featured: {love story} by Monique

today's featured blogger is 

Monique

from 

yoga & pencil skirts

we both have taken on the 30/30 challenge! 

and here's her cute story :)

We met working together on the grounds crew for our university in the spring of 2007. I'd worked there for a long time and had recently been promoted to 'lead student,' while Jason had never worked outdoors a day in his life. We spent a lot of time together as I tried to teach him how to do everything. My first impression was that he was kinda dumb, and he thought I was really bossy. One afternoon as we were talking about our hobbies, I mentioned that I liked to cook. Our conversation went something like this:

Jason: "Let's say I wanted to come over for dinner ... how much notice would you need?"

Monique: "Uh ... don't show up at 6 and ask me what's for dinner!" 

Jason: "Well it's about 12:30 right now. Is that enough notice for tonight?"

Monique: [laughs, thinking it's weird that he's inviting himself over for dinner]

Jason: [looking hopeful]

Monique: "Sure! I guess I could cook dinner for you tonight."
[um, awkward??]

Neither of us remember being really all that interested in each other up until that point, but we had a great 'date' and very unexpectedly shared our first kiss that  night! We were basically inseparable for the rest of the summer. Jason proposed on September 4th at our favorite park where he first said "I love you," and we were married on December 29, 2007 in the Washington, D.C. LDS Temple.

We were surprised to discover that I was pregnant the week of Father's Day in 2009 (right before we left on a five week vacation to Africa!) On February 8, 2010 I gave birth to our son, Ethan. He has made our lives more perfect than we ever could have imagined!

 Besides being parents, we love to go hiking, travel, and watch movies. Jason really loves racquetball, and I love reading, blogging, and just about any kind of exercise. Jason is busy finishing his last semester of his bachelor's degrees in mathematics and economics. We're excited to be moving away for graduate school or a job sometime this summer. And that's more than you ever wanted to know about us! 

Thanks Monique!

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Happy friday ya'll!

xoxo