Katie and my life has been held pretty constant at the same degree of awesomeness and fun as it always has. Where to start? This coming Sunday, the 18th of April, marks the nine-month anniversary of our wedding! I can't believe that it has already been 9 months, and yet, at the same time, it seems like we have been together forever (in a good way). It just feels right to be with Katie, like I have known her my whole life (when clearly I have not).
April the 2nd was my birthday; I turned 23. You will notice that my "Red Velvet Cake" is not red nor round. But hey, it still tasted amazing! Alas, I am further embracing adulthood, and Katie likes to remind me that now we are both 23 (she is 3 months older than I am). Growing old is a funny thing. However, I do not fear or mourn the oncoming of old age as many do. I think America needs to revere old age and the accompanying wisdom, as do many other cultures. For example, in China and India, the elderly are well-respected; their wisdom is implemented by all. Not to mention, I can't wait to have star-light hair like President Dieter F. Uchtdorf! He has such healthy, shiny hair. My birthday was a wonderful day. I had to go to an event for one of my classes but I ended up winning a raffle there for a backpack and soccer ball. Then right afterward, my dad called me. I thought I was going to get chewed out for something but he wished me a happy birthday and told me to pick up a $50 gift certificate at Pizza Factory. That place has amazing food! My mom sent me the Kingdom and the Crown trilogy by Gerald Lund, the man who wrote the Work and the Glory series. She also sent me his most recent book, "The Undaunted". It is about a specific group of pioneers; it is terrific thus far. Katie's parents showed me the present they got me over video camera: a new solar-powered watch! It was so nice of them. It is the same kind of watch that my Book of Mormon professor, Brother Whipple, gave me 4 years ago. I no longer have that watch, however, because I gave it to an investigator on my mission in Chile. My older brother Brandon got me a year-long subscription to Netflix and Darrik, my younger brother, got me some Red Vine candy with pixie sticks. Good childhood memories. What you do is pour the Pixie Stick down inside the red vine. It is potent so be warned. My precious wife is all the gift I ever need but she went the extra mile and got me some presents with sentimental value: a Batman kite and a fort! She built a fort in our living room so we could watch General Conference from inside of it. She also bought the materials necessary to make smores, and she rented out some fun children's books from the library. Let it be a testament that a good gift does not have to cost a lot money. In fact, the best presents come from the heart.
(sorry if this is long and boring. Your patience will pay off).
To complement my birthday in making my feel older, my older brother, Brandon, and his wife, Rachel, just had a healthy baby boy: Chase Michael Miller. I am now an uncle. Being a parent someday is daunting and yet exciting. It would have been totally fun to have a child today when Katie and I went to the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. We both love animals so it was a blast. If you haven't noticed by now, Katie got a new hair style. Her hair is now much shorter that it used to be. Katie and I have noticed that married women tend to have short hair styles where single ladies tend to have long hair. Is it because single ladies want long hair to style for their wedding and then chop it off so babies cannot pull on it? Perhaps...(f.y.i., the Giraffe says 'hi', Amy. Thanks for directing us to the zoo!) Aren't the ducklings so adorable? We also purchased a cute stuffed owl, which we named Sophie, for Katie and a Butterfly which I named Bri.
Katie is graduating this next week! We are all pretty excited for her. I used to bewail that Katie and I would have much less time to spend together once we both find some summer jobs and are employed full-time. However, Katie wittily replied that perhaps we would be spending much more time together than originally anticipated: neither one of us have jobs yet so we can both go job hunting together! Yay for quality couple bonding.
Well, the time for me to stop speaking is over. Until next time kiddos!
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