My husband just got on his facebook for the first time in a long time.. the first thing he says:
Jon : Why am I friends with 214 people? I can't even think of 214 people that I actually like.." (anyone that knows Jon won't be surprised by this one..)
Me: Well, like em or not you're friends with them on facebook. Maybe we should update your profile picture. Since it hasn't been for over 4 years.."
Jon: What? No! What? What's my profile picture? What are all these pictures of people?
Me: That's your home page..
Jon: But I don't care..
Me: Well, you go ahead and tell them that.
Jon: I don't know how.
Me: Just go to write a comment..
Jon: But I don't want to write a comment.. Let's just change my picture
Me: K why don't I just do it for you?
Jon: Well I want to help pick one, how do I see your pictures? where's your page? I don't get this.
Me: You know what, don't hurt yourself. I'll do it.
He can't figure out what's so appealing about facebook. And to be honest, I love that about him. I hope he stays that way!
Now, don't get the impression that we have all sorts of time on our hands. With mid terms, projects, thank you's to finish from the wedding, volunteer hours, working, and trying to stay healthy in the process, we're lucky to see each other once a day.
But it does make the few breaks we get even better.
This is one of my breaks:)
This is one of my breaks:)
When I was engaged, I heard a lot of advice about marriage.
Everything from "forgive quickly" to "Expect socks to just appear everywhere"
One thing I never heard was how quickly everything changes.
Basically it's a brand new life.
Basically it's a brand new life.
And amidst all the changes, I feel like a lot of my friends don't even know Jon at all.
They knew other guys I dated, but I was so busy when Jon and I were dating that a lot of people didn't know anything about him, or us.
So, besides not being a facebook addict, here are some things that won me over about Mr. Bowen.
At Cali this summer
doesn't he just look so happy??
Ok all day in the ocean can wear ya out, give him some slack.
First, some background.
Jon and I both work for BYU maintenance, where we met a little over two years ago (so exciting, I know!). He does maintenance for the MTC. And I work in the main office as a secretary, where he turns in his keys each day.
When you spend 4 hours a day answering phones, the best part of the day is when technicians or student employees bring their keys in, and you can talk to someone who isn't complaining about their tub or toilet problems.
But, unlike everyone else, Jon rarely wanted to chat. He always looked like he was in a hurry to get somewhere.
When I'd try to make conversation, he was always very short, always answering with "Yep" "Nope".
So, that was my first impression of Jon: Kept to himself, and a little stuck up..
I didn't find out I was way off until almost a YEAR later. When he ended up being in my ward. (typical BYU story, I know)
I was having a blast living with some awesome friends, getting no sleep, and doing whatever I wanted on the weekends.
Ironically. My best friend Jenessa and I became really good friends with Jons apartment over the next few months.
That's when I actually had a conversation with Jon for the first time.
The first thought,
"This guy's hilarious."
Once I figured out that he doesn't really give anyone the time of day and that it wasn't anything personal, I became good friends with him.
No fireworks.. Yet.
No fireworks.. Yet.
We'd stay after work and talk all the time, about anything we wanted. I'd visit him in his lab while he studied and did research, and he'd help me with anatomy.
I quickly realized that he was super fun to be around, and I just remember being impressed with how well rounded he is.
Plus he always had some witty comeback to my sarcasm.
But there were two things that attracted me most about him:
1. His love for the Lord
2. His ability to always make you wonder what he was thinking
The first one, made me adore him.
The second one drove me crazy.
I wanted to know his thoughts on everything that happened.
K, it sounds pathetic. But he was different then anyone I'd met, or dated.
Looking back, I laugh at the times when Jon and I weren't friends. I had no IDEA what I was missing!
Also, I thank the Lord that things happened how they did, and that I am now married to the greatest man I know.
This isn't met to be a cheese..
Here's a few things I love about Jonathan Guy:
- He fun to be around. I have laughed harder these past 2 months then ever before.
- He's driven. Not just in the, "work your absolute hardest" kind of way. But in the "failure isn't an option" kind of way.
- He can be so annoying. I love it. It keeps me on my feet.
-He's incredible at sports. He's also the biggest smack talker I know. I tell him all the time that he's just asking for someone to come punch him out.
- There is hardly anything he can't fix. Coolant leaking from the car? Done. Broken sink? Done. Broken side mirror on my car? (I ran into a garbage can.. oops) Done.
More then anything it's his dedication to the gospel and his genuine love for truth that defines everything he does, that makes me love him more everyday.
Pretty sure I failed on trying not to make this cheesy.
Oh well. He's worth it.
- He's driven. Not just in the, "work your absolute hardest" kind of way. But in the "failure isn't an option" kind of way.
- He can be so annoying. I love it. It keeps me on my feet.
-He's incredible at sports. He's also the biggest smack talker I know. I tell him all the time that he's just asking for someone to come punch him out.
- There is hardly anything he can't fix. Coolant leaking from the car? Done. Broken sink? Done. Broken side mirror on my car? (I ran into a garbage can.. oops) Done.
More then anything it's his dedication to the gospel and his genuine love for truth that defines everything he does, that makes me love him more everyday.
Pretty sure I failed on trying not to make this cheesy.
Oh well. He's worth it.
