Kiss Off

The day of love, probably one of if not the MOST hated and loved holiday. Do I think that we should show love all 365 days of the year? YES! Do I think there is anything wrong with having a day set aside to really show your special someone how much you love them? Absolutely not. But I am a sucker for Holidays!

So here is me and my Valentine...

Yes his head is cut off in this picture, and I actually have a better one I will post later but I chose this one because it is perfect to show just how much this man loves me. I'll explain...

Chris HATES pictures... really loathes them. Which makes his life difficult considering he married a photographer who thinks every little moment should be documented in photos. When I pull out my camera I often here a groaning sound that can only be compared to the sound a cow or other large mammal might make while dying a slow death. BUT he then puts on his best fake smile and does as I direct. Because I have such a beast of a camera it is not easy to hold and take a picture with one hand and because I had a fixed 35mm lens on it is even harder to capture both of our faces.

I think this was the 6th or 7th try at a picture. The first two we were really not in the frame, the next I complained that Chris was making a strained face, I didn't like one of me.... do you see why he groans? But he does it. He stands and smiles and lets me review and does it over and over til I am satisfied. That my friends is love. And the fact that half his head is cut out of the picture is just totally perfect because that is the kind of person he is. The kind who leaves himself out of the equation to make someone else happy. The kind that ALWAYS puts me first.

He is my kind of guy, as in I really think he is the perfect husband and father and I could not dream of finding anything better. I am the luckiest. I know that we all say that and think that... which is so great... because everyone has their perfect for them person. "Their kind of guy" and what a blessing it is to find that person. I'm so glad I found mine.

I woke up to breakfast in bed and these beautiful flowers. And then the real fun began...

seeing as Valentines day is also my birthday it is always a day full of surprises and fun. This time was no different. Chris told me I needed to be ready and in the car by 11, and off we went. It wasn't until we pulled in the bookstore parking lot at the University of Utah that I read the sign "VALENTINES I-POD KISS OFF TODAY AT NOON"

Sadly the first words out of my mouth were "If I have to make out with you in public I will be so mad." Lovely... I am a nice person, really I am. He loves me so he just laughed, told me to relax and explained it was a contest to see which couple could hold and I-pod between their lips the longest. I sighed a breath of relief and we parked.

Once we got in and claimed our spots I realized the rules were a little more detailed than he had let on, and included but were not limited to... couples could not touch at all during the competition, our feet had to be 24 inches apart at all time minus the times we had to walk around the room together, the i pod could only be touched by our lips, no chins noses ect., several times we would be asked to balance on one foot while standing 2 feet apart holding the ipod in between our lips...( are you picturing this) the rules went on and on.

How long can this be done you might ask... well a few years ago the winners lasted 3 hours. HAHAHAHA.... yeah right.

We lasted 30 min, I fell over while trying to balance on one foot. To my credit I was in heels and had made it through 2 stand on one foot periods already. We did make it to the top 7 I think. 7 out of 40 ain't bad. The news interviewed us as we left. Anyone see that? Our necks hurt for days after.

Very Talented Lips... no?

We ended our day with our littlest Valentines who had spent the day at grandma Webres. They opened their few little presents and then we ordered pizza and watched their new movie Ferngully.

Hope you all had a great day of love.

-Me.