Wesley

I usually cringe at these things, but this blog is supposed to be a sort of scrapbook for me. I don't take enough time to tell Wes how great he is, so I will refer him to this post.

Where did you meet?
Even though we both went to Furman, we didn't meet until three years after I graduated. We met at a mutual friend's apartment. I was in a sour mood the first time we met, so it was not love at first sight. The first time that we had a decent meeting was at trivia at Connolly's.

What first attracted you to him?
We were friends before we started dating, so I think the first thing I was attracted to was his personality. We talked on the phone for hours and we just clicked.

How long did you date?
We only dated for six months before we were engaged, and we were engaged for eight months. I never thought that I would be the girl who would have a lightning fast engagement, but I knew pretty early on that Wes would make a great husband.

How old is he?
Wes is 28. He considers this to still be mid-twenties because he is scared of being old. I try to correct him and tell him that he is in his late twenties and well on his way to his early thirties.

Who eats more?
That would be Wes. However, I am hungry more often. I am just able to get full much more quickly. Wes doesn't eat often, but when he does, he makes it worth his while. I graze all day long, and I'm always looking for a new snack to eat.

Where was your first date?
Surprisingly enough, we went to dinner at Trio and then met my parents at a Greenville High football game (remember that we were friends for a few months before we started dating).

Who is taller?
Wes...he is the perfect height to me.

Who sings better?
Have you met Wes? His voice is beautiful! I love to listen to him sing, and he is nice enough to make up songs for me. He sings in the choir at church, and everyone is always begging him to sing a solo. Even though I am absolutely tone-deaf, Wes always lets me sing with him and he never says anything bad about my voice.

Who is smarter?
That would be Wes. History, music, geography, and Bible knowledge are his specialties. He routinely beats me at Jeopardy. (Yes, we DVR Jeopardy and watch it. It is one of my favorite shows).

Whose temper is worse?
Since Wes hardly ever gets angry, I'd have to say mine is worse. It takes a lot for Wes to lose his temper, but when he does lose it, it's probably worse than when I lose mine. If we are talking about a road-rage temper, then Wes's is definitely worse.

Who does the laundry?
We both do. We split that pretty evenly. The first one of us to realize that clothes need to be washed will put them in. We usually fold clothes together.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
I do...it's closest to the bathroom and I always have to get up first in the morning.

Who pays the bills?
We both do.

Who cooks dinner?
We try to cook it together, but Wes always does more of the cooking than I do. Wes deals with the meat because I really don't enjoy touching it. I am ashamed to admit that I am also terrified of knives, so Wes usually cuts things up as well. The only thing that I cut up without fear is zucchini.

Who drives when you are together?
Always Wes. If I drive, Wes laughs because I drive like a granny. Wes really can get us places much more quickly than I can. One time he had to pull over and let me drive because something was wrong with his contact and he couldn't see. I'm sure he was going crazy riding while I puttered down the road.

Who is more stubborn?
Maybe both of us? We're probably equally stubborn, but Wes will give in more quickly than I will.

Who kissed who first?
Wes kissed me first, but he would say that I gave him signs that I wanted him to kiss me.


Who is the first to admit when they are wrong?
Definitely Wes, but it does take him a bit of time and some convincing from me.

Whose parents do you see the most?
Mine, mostly because we watch Clemson sports with them.

Who proposed?
Wes did.

Who is more sensitive?
Do you know me at all? I am more sensitive than 98% of the people in this country.

What's his best physical attribute?
Maybe his nice blue eyes. Or his height. Or his strong legs. Or his dimples.

Who has more friends?
Wes.

For what are you most proud of him?
I am proud of what a nice person he is. It sounds like a cheap answer, but he is really thoughtful of others and never wants to talk badly about someone else. He always makes a point to speak to other people about something relevant to them. If Wes ever thinks that he could have possibly hurt someone's feelings, he is really concerned about it.

Who has more siblings?
I do. I have a brother and a sister, and he has a sister.

Who wears the pants in the family?
We'll have to ask Wes that question. I think we are a pretty good team. It doesn't seem like one person is more of a "boss" than the other.

What is something special your husband recently did for you?
I think that the nicest thing Wes does for me is to take care of things at home when I've had a rough week. He is so good about cleaning things up, vacuuming, washing dishes, and doing laundry when I've not had much time to do things at home.

Summer Firsts

It's finally getting close to summer time! The weather is nice, the pollen is killing me, and there are only 27 days left of school. Wes and I have had fun this week doing summer things that we haven't been able to do in quite some time.
On Tuesday night, we went with John and Peter to the Furman/USC baseball game at the Drive stadium. I love going to games there. Furman actually played a good game against USC, considering how good USC is. We can't wait to go to a Drive game soon!
Yesterday after school, I had to pick Wes up at work because he had to turn his rental car in. I surprised him by asking him to ride with me to the shave ice hut. Going to the shave ice hut in Taylors is definitely my favorite summer activity. It has been there forever, and it is the last shave ice place that we can find in Greenville, even though there used to be one on every corner. We were so happy to finally get a shave ice. Wes got one of his favorites, Rock N Roll, and I got Red Raspberry. I had to start out with a reliable flavor, but I am going to try to branch out and taste lots of new flavors this year. Hopefully I will have many chances to try out new flavors this summer! Happy summer, shave ice hut!

