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I know everyone likes to say that their dad is the 

best...but...my dad REALLY is the best!  When I was younger I had such a hard time with math, he would sit and help me for hours...sometimes I'd cry and definitely complain but he was always there to help me.  The love didn't stop after I moved out.  There was not one day of my whole first college year that I didn't talk to my dad, he spent his time helping me study and just comforting me when I was homesick.  My dad is honestly the smartest man I know!

Now that I am all married I have to talk to my husband about decisions instead of my dad....it has been kinda rough.  Sometimes Nate will say, I wish you trusted me like you trust your dad.  It's not that I don't trust Nate...it's just, my dad knows 

everything!

My dad is the most giving man I know.  He has sacrificed so much, not only for me, but for all my siblings.  I don't remember one day that he wasn't hard at work doing something, he is very productive.

Along with my mom he has taught how to love my Heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ, he has taught me how to be a hard worker, be persistent and determined, to love myself, and to wear lots of sunscreen!  

I feel like I am the most important person in his life and that his world revolves around me...I think that is one of the most important attributes in a parent!

I love my papa!!!

Nate and His dad

This is the best father-in-law ever!  I am depressed to say that I don't have any pictures with him!  I just want to say how amazing I think Nate's dad is.  He is the nicest, strongest, funniest guy I know.  He has been through so much in his life and he is still so nice!  Now, to me that is amazing because if it was me, I don't think I could be so strong.
He has sacrificed and given so much to his family, he is one of those people that would give the shirt off his back and I feel so lucky to be a part of his family.  One thing that I think is great about him is that he puts so much time and effort to get things ready at the cabin so we can all go and have fun, but I am even more grateful that he raised my husband so perfectly, I could not have asked for anything better!  I love my father-in-law!!!


Now where would I be without my father in heaven!  I am so grateful to him for all that he has given me!  I was blessed with a wonderful set of parents and family, then I was blessed with a wonderful husband and another wonderful family.  I think about my life and how easy I have had it.  I feel like everything has literally been handed to me.  I know my Heavenly Father is real and I am so thankful that he gave his only begotten son so that we could get a body and live with him again!  He helps me in EVERYTHING I do.  I would not get good grades if it wasn't for all the prayers I say.  I love him so much and I look forward to the day I will someday see him again!

How Nate and I met :)

I also wanted to post about how we met.  This may be boring so feel free not to read it.

This is the first picture we took with each other 

Nate and I were in the same singles ward and we had talked a few times.  I would sit by him at linger longers and talk to him at firesides. I thought he was soooo cool.  I was living with my sister at the time and I kept telling her she should date him and she said why don't you date him and I told her that he was too old for me, but we kept seeing each other at FHE and one night at ward volleyball we were talking and Nate told me about how he has been watching Avatar: The last Airbender (the cartoon).  I had already seen every episode like 3 times and I told him how much I loved it.  We talked about that for a while and he said we should watch it together sometime.  But he didn't ask for my number, he just kept talking about something else so I said "So do you want my number?"  Haha I am kind of pushy and not very subtle.

Then he would come over and we would watch the last Airbender together and he so did not act like he liked me.

Now I grew up in a total texting generation and Nate didn't so I would text him that was fun!  We should hang out again sometime and he would either not respond or respond in two days.  I thought he didn't like me but I really liked him.  We hung out for a month and half before he asked me out on a date.  Where we went to a haunted spook alley and then hung out "by" the browning center.  He was nervous about asking me out because I was barely 18, but we get along better then I've ever gotten along with anyone before. Partly because Nate is so patient and loving.

Then three months later he told me he loved me while we were in the browning center.  We dated for about 4 more months and got engaged at the browning center and the rest is history :)