So here's our story: Jason was getting ready to go home from his mission when I met him in Mesa. Whenever anyone knew he was from Australia, people would tell Jason that they'd always wanted to go there. He told everyone the same thing-- to come stay with his family and he would show them around. So when I told him I'd like to go to Australia, he gave me his usual response. Little did he know that I would actually take him up on it (thanks to the money I had just saved up to buy a car that instead turned into a plane ticket). The first time we met was March 28, 1998. I arrived in Australia on a Thursday in May and we were engaged the next Friday. We were married 5 weeks after that. (Obviously I hadn't given anyone in my family enough notice to come, but they were able to come to our sealing in Arizona.)
How Jason proposed: He was going to propose on my birthday (May 31), but being Jason, he just couldn't wait. So a couple days before my birthday I was getting ready to go to a rodeo (I was rooming with Jason's sister, Rachel). Jason asked me to go with him. He took me in his room and played the song I'll Try by Alan Jackson while we danced to it. After it was over I thought he was turning down the volume on the cd player, but he came back with a ring! What a bunch of crazy kids.
By the way... for those of you who don't know, I hate country music. So with that proposal, I must have been pretty in love to say yes!
I really can't believe Jason has put up with me for all these years. I'm not a patient person at all, and I think everyone knows I'm a bit of a brat. But Jason is as patient as can be with me.
-Whenever I have to drive somewhere unfamiliar and I'm throwing my little hissy fits, he calmly let's me know I can do it (as he's emailing me different maps to follow).
-When we're eating somewhere new and I take forever to decide what to eat, he doesn't yell and scream at me like everyone else is doing inside their heads.
-When he buys something new and I call it stupid because I don't understand it, he just smiles softly, knowing that I'll soon love it.
-When I'm in a bad mood (that's often) he's not mean back to me-- but he somehow finds a way to compliment me.
-When the house is a wreck, he doesn't give me a hard time, breath heavily in disgust, or even give me a dirty look. He just starts cleaning it himself.
-When I haven't given dinner a second thought, he stops by the shops on the way home from work to pick up something to cook for me.
I could go on and on, but anything I say will just reiterate the fact that I'm a brat and Jason is perfect. So there you go-- for all you out there wondering the secret to a good marriage, you just need a brat and a perfect person for it to work.
5 comments:
Allison I loved both of these posts! What good stories. I was gagging at the thought of octopus, and then I had to see it - yikers! Cute pics, fun hubby, sexy YOU!
Cute picture of you guys! Congrats on 10 years:)
Happy Anniversary! Congrats on 10 years. I loved the pictures. Sounds like you had a nice fun relaxing break! Those are important!
So while you were celebrating your 10 year we were celebrating our 1 year! How exciting! I love that you put the best 8 or 9 years... What was your actual wedding date? That sounds like such a fun idea to reinact your honeymoon!! I'm surprised you remembered so much. Even ifr we chose to reinact ours in 9 years I don't know if we could remember everything or if ours was even fun enough to reinact. lol Well happy 10 years!!
Happy Anniversary guys - I thought your posts about Jason were cute. Aawwww.. Calvin needs to learn the one about not complaining when the house is a wreck, just QUIETLY cleaning it himself! Way to go Jason! You're a lucky woman Allison!
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