Brian, Anna, Lydia and Adeline: Anna

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Sleep Talking

Truth is, I have a deep dark secret.. I talk in my sleep. There, I said it.. It's out there now. I've had the misfortune all my life to have friends, siblings, roommates, and now my dear husband have full on conversations with me in my sleep. Brian just got lucky and recorded this the other night.

Friday, September 16, 2011

The PERFECT Gift!

This morning I woke up to a wonderful surprise on my doorstep! Brian gave me the best present he could have ever given me... HIMSELF!

The hard part came when I tried to "unwrap" this present...

It was SO funny! Thanks Brian for making my day! I love you! :)

I decided that being 20(and an adult) and married.. is SO much better than being 19 (and a teenager) and married. It just sounds better.

Sad thing is.. my life is 1/5 over! AHHHHH!

It has been a fabulous day so far! Temple with Brian after classes, lunch at the Pita Pit, a little bit of homework to stay on top of things, and then tonight my family is driving up for some dinner! I couldn't have asked for more! It's been the perfect birthday! I feel very blessed to have all these wonderful people surrounding me. I've been showered with love today from my friends and my family. :)

It's been a Mary Poppins Day:

Practically Perfect in Every Way!

Friday, February 18, 2011

Day 15! 101 Things I love about Anna!

(Once again... This is BRIAN!) Well since Anna wrote a list about the qualities she was looking for in a future husband and claims I portray them...I decided to write a short list about the things I love about her.

1. Her Testimony

2. Her love for her family

3. Her love of the Lord

4. Her willingness to obey

5. The wonderful attitude she has about the Gospel

6. Her smile :)

7. Her Beautiful blue eyes

8. Her blonde hair

9. Her willingness to try new things

10. The way she treats her family

11. The way she treats me

12. How wonderfully she interacts with my family

13. The way she treats everyone

14. Her willingness to change and be better

15. Her humility

16. Her diligence

17. Her forgiving nature

18. Her willingness to forgive me

19. Her simple faith in God

20. The beautiful way she prays

21. Her hope in the future

22. Her hope in me

23. Her radiant smile :)

24. How patient she is with me

25. How she loves to care for others

26. How she does small acts of kindness habitually

27. Her love for animals

28. Her loving demeanor

29. The way she makes everyone feel special

30. The respect she has for everyone

31. The reverence she shows to God

32. Her love of the scriptures

33. Her love for her patriarchal blessing

34. How drop dead gorgeous she is

35. Her love for children

36. Her willingness to learn

37. Her ability to learn quickly

38. Her ambition to do right

39. Her ambition in school

40. That she doesn’t sleep in too much

41. Her brilliant white smile :)

42. How she gives compliments to strangers

43. Her outgoing nature

44. That she is always non-judgemental

45. Her ability to understand others

46. Her willingness to understand me and my point of view

47. Her love of nature

48. How easy it is to pleas her

49. How adventurous she is

50. That she’ll talk with me about anything

51. That’s she talkative (I need a talker as a wife)

52. How cuddly she is

53. That she’s fun to be around

54. How she reminds me of my mom and sisters, in a good way.

55. Her magnificently sweet voice

56. How she always wants to pray

57. How she always wants to do what she feels is right, no matter what.

58. The nice things she does for me

59. Her ability to look cute no matter what

60. That she likes boating

61. That she’ll let me chill with the guys

62. Her ability to light up the room with her smile :)

63. Her ability to cook

64. Her willingness to compromise

65. That she keeps me on the straight and narrow

66. Her habits of scripture study and prayer

67. How small she is

68. That she’ll dance with me anywhere

69. That she’ll let me carry her

70. Her vibrant spirit

71. That she motivates me to be better

72. Her laugh

73. Her giggle

74. That she’ll let me tickle her

75. Her feisty nature

76. Her sweet spirit

77. Her ability to help others

78. Her faith in the priesthood

79. That she always wants to attend the temple

80. Her friendliness

81. Her work ethic

82. Her willingness to communicate openly

83. Her ability to make me recognize my faults

84. That she wants to make others happy

85. That she wants to make me happy

86. That she always strive to choose the right

87. Her heart melting smile :)

88. That she takes care of herself

89. Her body

90. That she’s smarter than me

91. That she does her best in everything

92. That she keeps a journal

93. Her optimism

94. That she looks for the good in everyone

95. That she has a good relationship with her family

96. That she has a good relationships with God

97. How she loves me

98. That she never “elevates” herself above others

99. That she considers other peoples need before her own

100.That she’s mine!

