Ohana: Love

I've never posted on our blog (a few weeks ago when it said I did, it was just a mistake - Trina was using my profile), so I figured it would be a good time to surprise Trina with a post. I'm so glad that she keeps this up not just as a way for friends and family to know what's going on, but as a memoir for our family as well.

I love Katrina. Just to summarize the crazy last month we had (not to say that it wasn't great, but just lots going on):

11/21 We drove down to California overnight to catch a flight to Hawaii with Katrina's family
11/30 We drove back to Utah
12/1-12/8 I finished all of my homework, projects, and everything else that was due by the end of the semester, as well as worked at all 3 of my jobs to meet deadlines
12/9 We drove down to California with my family to go to Disneyland
12/9-12/13 We went to Disneyland every day and had a blast
12/14 We drove back from California
12/15-12/18 I studied for and took all of my finals and Katrina worked at the Branbury to help us get enough hours in the little time we were home to pay off our rent (and we celebrated my Birthday)
12/19 We packed up in the morning and drove to St George to stay with family for a night (we were planning on going Saturday, but a huge storm was coming)
12/20 We drove the rest of the way to California
12/22-12/23 We hit Disneyland hard for 2 days (and again, had a blast)
12/24 We drove back from California to have Christmas Eve dinner with my family
12/25 Great Christmas Day with my family and my aunt Darla - I found out that we're going to Ohio the next day
12/26 We drove to Las Vegas to catch the 1:00 am flight to Ohio
12/27-12/31 We had a wonderful time seeing my relatives in Ohio and giving them a chance to meet Kamryn
12/31-1/1 We caught a flight out of Ohio at 7:00 pm, get to Vegas at midnight (pacific time), and drove back to Utah, arriving around 8:30 am
1/2 We drove up to Ogden to let my Great-Grandma meet Kamryn, took a 5 generation picture, and then we drove back to provo and worked 13 and a half hours at the Branbury between the 2 of us
1/3 Trina works at the Branbury in the morning, and in the afternoon we move to a different apartment in our complex (we owe a HUGE thank you to our families and Tyler (Kelsey's friend) for helping

While I for sure shouldn't complain because all of those things are blessings, it has been a busy month. I never thought I'd say this, but I'm glad school is starting so that we can relax. :)

I am so grateful that Katrina, especially through this whole month, is always so supportive, helpful, patient, and giving. A trip out to Ohio was a complete surprise to me, but one of the most meaningful gifts I've ever gotten. Through all of my work and school, Katrina is always right there, ready to do whatever I need and take care of our house. She is an amazing mother as well. She always sacrifices for Kamryn.

I love her because she is so on top of everything, so ready to do the next thing, and so excited for all of it. She supports me in my crazy ideas for what I want to do with our lives in the future. She never says, "you can't do that," but is a voice of reason when it is needed.

She's been my sweetheart since we were 14, and I'm more in love and more in like with her today than ever. She really does help to balance my faults and I can't imagine being with anyone else. I'm the luckiest guy on earth.

Even this morning, as I'm writing this sick in bed, she got up, got Kamryn ready, and headed to church, even though she didn't feel that hot either. Because of her, I have a chance to truly make something of my life, and make sure that any success that comes is for the right reasons and in the right direction.