Last Semester Flashback

So I went to post on the blog since I hadn’t done so in a while and I found this post that I had written A few weeks after spring semester ended. It’s a pretty good read so I thought I would just finish this and then later do another post instead! So let us take a trip down memory lane. (July 2016 pretty far eh?)

Have I mentioned before that Grant and I can’t keep secrets? Well I’ve set a new standard for myself! A few weeks ago I found myself with a little overtime that I needed to take from my schedule. I usually work a five hour day but had a surplus of 4 hours. I could split it up if I wanted to which when talking to Grant we agreed that it would probably be best. However, in the thought process I had an idea. For awhile now, I’ve been wanting to do something big for Grant, who has worked super hard this semester to get straight A’s. Its cost him tons of extra hours of study time especially in his biology class, which by the way is an A! So I took 4 hours off on a Thursday, a day I know Grant has the most down time, right before finals week.

I had a few things in mind. One: he would come home to me, thinking I would be at work. Two: I would write him a letter, 9 Things I Love About You. Three: Then to top it off with a wonderful dinner of his favorite food. I tried to come up with something creative that we could do in small town Rexburg but came to the conclusion that those three thing would be good enough.

Once I got the permission to have most of Thursday off, I wanted to tell him so bad and so I simply told him I had a surprise. Randomly throughout the week I would say that, or he would ask, but I stood strong. I did start writing the letter during sacrament meeting knowing he would look over my shoulder and read it. He did know that sometime I would be cooking a big meal because he was there when we went grocery shopping. He didn’t know when, nor that I would be home, or the rest of the letter and let me say that was the best part.

I love doing these things for him it is one of the ways I show love. Have any of you heard about the 5 love languages? Just incase you haven’t, they are:

Words of Affirmation ,

Acts of Kindness ,

Receiving Gifts ,

Quality Time , (I wasn’t sure what to do with quality time but Grant and I go camping and spend some great quality time together.)

and Physical Touch .

If you want to know what your top love languages might be you can click on this link http://www.5lovelanguages.com/ Its interesting to see what is most important to you and your significant other, if you have one that is. If not, it’s a fun test anyways. I DO have a point here though. Grant’s top love language is Quality Time, so I knew that being able to spend a few extra hours with him would mean a lot. Acts of Kindness is one of the way I GIVE love… and receive too. It is my number one.

The day came, once Grant was at school I busied myself with cleaning the house and making the beginning preparations for dinner. I made him chicken alfredo pasta bake and homemade cheesecake. At 12 I went to work for one hour. (It was bliss by the way), came home finished cleaning the house. Around 2:30 he called me saying he was on his way home from school (I asked him too so that it would give me a heads up). We talked, the whole time he thought I was at work. Then I told him that I had to get back to work, mostly because I didn’t want him on the phone with me when he walked into the apartment. Around 2:50 I got antsy and hid in the bedroom with the cheesecake crust so I could continue to make it while hiding. :P I heard him open the door and as he passed the bedroom I jumped out and said, “Surprise” He was so happy to see me I could tell but the reply I got was… “I really have to go to the bathroom.” He dropped his backpack and rushed to the restroom. Haha it made me laugh. Just recalling that memory makes me smile still. That’s what is awesome about being married to Grant, is that I love making him happy and because he is happy I am happy. Of course he makes me happy as well. I also gave him the letter. Maybe I’ll share that with you another time.