he knew of the Book of Mormon from his religions studies, and his initial reaction was that he did not want to be involved in translating it. However, that evening, as he prayed upon his knees, as was his habit, he said the Spirit of the Lord convinced him. The message was something on the order of, "You asked me for a great, divinely inspired task of translation, I sent it to you in the form o...
Post a Comment
Read more

I've Been Watching You

Dear Reader, Our little boy has not even arrived yet and I am already feeling the pressure to a good example. All growing up, I was always told to never do anything that I wouldn't want my children to know about/do themselves. "Always be on your best behavior, your children will watch you." I will be honest, I have always agreed with that idea and I think it is a good way to live your life. However, I didn't feel the weight of that responsibility until my wife got pregnant. I feel like I am getting more and more pressure from myself to be a perfect example, even though this little boy hasn't even met me yet. That's why I am relating so much with this song right now. I know, this isn't too deep. I just wanted to share the song more than anything.
Post a Comment
Read more