Thanks for the Husband

I am thankful for The Husband. Sam and I were married March 2002. We met in a roundabout way. I was roommates at Dixie with Sam's first cousin, Necia. Sam had a boat. Necia had roommates who wanted to go to the lake. Hence, this is how we all met Sam. I wasn't living in St. George the summer they all started going, but once school started again we went on a boating trip. Sam had a fiancee at the time (she wasn't cute). So, we used him for some boat action and he really intimidated me. Never said one word to me the whole time I was on his boat, and to this day he still doesn't remember me being there that first time.

Skip ahead about a year and a half and I was living in SG again. My roommates and some old friends went out to dinner with Sam and his friends. I sat across the table from him and he introduced himself. I told him I knew who he was and you could tell he thought he was quite the man. He had a girlfriend at the time, but no fiancee. Some time later we went "jeepin' " and I was stuck in his Jeep because there wasn't room in the other one. I had, up to this point, tried to avoid Sam because I always thought he thought we were annoying and he was doing us a favor taking us on the Jeep or the boat. He just didn't talk - which can be very uncomfortable. We played paintball tag between the two Jeeps and it was so much fun! He actually spoke to me on the way home and old me goodbye. Could the Sam actually be paying me attention?

Well, we went on some dates, broke up once, got back together, I threatened to move to Cedar City to finish school at the end of the semester (because I'd been commuting from SG for a semester) if we weren't engaged, and lo and behold! we were engaged a couple weeks after my ultimatum.

Sam's pretty simple in some ways and really mysterious in others. A good word for him is "abrupt." For example, if we were watching a movie at my apartment with a group of people, he'd just get up and leave without saying anything at the end of the movie. Movie's over - time to leave. No words necessary.

1. Where did you meet your husband?
On his boat.

2. How long did you date before you got married?
11 months

3. How long have you been married?
It will be seven years in March.

4. What does he do to surprise you?
Buys something - like a broken down truck. Oh, is this supposed to be a good surprise?

5. What is your favorite feature of his?
Height, bigness - makes me feel smaller.

6.What is your favorite quality?
He's the hardest worker ever. He can't sit still and he detests laziness.

7. Does he have a nickname for you?
Jack

8. What is his favorite food?
Meat, corn, pomegranate salad, and rolls with jam. He has to have jam on any bread and he was once going to ask for it at Red Lobster to put on his cheddar bay biscuits. Jam does not go on those type of rolls! I had to beg him not to embarrass me that way.

9. What is his favorite sport?
Basketball, dirt bikes, wake boarding

10. When and where did you first kiss?
In my mom's minivan after I dropped him off at his truck when he came through Grand Junction.

11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?
Eat, go to the lake, drive in peace (no kids screaming) and just talk

12.Do you have children?
Three boys. Matt has Sam's energy. Milo has Sam's looks. Cooper had Sam's underlying mischievousness.

13. Does he have any hidden talents?
He gives really good foot massages.

14. How old is he?
31 on Nov. 3 - this birthday wasn't as dramatic as last years when he turned 30.

15. Who said I love you first?
He did.

16. What is his favorite music?
Alternative, rock, little bit of country, and Michael McLean's "Forgotten Carols"

17. What do you admire most about him?
I've always felt safe around Sam. He knows a lot more than he lets on. He's definitely not one to brag about his capabilities. He's such a good dad and will play ball and take the kids on the 4-wheeler. His ability to stick to his principles even though he's in a business surrounded by those who have little. His initiative - he wants to work for himself and so far as done a good job of making a go of his ventures.

18. What is his favorite color?
Blue

19. Will he read this?
Hmm...depends on how bored he is.

Did you know that Sam....

Can ride a dirt bike and 3 and 4-wheelers like a pro?

He's actually competed in some desert races.
Can wakeboard and jump the wake, and he can slalom ski?

Was on an award-winning racing team?

Is not so great at dressing sometimes?

Even on our wedding day he had holes in his socks.

Has never said anything negative to me about my appearance?

Even when I'm fat and just feel gross, he still makes me feel all nice and purty.

Is the best driver ever? Semis, four-wheelers, boats, dirt bikes, motorcycles, and even my minivan when I let him drive it.

Has a real strong sense of country?He listens to conservative talk radio and has some strong opinions on welfare, the economy, and Obama.

He couldn't resist me because he told me I was one of the few girls he ever dated who had a backbone and stood up for myself?

Thanks for the tag Nancy Nina. I now tag Kara, Lainee, Crystal, Tara, Jeana, and Brittney (who never updates her blog!).