my husband derek!

So the other day i received a letter in the mail from myself. ya i know... sounds pretty wierd but i sent wrote this letter like 5 years ago in seminary class to my future self, which happens to be me the way i am right now.

i wrote this letter before i had a real boyfriend, before i had done anything to work toward my future, before anykind of real life had began.

In my letter it talked about soccer a little bit and how i have to work hard in school, but most of the letter was about my future husband. I made a list, much like the list i made when i was 8 of all the things i wanted in a husband. and the list goes as follows:

1. BUFF!

2. Tall, Dark, and Handsome

(ok ok i know it sounds shallow but looks matter right?!)

3. Return Missionary

4. Supports me in soccer

5. Hard Worker

6. Going to School

7. Goal Oriented

8. likes to do childish things

SO this is a pretty specific list and who would have ever thought i would find someone with all these qualities. I honestly didn't think this person existed until i met derek.

i have to bring a bag of goodies to church every sunday and i have this coloring book that i color in. even if derek watches me color the whole picture i always tap him on the leg and he tells me what a good job i did... EVERY PICTURE.

On some weekends we go to his mom's house and i color on the drive way with chalk. I make a hopskotch and find the best rock in the gravel to play with. and then i find the worst rock i can find for him to use. He creams me everytime! and i even make up new rules like, i can throw more than one rock at a time. ya i still always loose.

Whenever we drive anywhere far away he always lets me sleep. I try to stay awake but the car rides lulls me right to sleep. I put my feet on the dashboard and even though he hates that he doesn't say a word.

Derek has also never been late for a soccer game. this may seem dumb but before the game they call our names and we run to the center of the field and i love when he is there for that part of the game. He also travels with us, like a couple of times he drove down to colorado to watch some games. He suprised me last year when he showed up at BYU for our conference tournament, missing school and work.

Sometimes when me and derek go on vacation i am really grouchy with him. he still likes to be around me and he will do whateever to make me more comfortable. for example if i am sick of walking he will carry me. if i am hot he will shade and fan me. if i am hungary he will feed me. if i am sleepy he will be my pillow AND blanket.

When we go to the grocery store i pick out all the groceries i want and some extra treats just cuz we need them to fill our cupboards. then when we go to the checkout i ask him if i get a treat for being a good shopper and he ALWAYS says yes, just cuz i was a good shopper. I usually get airheads with the superman sticker. (i have like 20 of them)

He spent 2 years of his life in Micronesia, working hard on his mission. he has lots of great stories that i still havent even heard. Derek will graduate in December with his Geography degree. then he will work while i still finish up my last semester in Green River Wyoming.

Derek is one of the best things in my life and I am so happy to spend the rest of this life and eternity with him. I LOVE YOU Double D!