My two most favorite people!

My two most favorite people!
Nauvoo, 2008

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

My husband




I saw this on a friend's blog and she tagged anyone who read hers. Steve is kinda shy and so alot of people don't really know him. So here's a little info on my guy...



1. What is his name? Stephen Jeff Hammond, nicknames- Steve, scuba and /or scuba steve

2. Who eats more? At mealtimes it's me, but he snacks alot more in the evenings then I do.

3. Who said I love you first? Boy, I really don't know... I think I told him I was falling for him first, but actually saying I love you? We discussed this once and we both don't know who said it first, it was so natural and we knew we were meant to be it all just sort of happened!

4. Who is taller? Steve is, just the right height!

5. Who is smarter? Steve has alot more common sense and street smarts, I'm budget smart, he says I know more religion stuff, but I think we balance out. What I don't know he does, and vice versa.

6. Who is more sensitive? Steve is such a sweet and sensitive guy,(in a good way!), but I'm certainly more emotional! ( he can be domineering and manly when needed!)

7. Who does the laundry? I do. And it seems to be never ending! Steve might help me put stuff away, once in a while...

8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? If you're looking at the bed from the foot of it, he does.

9. Who pays the bills? Steve earns the money to pay the bills. But I'm the one who writes the checks and sends them off. If it was up to him he would forget and nothing would get paid!

10. Who does most of the cooking? If we need to grill something outside, Steve does it. Other wise I'm the main cook in the house, He would just mess my kitchen up and not put things back where they go! (he has cooked if I'm not up to it and he's good at it!)

11. What meals do you cook together? If we're grilling outside, I prepare the food and he cooks it, otherwise he sits in the kitchen and we either watch a movie or talk while I cook.

12. Who is more stubborn? I'd have to say both of us. Maybe me a little more, but there have been times when neither of us backs down!

13. Who is the first to admit that they are wrong?umm... I guess Steve. We really haven't had alot of arguments, I hate admitting I'm wrong, Steve won't come right out and say he's wrong, but he'll make me sit down so we can talk things over.

14. Who has more siblings? It depends on how you look at it. Steve- three brothers five sisters. Me- three brothers and two sisters, but I also have six step-brothers and one step-sister. Family get togethers with both our families are fun!

15. Who wears the pants in the relationship? Steve does, but we never do anything without discussing it together and if one of us dosen't want to, then we don't do it. His friends tease him about getting permission from me, but that's if it involves money and he only asks me because I balance the checkbook and he wants to know if we have enough money to do something.

16. What do you like to do together? We like to do everything and anything together! We enjoy spending time with family, we watch a lot of movies together, go shopping together, tease each other badly! Steve loves to come home and play with V. He likes to do stuff outdoors with her( usually so I can have some time to myself) We just love being a family!!

17. Who eats more sweets? Well... I eat more chocolate, but Steve drinks WAY more pop and energy drinks then I do.

18. What is his guilty pleasure? That is for my ears only...

19. How did you meet? Well... We had a baby being blessed in our ward and the mom was friends with Steve's family. So Steve and his sister Randi and mom were there in church that day. He saw me and figured I was already taken or out of his leage or something. So he just mentioned to his mom I was cute and left it at that. His mom called his dad's cousin,Bonnie, who lives in our ward and asked about me. Bonnie called me up, asked if I was dating anyone and could she give my number to her cousin's son? I said sure. Steve didn't call for a few weeks, and I forgot about it. He was chasing another girl who turned out to be married(another story, he didn't know she was married!) When that didn't work out, he finally called me up and we set a date to go out. When he came to pick me up my brother met him at the door, called him some other guys name by mistake, and we finally shook hands and introduced ourselves to each other.

20. Who asked who out first? See story above.

21. Who kissed who first? After two weeks of dating, we held hands and Steve asked if I thought we had been dating long enough to kiss. I said yes, but at the end of the date, I had changed my mind! He asked me for a kiss for two more weeks and was so patient with me! Finally, the first Saturday in October, we were in Salt Lake at General Conference. We were on the balcony of the conference center over looking the street across from the temple. I realized I loved him for who he was and not because he spoiled me and gave me attention. I realized I wanted to be with him for forever, so I turned to him and told him he could kiss me. And that's were we had our first kiss!

