Growing Closer Every Day!

I guess LeeAnn and I have been married now for almost half a year so it has been a crazy past couple of months but it has not been anything like what I expected. I have heard from a lot of my married friends that you never really are prepared for marriage, its just you willing to commit of yourself to another forever. What do I know about marriage? well I don't know much honestly, but I do know more than I did when I got married... though that may not be by much either. I have learned how to appreciate LeeAnn more. I like having fun with my wife. Going out to eat, Seeing a movie, those things are fun but what I can remember most from the past 6 months are the times LeeAnn and I just talked to eachother and we got to know eachother better. Just us at the apartment, talking about how our days went. When we left from our HoneyMoon in Oahu, LeeAnn was ready to get back to reality but I just didn't want to accept the fact that the honeymoon was over. I kept telling her that it wasn't. I have learned marriage is a lot of work. Its also a two way thing. It has been totally worth it. We have had some rocky moments but being able to get through those moments together have made me love my wife even more and learn to appreciate all the little things that would have gone un-noticed had I not bothered to talk to LeeAnn or pay attention to her when she tries to talk to me about her day. She is the best thing that has happened to me since I returned from the mission. I hope the 2nd half of the first year of our marriage just keeps gettin' better. This is about as mushy as I will get thought as far as the whole marriage thing. I will say though that I am the luckiest guy in the world

Music To My Ears!

I just wanted to share this funny story with everyone. I wrote a song a while back after LeeAnn was playing hard to get one night several months ago. She had been working quite a bit and wanted some time to herself. I had not seen her for a while since I was working and going to school so I was trying to convince her otherwise. She then shut the door so she could sleep and I just stood with my jaw dropped. I wanted to spend time with my wife...So to make a long story short I wrote out a song in response to the door shut in my face.
I titled it, " I want A little Less Pushin' and Shovin' and A little More Lovin' ". Sounds silly but I thought it would be a catchy name for a song.

Our Family Begins.....

Michael and I were married for time and all eternity in the Nashville, TN LDS temple on January 2, 2009. We are a little over halfway through our first year and it has been crazy. I am working at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital on nights as a nurse doing pediatric critical care and Michael works for UPS and is pursuing his Bachelor's degree. We are just "livin' the dream."

Hassler Terms...

Ever since LeeAnn and I have been dating & even after we got married, I have been geting to know not only my wife better but also the Hassler family and the Hassler culture. In the Hassler Family ( Terry and Vinnie Hassler) there are certain ways to describe everyday things in life. Stuff I grew up not knowing until my wife had mentioned them to me. Her family is southern and so is mine, but there is a culture part in her family that I find interesting. For example, the word "Waller" , was a new word I had never come across in my life untill my time with LeeAnn. She got irrated with me one day and told me to stop Wallering her. I found out through a long and "painful" discussion process that such a word meant to bother, to nag, to remain at one's side constantly in an annoying manor. I wasn't aware of myself beign guilty of any of those things. I didn't remember bothering my wife or hanging around her too much. But she sure remembers and she has this way of telling me when I am wallering her. She just looks at me and roles her eyes. Then she sighs really loud. Anyways, I also learned "Waller" was also a noun in addition to the verb and not only was I associated with the verb but also the noun version of the word. I am a waller. The definition in this form is not much different. It is basically one who bothers, nags, an annoying person who remains at one's side constantly. So anywho that is my little intro into my wife's family's culture. I can't help it if I like to play around with her though. I am like a little kid who has just been fed pure sugar when I am around LeeAnn. She makes me excited and I enjoy being around her.

The Hawaiian HoneyMoon 2009

I Want To Try Something New!

This Blog thing is new to me. And well I guess this is an effective way for everyone to get the up to date info on my wife, LeeAnn and me. I have a part time job while I am doing school full-time so that gives me some spare time to do stuf like this blog. Its going to be interesting to see the stuff that is posted on here from here on out.