Life with Jared

Well I can say that these first couple months of marriage haven't been the easiest on us, especially being newlyweds. Jared works with his father at a construction site in Santa Rosa which is 2 hours away from him home town, which is where I stay. Because it is such a long commute, the boys: Scott, Jared and Jake stay at the site and only come home Wednesday nights and Friday night to stay over the weekends. Because of this we only have been able to see each other 63 days out of a possible 109 days, I know it sucks, but we make do. Jared and I try to find alone time with each other whenever we possible can. We have gone camping twice over this summer and we had a blast. We went to McCloud campgrounds where there is ample opportunity to fish, which Jared loves to do. Supposedly they stock the river the trout ever week, who knew people did that. We went fishing everyday while camping, Jared fished and I read my book, the typical thing right :) Our first night we had foil dinners, second night fish and steak (tri-tip), third night fish steak and chicken. Yeah we were definitely spoiled. I even caught my very first fish, I was really proud of myself. So granted Jared and I don't have that much time with each other, but we do the best we can, whether it be watching a movie and cuddling in our room, or spending the day in Vacaville checking out different stores and looking at things we need to buy to complete our house, once we get there, which I am so excited for. Only 6 more days till Jared and I can build our home together and actually start our couples life. Even though our life is tough, nothing is better than being married to Jared and starting a new chapter in our lives.

Married Life

I love it!! Marring Kashari was the best thing i've ever done. Every day I wake up and cant wait for an opportunity to show her how much I love her. Some days I have to wait longer than others because of work. I stay in Santa Rosa during the week for work, so I only get to see her on wednesdays and the weekends. But sometimes she comes up to visit and stay with me at the trailer. I love those nights, this week she surprised me and was waiting on the couch when I got out of the shower. She's the best

Registering

Last week kashari and I spent the day together in Idaho Falls. We went to get the fittings for her brides maids dresses and while we were there we registered at Bed Bath and Beyond and Target. I always wanted to run through a store with a sensor gun zapping random gift ideas. It was a blast. At bed bath and Beyond the lady followed us around the entire time, and to be honest I didn't think I would like it, but we learned so much about cook wear, dishes and bedding, we ended up glad she was with us. I highly recommend registering, even if you're already married :)

The Proposal

After Spending the week in Texas we flew to California for New Years. We left on the 31st and arrived in California at 11:30. When we arrived in the airport, Jake picked us up and took us to the house. As we pulled in and got out of the car, I took Kashari around to the back of the house. As we made it to the back she noticed a few candles flickering in the breeze, and as we turned the corner, my dad was there, standing in front of the decorated back porch dressed up like a waiter. He showed us to our seats where the back porch was decorated with candles and roses on the table, chairs and floor. As we sat and got comfortable, dad brought out appetizers and filled our glasses. Everything was perfect. We finished the appetizers right as our meals came out. Fettichini Alfredo, Kashari's favorite meal, and it was made perfectly by mom. As dad finished grating fresh parmesan on our plates we said "eight minutes until midnight" as he secretly drooped the ring in my hand. Now I can say i've never been this nervous in my life, but as the clock struck midnight I told Kashari how much I loved her, and how life would be pointless without her. I told her that I loved her more than life it's self, knelt down on one knee, and said "Kashari Aubrey Green...Will You Marry Me?" Needless to say she said yes. She couldn't finish her meal that night because she was so excited, but since, has made me promise to make Fettichini Alfredo for our anniversary's to come.

Meeting the Family

Every christmas break since my mission I've threatened my mom saying, "You never know mom, I might be at a girls house next year" well this year was as close as I've ever been. School let out and we all headed home. I had to watch Kashari fly to Texas, while I geared up for the long drive to California. The longest two weeks of my life later I flew to Texas to see Kashari and meet the family. I've never been really nervous about meeting people, and to be honest I wasn't too nervous on this occasion either, until I pulled in her driveway. The week was fun and it was great meeting the family, and by family I mean lots of them, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Last but certainly not least I survived the three hour interview with her mom. We went out to lunch just her and I. We talked about everything you could imagine and by the time we finished I was ready for dinner, but in the end I guess I won because I'm the one marrying her daughter.

