WHAT VALENTINE’S DAY MEANS TO ME NOW THAT I’M A MOM + WIFE…
ALEX’S SHIRT | BLACK PANTS | KENNEDY’S DRESS | MY PINK VELVET DRESS– SOLD OUT! (similar style here) | GOLD NECKLACE
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Happy Valentine’s Day! <3 Today I am sharing what Valentine’s Day means to me now that I’m a wife and a mom…
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Happy Valentine’s Day, Love Day, Galentine’s Day- whatever you want to call it! I want to share with you what Valentine’s Day means to me know that I am older, wiser, a wife and a mom.
Back in the days of crushes and boys, I always thought Valentine’s Day was this almost foreign thing I would never get to be apart of. I mean, of course my parents would always give me flowers and candy, and made me feel loved. But as I got older, it just wasn’t the same. I didn’t have my very first Valentine until after High School. I was soo happy about finally having a Valentine. It was an old boyfriend I had before I met Alex. The following years after that, I was able to spend Valentine’s Day with my true love and the love of my life, my husband Alex.
Alex and I spent our first Valentine’s Day together when we were first starting to date four years ago. I remember not knowing whether or not he would ask to spend Valentine’s Day with me because we were still in the early stages of dating. But he DID and I was so relieved and happy. Our first Valentine’s Day didn’t go perfectly as planned. We showed up to dinner and the wait was like 2.5 hours. But we made the best of that time and went to a slightly sketchy arcade nearby. But it was seriously so much fun! Getting to loosen up and just be myself around him during those couple of hours was actually a good thing! We had dessert at one of our FAV places back in our college town of Provo, Utah called The Chocolate. Not sure if that place is still around but it was amazing. We also saw a movie that night as well- all while still waiting for our reservation for dinner! haha I think we ate our dinner that night around 10:30pm!! But even though I know it didn’t go as planned, we made the best out of it and it turned out perfect anyways!
Since then Alex has always made me feel so loved and special every Valentine’s Day. I wanted to share 4 Things I LOVE about Alex for spending 4 Valentine’s Day together!
4 Things I LOVE about Alex:
1.I love that Alex is super affectionate and isn’t afraid to show me how much he loves me. He tells me all the time “I love You” and how beautiful he thinks I am.
2.I love how he does all he can to serve me whenever he can. He is so thoughtful and will help me with whatever I need help with. He never will turn down an opportunity to help out his family or those in need around him.
3.I love how smart he is and how much of hard worker he is. I truly think he is the smartest person I know and I am amazed at the knowledge he has for certain things! Mainly his knowledge for finance and those things I have no clue about. He is always trying to learn something everyday and is so disciplined. He will stay committed to something and never miss a day- such as waking up at 5am to work out. His commitment to things is a quality I admire about him so much.
4.I love how incredibly funny and silly he is! If you are close to him than you know just how funny and goofy of a guy he can be. Literally before I met Alex, I rarely found a lot of guys funny. That is probably weird of me but I just get his sense of humor and he gets me perfectly. We hardly ever have “normal” conversations and hardly ever speak in normal voices or say each other’s real names haha. I love how 99% off our conversations are just silly. I love that I feel like for the first time in my life with a guy I can finally fully be myself and be nerdy and goofy. You’ll know someone is “the one” when you feel that way with them.
Alex is my complete other half and I feel like is so much apart of me. I am more myself with him than I am by myself. I just feel whole again when I am with him. Even if we are in a room together but not talking or near each other, I am just so much more comfortable when I know he is close by. I am so grateful to God for answering my prayers after all those years and bringing Alex into my life.
Now that I am a mom to my daughter Kennedy for over one year, I have liked this holiday even more because I get to make BOTH loves of my life feel special! I love showing them how much I love them everyday, but it’s fun to do it in a festive and fun way as well! Alex and I are both very affectionate and show our love a lot! So it’s just another day we both actually love to show each other and Kennedy how much we love her. Being a mom has completed me in the most amazing way. It truly was my number one calling in life and I can’t imagine what the heck I did with my time before her! But I do know, I had a lot more free time! haha Being a mom is something I don’t take lightly or for granted. Everyday I am so struck with gratitude for Kennedy and that I was chosen to give her life and be her mom. She is truly the sweetest little girl in the world and has the most sweet spirit! She lights up the room wherever we go and loves people. She is a busy and very active girl and loves to have fun all the time- just like her daddy. The things she is able to learn and say really blow my mind and I am so proud of the little toddler she is becoming. Yesterday when Alex and I were driving to dinner we asked her: “Kennedy who is your Valentine?” And she explained really loud, “DADA!” Literally our hearts melted. She is the light of our lives and our pride and joy!
I hope that no matter where you are in life right now- married, single, divorced, widowed, or just not wanting a partner- you are just fine the way you are. You don’t have to be defined by your relationship status and that doesn’t equate your self-worth. I hope you all have a wonderful day this Valentine’s Day and know that I seriously love each of you! I am so grateful for you following along, coming to my blog to read my posts, and showing your love to me each and everyday!
