Happy 22nd Birthday Deric!!!!

Derics birthday is Tomorrow! Sunday April 19th.
He finally will be the same age as me! 22
This is the 2nd birthday that we have been apart.
Deric has been the best thing to happen to me! He truly is an amazing person. I never thought that it would be possible to love someone so much, and continue to fall in love with them more and more everyday. But it has happened with him.
In Jr. High and High School Deric was ALWAYS there for me. I honestly had no idea that Deric would be the one that I would fall head over heels for. But it happened, and it happened fast and I am so thankful.
Deric is such a caring person, so kind and so generous. He is so calm tempered. I really love that about him, because I can get pretty upset about things, but he always looks at the better sides of things and helps me to see that side of things too. Like this deployment, It has been pretty rough on both of us, but I think more for me! He always just tells me that it is 8 months out of ETERNITY! Not that long when you think about it!
He always is saying something funny or clever and always puts a big smile on my face.
He is super talented. In High School he was in most of the plays. He always did an amazing job singing and dancing.
Something new that I learned about Deric is that he likes things straight. When we 1st moved into our apartment I had put some letters on that wall that say LOVE. I had them a little off centered and when he came home he saw that and instantly said that they had to be centered or he would take them off the wall and do it himself. I had no idea that he liked things perfectly centered. If someones picture in there house if off a little, he will fix it.
I love that he is a worthy priesthood holder, and uses his priesthood often. That he wanted a temple marriage so that we can have an eternal family.I love his attitude and love for the church and that our lives together are focused on the same goal, eternity!
I love our long talks at night, sometimes about nothing! I love his love notes that he sends home from Japan.
He has the best sense of humor and can make any picture funny! See evidence below!
Deric has an amazing family, that I am so lucky to be apart of now!
Thank you for raising an amazing son!!!!!!!!
I love everything about Deric.
Here are some lyrics from a song that I think fits perfectly, since I am not so good at words!
from our wedding song Loving Every Minute by Mark Wills
This song really sums up our relationship!!!!!


I was never really breathing
My heart was never really beating
Till you held me in your arms
And every love that didn't last
Every second of my past
Simply disappeared into the dark

And with that first kiss
I felt my life beginning
And the clock just froze
And the world stopped spinning
Now the magic of that moment
is never ending
You made time stand still
And I'm loving every minute
Its a need that never changes.
A passion that is ageless.
It consumes me like it did,when it was new.
You have led me to a place,
Where everyday's the same
And I'm always falling more
in love with you




Lucky by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
I'm lucky we're in love every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday

I truly feel Lucky to be in love with my best friend!!!!!!! I can't wait for you to come home!

Happy Birthday Deric!!! I love you so much! Thank you for being an amazing husband, even from 9,227 miles away, give or take a few miles!!!
( I did all the words in blue since its your favorite color!)