101.That she’s my beautiful, gorgeous, unbelievably wonderful, heart throbbing, fabulous, fantastic, lovely, admirable, adorable, attractive, tantalizing, eye-catching, pleasant, knock-your-socks off, glorious fiancé (soon to be wife)

Monday, December 20, 2010

Day 75! All About Anna!

Anna ~~Larson~~.. *Cough *Cough I mean.. Kendell (Soon to be Larson)

Ya that's right! This is my future wife!

So it's my turn to talk about Anna.... where to begin. Anna is.... well... Anna is... in

describable! She's amazing! All the good things I could say about her would not be enough.

Anna was born on September 16, 1991 to her parents Mark and Valerie Kendell. Her oldest sister Camille is married to Ben Garrison and they have a beautiful daughter named Claire. (She's pretty much Claire's favorite Aunt!) Then is Raquel who just graduated from WSU with Honors in Elementary Education. Then proceeds Anna and after her James who is a sophomore at Weber High and on the swim team there where he pretty much is the next Michael Phelps. Last but not least is the sports star Brooke, or Sasquatch is what the family calls her due to her huge feet and small and skinny body. Altogether they make up a pretty awesome family that I'm excited to join in on!

Anyway, Anna is a sophomore at Utah State studying FCHD, don't ask me what that is. She's incredibly smart, gotten straight A's her whole life, and continuing that tradition in college. Anna is a what you call a talker, she could talk to anyone about anything for as long as you let her. I learned that the first day I met her. We were driving to Lava hot springs which was nearly a two hour drive, and I think she talked the entire drive (Well maybe I got in 4-5 words). She's a lot like my mom in that regard, loves to talk to everyone. That's one reason why everyone is drawn to Anna though... she'll talk to you and make you feel wonderful. Anna loves to give compliments while she talks. When we went to general conference together, that was a way for her to start conversations with people. "I love your necklace, where did you get it?" she'd say and then five minutes later she's made a new friend. Valerie, Anna's mom, told me she's always been like that. If Anna ever got lost as a little girl, she could be found talking to some random person about anything and everything.

Anna likes to do anything out of the ordinary. She's loves everything from night hikes, to swimming in freezing bear lake, to dressing up as the abominable snowman and scaring her neighbors. It's never dull with her. If something not happening, she'll make it happen! Initially that's why I asked her out for a second date. I thought, any girl who will let me throw her into Bear Lake is worth asking out again. Then for our second date, I took her Ice blocking.... I figured, if she enjoys ice blocking then I'll take her on a third date. Well needless to say we've done lots of extraordinary things since then.

Anna likes to dance and sing. In high school she was always in the school plays, dancing and singing. Now, due to her chronic laryngitis, she is unable to sing as she used to. It's no fun to see her unable to do what she loves. But we make up for it... Anna and I go swing dancing nearly every week. It's our thing! She makes me feel masculine, because it's easy to lift such a thin girl! She's a star on the dance floor as she spins, twirls and flips. You'll have to watch us sometime! The only problem is that she is accident prone. She somehow manages to get hurt (don't worry I've never dropped her). We'll be dancing, doing backflips, and everything's great! Then when it's over as we're walking to the car, she'll slip on the ice.

Most importantly, Anna has a strong testimony of the Savior. She'll jump at any opportunity to share it with others. Anna will make sure I hold to the rod my whole life. I'm blessed to have Anna in my life!