My Bestest Friends

I had the best (but not most restful) weekend. On Friday night, I went to Bonclarken for a retreat with friends from Circle. I arrived late because I just could not get out of school early enough on Friday afternoon. I was upset about riding alone at first, but on the way up I realized how much I really love driving to Flat Rock alone. For some reason, I've made this drive several times, and it is so calming to me. Bonclarken really is a great place to go to truly feel away from it all. I felt like I was able to leave all of my stresses at home.
When I finally got to the beautiful house, we sat out on the porch and talked until it was time for everyone but me to eat dinner (meat lasagna). After dinner, we went ahead and completed our contribution to the gift shop - beautiful handmade notecards that Becky designed for us. Making those cards actually made me think that maybe I should start scrapbooking one day. Once we finished making the cards, we played a game called Girls Night Out. It's a really good way to get to know other girls. It was pretty funny to play. Sarah and I are working so hard on the cards.

The next morning, we went to the delicious Flat Rock Bakery for breakfast. I couldn't decide between all of the yummy sweet treats that they make. Since it was raining outside, all nine of us piled into a space that could probably hold five people. After breakfast, we had a devotional, and then I had to leave. All of my sweet Circle friends.

I left Bonclarken early because Wes and I planned on going to the Orange and White game. We ate lunch at my parents' house, and then everyone was worried that it would be too rainy. So no Orange and White game for me. We watched it on TV at my parents', and then left for Wes's football game. Dave and Becky rode with us to the game, and we found out on the way that the game was cancelled. The guys still wanted to play, so Becky and I watched them scrimmage for two hours. It was nice, though, because Becky and I got to talk for a long time.
The best part of the weekend was when all of us went to Blue Ridge. I was at dinner with all of my favorite people! John, Peter, Dave, Becky, Lauren, Wes, Bethy (finally home from Charleston) and I all sat at a giant table together. I love eating with a big group!
I was dead tired on Sunday, but this weekend was worth losing sleep over.

No Veggies for Me, Thanks!

Our dog will eat ANYTHING! She is such a beggar for food, even though we have worked really hard to make sure that we don't give Wrigley food from our plates. She will try to eat food off of your plate if you are not closely guarding (holding in your hands) it. The two times that Wes has been the most angry at Wrigley are when she (1) ate his hot dog from Skin's and (2) ate 1/2 of his barbecue sandwich bun while he was putting sauce on his barbecue. We never thought we would find anything that Wrigley didn't like to eat, especially since she has recently been found stuffing her face with SOS pads.
Well, we finally found them. At one time, we found two things that Wrigley absolutely refuses to eat. We had a vegetable tray the other night during the Final Four games, and we thought we would see if Wrigley would enjoy it. She would NOT touch celery or broccoli. I'm sure that one of those is on the poison dog food list, but it doesn't really matter, because she would not even take a little bit of them. Wrigley would catch the broccoli in her mouth and immediately drop it on the ground, and she would hold the celery in her mouth for a minute, but she would then lay it on the ground. We also threw carrots to her, but it took her a few minutes to like those. She would pick them up, put them down, and then gingerly crunch them in her teeth. Wrigley is just waiting for something good to come in this shower of vegetables

We left all of the vegetables on the floor overnight. Wrigley always walks downstairs in the middle of the night, trying to find something to get into. I thought that she would finally break down and eat the broccoli and celery. I was wrong, though, because it was still on the floor when I woke up. I guess she takes after her owners in the nasty vegetable department.I guess this says it all - Wrigley almost steps on her celery

The Earliest Easter

We had a great Easter this year, even though it seemed to be way too early for. On the Thursday before Easter, we went to the Maundy Thursday service at our church. This was the first time that we had ever been, and it was really neat. This service signifies Christ's last night before the crucifixion, and we remember the Last Supper by partaking in Communion. Matt gave a great sermon that really made you think about what Jesus felt and what he was thinking as He prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice. AFter the benediction, everyone leaves the church in silence. I really liked having this service right before Easter, and it was such a difference from the bright, joyful services of Easter Sunday.
For the past two years, Wes and I have bought egg-dyeing kits, but we have never dyed Easter eggs together. It looked as if we would miss it again this year until Molly suggested we dye eggs the night before Easter. We ran out after dinner at my parents' house to get some eggs and a dye kit. We convinced Wes to help us make some cute eggs.
Molly started the "egg family" trend.
We were proud of our egg men.

The finished product of the entire family.

Michael Buble

For Valentine's Day, Wes bought tickets for us to see Michael Buble in Charlotte. I had been excited about the concert for a month! The concert was at the Bobcats Arena, right in the middle of downtown. We got there early and enjoyed walking around downtown for a bit before the concert. We found a nice little courtyard between the Bank of America building and Hearst Tower. We look WAY too excited to be on a mini-vacation!

When we went into the concert, our tickets wouldn't scan. Of course I was imagining losing our seats because they were double-booked or something crazy like that. After waiting for several nerve-racking minutes at the ticket counter, we found out that our seats had been upgraded! Apparently, the stage could not be seen from our seats, so we got to move to the lower bowl right next to the stage.
The opening act of the concert was amazing! A group called Naturally Seven performed. They sound a little bit like Boyz II Menn, but they also make their own music with their mouths. That's right; they use their MOUTHS to make music. When they sang, it sounded just like music was playing, but they were making all of the music without instruments. One guy did the drums, one did a violin, someone else did an electric guitar, and one guy with a crazy deep voice did the bass. We were amazed at how cool these guys are! I loved their singing voices, too. They sang some R&B, but they also sang some Simon and Garfunkel songs as well as a Phil Collins song.
Michael Buble was great! During his first five or so songs, I was pretty sure that he was drunk. Wes and I finally decided that he just seems like he's drunk when he is excited about his music. He played all of the songs that I had hoped for. We really liked his version of "Always on My Mind." Michael Buble was really funny, too. He has sort of a dry, sarcastic sense of humor. It seemed like he played for a long time, so we felt like we got our money's worth.
This is what it looked like when Michael leaned over to sing to us!