I am grateful for my Best Friend!

What is his name: Darrin Craig Simon

How long have you been married: 9 Months, 14 days

How long did you date? Uhhh…I think everyone knows…haha...dated 4 weeks before we got engaged and then were engaged for 2 ½ Months

Who eats more sweets? Well I REALLY enjoy baking, so we both eat it  but since there are only two of us, there are always leftovers! Darrin has been really good about refusing them lately because “I’m making him fat”. So, I’ll just end up fat I guess. But hey, it just tastes SO good!

Whose parents do you see most? We try and make that pretty equal. Both of our parents are fairly close, so that’s great! For example, we are doing Thanksgiving with both families. We did that last year too. Let’s just say we get REALLY full!

Who said I love you first: We argued about this the other day…cause I really don’t think either of us know the answer. Haha. From what I remember he said it first because right after he said it I asked, “Have you ever told anyone that before?” His answer was “No”. 

Who is taller? Darrin who is 6’1”. I’m 5’5”. It’s a good thing he’s taller cause I like my heels!

Who is smarter? Hmmm…JK he is. He is extremely smart concerning anything business or marketing. That’s what he went to school for. He’s also great with computers and electronic stuff. And he’s usually up for learning more and I love that about him! For instance, he has learned how refinish wood floors, how to do crown molding, some electrical work, how to take up linoleum, he pushed our fridge back into the pantry and much more! WOW! What a handy man! But hey-I'm not dumb! I guess each of us are smart but with different stuff :)

Who does the laundry? I do. I guess I’ve never asked him to do it though. But I don’t mind doing laundry. At least I know my clothes are safe

Who does the dishes? I do. If I ask him to he’ll do it though. I think I’ll start asking more often because when he does do them he goes all out with doing the counters and backsplash too  he’s really good at it!

Who pays the bills? I usually pay the bills but he checks our online statement constantly making sure that we’re doing ok. And he’s the one that takes care of paying off the credit card.

His guilty pleasure? Computer games. I don’t know if it’s so guilty though…haha.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does. It just seems natural.

Who has more friends? How do I put this nicely…I do. No, I just keep in contact with my friends from high school and he doesn’t do much of that. Don’t get me wrong though, he has friends! Haha. And his brother’s are his really good friends and I think that’s great!

Who cooks dinner? I do. But he’s pretty much a pro at making sandwiches! And the past two nights he’s been making dinner with me. I love that!!! Plus, for my birthday he gave me a coupon for him to make a dinner of my choice, so I chose a Brazilian dinner (he served his mission in Brazil). So, that’s coming up. I’m VERY excited!.

Who is more stubborn? We both get pretty stubborn over various subjects. I wouldn’t say either of us are controlling, but at the same time, neither of us are push-overs. .

Who kissed who first? He kissed me. On our FIRST DATE! It’s funny because I DID NOT like our first kiss. I just felt like it was way too slow etc. I went to school the next day (cosmetology school) and told everyone that I really liked this guy but he was a bad kisser. They all gave me the advice to give him another chance because LOTS of first kisses aren’t magical. You’re both just too nervous. So, let’s just say I gave him LOTS more chances and we made up for the first kiss . But it’s funny because Darrin said he felt the same about our first kiss. Haha.

Who asked who out first? Well, we were on dates with different people when we sort of asked each other out. Haha. We were talking about our favorite foods and I said my favorite was Steak by far. But I mentioned that I’ve never prepared steak before. So, we agreed right then and there that we would cook a steak together. And that was our first date. We made steak, potatoes and veggis. It was a lot of fun!

Who proposed? He did-of course! We had made the decision together that we wanted to get married. After that we started looking at rings and found “the one”. He bought it right then and there because they were having a sale and it ended at the end of the day. So, I KNEW he had the ring and so it was gonna happen any time. But I told him that it HAD to be a surprise! I didn’t want to know when or how it was going to happen. I told him he had to be creative or I’d make him do it again . So, the day after we bought the ring, he proposed! I did NOT expect that! Haha. I expected him to wait at least a few days! I was at work (Sally Beauty Supply) when my dad called into my work. I was taken back by surprise because my dad hardly EVER calls me let alone at my work! He said that he and my mom were stranded downtown because they locked their keys in the car and he needed me to drive to their house and get their spare keys and then go save them. My dad never asks me for help so I thought, ‘this must be really serious!’. My dad said that they had tried everyone else and nobody could help them. So, I called my boss and asked if I could leave work to go save them. She said, “I guess. Just this once though!”. I went all the way to their house, got their keys and drove downtown where they said they would be. Darrin was waiting for me. I asked him where my parents were and he said that I’d see. We walked toward the temple and I thought he was going to do the “classic” proposal in front of the temple. But then we headed in a different direction. The Joseph Smith Memorial Building. When we went inside the Lewis family was playing the piano, guitar, flute and violin. Darrin asked me to dance. There were people all around watching us and my parents and his parents were video taping it and taking pictures. We danced in the center of the room and he told me that he loved me and wanted to spend the rest of his life with me. He promised he’d always be there for me and he would always care for me. Then got down on one knee and popped the question. Everyone started clapping when he put the ring on! Then there were girls coming from everywhere wanting to see my ring. Haha. After that we had dinner at The Garden. Then went back to my apartment to find it spotless and roses on my table. It was perfect!

Who has more siblings? He does by far! He has 6 brothers and a sister. I have 3 sisters and a brother. He wins by 3.

What is your favorite thing about him? That statement sounds like it wants me to pick just one thing. That’s impossible! So, where to start? I LOVE his eyes. They are a greenish blue color and they are beautiful! I love how he tells me he loves me and how beautiful I am every single day! I love that we can get into the same TV series and wonder together, “What’s gonna happen?!?”. I LOVE that we can BLAST music together, sing at the top of our lungs! That started last Christmas season when “The little Drummer Boy” song came on in the car and we blasted it and we both busted out the “ba-rump bum bum bum”’s. haha. We still do it to this day sometimes and I LOVE those memories! I love that he tells me when he's frusterated. I love his creativity. I LOVE when we dance together! I love that we can read the scriptures together! He’s SO knowledgeable with the gospel and I feel comfortable asking him any questions that I have. I love when he lets me go shopping! I love when he thanks me for working so hard. I love his determination. I love that he’s so good with kids. I love that he can fix almost anything (in the house and even my bad attitudes). I love his hugs, his massages, his kisses and his caresses and so much more.

I love you Darrin! Thank you for blessing my life so much on a daily basis! Sometimes it hit’s me SO hard how much I really do love you and how grateful I am. And when that happens I just cannot express that emotion like I want to. When that happens I am overcome with gratitude. It’s just not possible to show or tell you how truly blessed I feel to be held in your arms, or to be kissed by those lips, to be blessed by your existence. Thank you.