22. Who proposed? Again, another long story! We knew we were getting married but Steve didn't want to propose until he had enough money to pay cash for the ring. He wouldn't let me start planning the wedding until he had proposed. I was starting to get panicky, summer is a busy time at the temple for weddings and if we wanted to get the date we wanted we needed to start getting things going. So finally, we were in the car and he turned to me and said,"Fine, Will you marry me? Now you can start planning the wedding!" I started crying because he had just proposed, he felt bad he didn't have a ring yet, so he gave me the ring he was wearing. A month later he actually got on one knee and gave me my engagement ring and proposed for the second time!

23. His best features? I love everything about him! I love his eyes, mouth, his dimple, I LOVE his body, his smile, and the way he treats me and our daughter.

24. What is his greatest quality? I love his kindness. He is one of the most unselfish people I know! He always puts me and V. before himself. I love his testimony and his way of doing what he knows to be the right thing. He is a silent person, but has a big heart and is there to help anyone out when needed. He is such an example to his family. I love his integrity. Before meeting me, when he was on his own, he had many chances to fall away from the church or do things that are opposite of what we believe in. But he never did any of it. He has always been there for me and I know he always will be. I don't know how to say in words how I feel about him. He is an example to me, and I love him with all my heart! I thank the Lord for giving me such a good husband!

25. I tag anyone who reads this!



Monday, October 27, 2008

Halloween Fun

Last night my parents had every one over for soup and pumpkin decorating. Every year they grow their own pumpkins, and then they let the grandkids each pick one that they then get to decorate with magic markers. V. loved it last night! She had fun playing with her cousins and couldn't stop with just one pumpkin. When she reached for her third pumpkin to decorate I knew it was time to go! Lukily, there were plenty of pumpkins! My camera is broken, so I don't have any pictures to post. But it was alot of fun, I only wish Steve could have been there...

Speaking of which, Steve is doing fine and really likes the area back there and says he can't wait for us to come out for a visit. Just up the road from where he attends church, he said is an area with homes that are like, $15 million dollar homes! He's going to take us to see those, plus a bunch of other sights. We have our plane tickets already and are so excited to see him! We got a webcam hooked up so we can see AND talk to him. It's great! Why haven't we hooked up a webcam before now? Steve's sisters are now hooked up and we can all chat with each other for free! No more long distance, or using cell phone minutes, plus we get to see each other! Again, why aren't more people hooked up to their webcams?

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Lost Baby

Well, since I announced my pregnancy on this blog, I have something that needs to be said... I lost the baby this weekend. I'd been bleeding all week and had an ultrasound on Wed. But they said the baby was too small to see anything. So come back next week for another one. I talked to my doctor a few times this week, she said there really wasn't anything to do but wait and see what happens. So this afternoon I went to the E.R. with heavy bleeding and while there I miscarried. My doctor said she didn't think I would need a D&C, so I could go home and rest.
I'm heartbroken.We'd been trying to have a baby for a year and a half and were so excited. But I have to say that I've been stressed and worried all week about this, and I'm glad it's over now and I can move on. The Lord knows when it is our time to have another child, so we'll keep trying, and trust in Him that it will happen when it's our time. Thank you to everyone that has been there for me during this hard time.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Steve's gone.

Well, Steve has left for St.Louis. We miss him already! There was a job back there that his company needed to send some tech.s back for, and he was chosen to go. It's a great opportunity for us. It will give him good experience, and look good on his resume. He will be making some good overtime money, so we can afford to fly out to see him. V. and I are going out there for Thanksgiving. We might try to drive up to Nauvoo while there. The company will fly him home for christmas, and we'll fly out again in January. He should be home sometime in Feb. So we'll see each other every month. And he's calling every night. So I think we'll be okay while he's gone...
V.'s third b-day is this week, so we took her out to lunch before Steve left and gave her our b-day gift early. We got her a play kitchen. It was in a hundred pieces! I'm glad Steve was here to put it together! She has been loving it, and is in her toy room almost all day cooking!