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Dear Utah Drivers

Dear Utah Drivers-

Please take a few seconds to look around when I honk at you before flipping me off. I only honked because the light we were both waiting at had been green for a number of seconds and I wanted to politely let you know that you could continue driving. It wasn't a long annoying honk, just a polite tap on the horn to get your attention. Your instant reaction should not be to flip me off. I think you may have aggression programs. Also, if I’m in the middle lane going a few miles over the speed limit and the fast lane is empty, please don’t feel the need to drive as close to my bumper as possible before moving into the open lane. It’s not helping anyone. One last thing… a wave goes a long way. If you’re in front of me in another lane and turn on your signal to move into my lane, I will try and slow down to let you in and it would be nice if you waved to say thank you. If you don’t signal and I don’t slow down and then have to slam on my breaks because you were going to hit me, you could still wave. It would make me feel much better. Thank you for your consideration!

Your fellow motorist,
Stefanie

Happy Heart Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! This is how I spent my day today:



And I ended it with sweet Ella falling asleep on me! It was a great day and I hope the rest of you had a great day as well!

xoxo

Sunshine...

Somehow sunshine makes everything seem better. I'm still lonely and I still miss R but with the sun shining I can walk outside and smile and know that life is good!

Rainy Monday

So technically it's a snowy Monday but this morning it was a rainy Monday and as I was driving to work the song "Rainy Monday" came on my ipod. I love moments like that!

Ikea Style

My Ikea Style is Scandinavian Romantic! What's yours?

Dinner for One...

So it's February already. Crazy! January has flown by and I know exactly where the time went. It went to Rodney. Rodney left for Norway yesterday. He's moving there for a few months to live with a family from his mission. I knew this would be hard so I prepared as much as I could and now I just have to carry on. Love is a funny thing like that. It's so unknown and always changing. I love Rodney. I love him in a way I sometimes don't understand. I have told him this so many times he just laughs at me now but I knew from the beginning of our friendship that there was something special with him. Something that drew me to him and no matter what we were doing, I was happier if I was with him. That's what life's all about right? Trying to be happy? And I am when I'm with him.

It's funny because anyone who knows him well wasn't surprised in the least that he would pick up his life and move half way across the world for a little while. He's just like that... adventurous, brave, crazy. It's all part of his charm. I asked him last week if my life was boring, because I didn't know if I could do what he was doing, I didn't know if I was brave enough. He laughed at me and told me I wasn't boring but I still kind of felt like I was. So I've been thinking about it a lot over the last few days and I've determined, I'm not boring. I just have different strengths than him... and that's why I love our relationship. We balance each other out and know how to handle each other through all kinds of different experiences. We have been through a lot in our little relationship and for that I am grateful. I don't know what will happen. I don't know if we'll end up together, I hope we do. But if we don't, I have no regrets because I am a better person for knowing him and I would hope he's a better person after knowing me. So here are just a few of my favorite Rodney memories:

Rocking out to "Tea with the Benjamins" or better known as "Flashburnt Shapes" *I think I was their number 1 groupie!*
7 Peaks Season Passes
The Viking Man Triathalon *even if it meant only an hour of sleep*
Burley, Burley, Burley
Wakeboarding
Skurfing
Movies up at the loft
Working together
Having lunch together almost every day
The Cruise to Mexico
Our private beach
Starfish
Dance parties
Teaching me a new way to dance *even if I looked really dumb at the beginning
Otter Pops
Bike Rides
Wii
Birthdays
Carriage RIdes
Hikes
Zeus or maybe I should say *Zues*
Cooking together in his little kitchen
Snowboarding *he's the most patient instructor ever*
Family reunions
Weddings
Cassia County Fair and Rodeo
Winning big at Bingo
Our secret road trips
Taking pictures
Mario Kart
Magic; The Gathering
Temple open houses
Him making me laugh when I'm crying
Hello Yogurt
Splitting meals
Long Exposure
Geo Caching
Olive Garden
Fancy dates
Ben's cookies
Concerts, concerts and more concerts *specifically Muse. I wanted him to kiss me that night
Nieces and Nephews, Sisters and brothers, aunts, uncles, cousins
Friends
Working Out
Sitting in the hot tub
Tod and Bedford
Roasting in the steam room
Heroes
Lost
The Office
Sitting by the Fire
Cuddling when it's cold
New Music
Squaw Peak dance parties
and last but most definitely not least, the motorcycle

So hopefully I will get to go visit him soon and start making a brand new list of favorite memories. Just thought I would share a few of the things I love about Rodney. We're pretty private people so we don't share much about our relationship but I do love him. SO much. I already miss him terribly, but I am so so excited for this adventure that he's on! And thanks to technology, I still get to see his cute face and hear his sweet voice and he won't seem that far away. Except for the 8 hour time difference. Ha ha. Anyways... happy February everyone! And I'll hopefully have a fun announcement in the next month or so for everyone!

ps. Hi Beckie!