Girl meets Boy

It was a boring Sunday, September 7, 2008 afternoon. I was wearing my high school soccer playoff shirt and bright blue shorts, with my hair thrown up in a wild pony tail. Not much was going on, and school was about to start the next day. I was upstairs in my room chatting on facebook with all my friends that were still back in Texas and wishing I was still there in the nice warm weather. After about an hour of facebook, I decided that it would be a good time to socialize with my new roommates and get to know them a little bit better. As I came downstairs I suddenly realized that there were two boys that I have never met or seen before in my life, Jared and Jake Honsvick. It turned out that they were friends with one of my roommates and had just come over to visit her, little did I know that this was going to be the beginning of my life.

So, Jared, Jake, Ashley, Sarah, Jana and I all sat down in the living room and started talking and getting to know each other. Jared pretty much was focusing all this attention on me and was more into getting to know me than anyone else. He asked me random question, what were my hobbies, my favorite color, what type of computer I had and whether or not I loved the TV show Prison Break. I pretty much freaked when he asked me that because it turns out that I absolutely love that show. After several hours of non-stop questioning, Jared asked me on my very first date with him, country dancing. Not only did he ask me to go with him but he also asked my roommate Jana to come with him as well. I figured that if he was going to ask me AND another girl on the same exact date I was going to get something out of it. I told him that I would only go on the date if he paid. He said, ok and to meet him there at 7. Oh and get this he told me to get his number from my roommate, can you say lame? So that Wednesday came along and we went on our date, then more dates came up as we watched Prison Break together at his place. Weeks went by and things we going great. He asked me over for breakfast on General Conference Sunday, and at that point I knew that there was something about this guy that I needed to figure out. Not to long after, I decided that I should only be friends with him, that I wouldn't allow myself to fall in love with him. Maybe there was someone out there that I was suppose to be with instead, and I didn't want to lead him on. Those next couple of days were tragic, life was not the same without him and I needed to know why that was. Two days later, Thursday, October 16 2008, I got the prompting, my answer, that I was to hold on to him and wait for the next step. I text Jared and told him "Can I meet you somewhere? I have something I need to say that I think you are gonna want to hear." That following Tuesday, I was able to find my answer, thanks to the help on my soon to be brother-in-law Jake and to my Father in Heaven. From that day on, not a single day goes by that Jared and I are not together. I have grown to love him with more love than I ever thought possible. Every night I thank God for bringing me a man who loves me for who I am, a man who is patient, fun, loving, supportive and kind. He may not be perfect, but the one thing I do know is that he is perfect for me, and there is no one else who can or will ever replace him.

Boy meets Girl

September 7, 2008

My brother and I went to visit a good friend that we had grown up with. A few minutes after getting reacquainted, Kashari Aubrey Green, walked down the stairs and into my life. The moment I saw Kashari I think I fell in love. We started seeing each other about a week later when we got together to watch our favorite show, "Prison Break." Many nights I went to bed wishing I had made a move, something to show her that I cared. Weeks later I finally did, and it looked like life was golden; little did I know that the next two days would be the hardest two days in my life. I lost her for those days, and realized that was just the way life was for me. "Girls like that, don't date guys like me." Well, two days later I got a text; "Can I come see you? I've got something to say that I think you might want to hear." To this day I look at Kashari and ask myself why she chose me? I have always said that when I get married, my wife will be the smartest, most fun, best looking, most amazing girl on earth, and I don't care if you think so, or if your friends think so, because I'm going to know so. I don't know why a girl like that would want a guy like me, but every morning and every night I thank God that I have her because I know that he made her extra special, just for me. I realize that, and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life showing her exactly how special she is, and how much I absolutely love her.