Years Ago...

...I was never that girl who chased boys. Most guys annoyed me (and I'm pretty sure that my best friend and I annoyed most guys). I went to great lengths to make sure I was unavailable for random dates (i.e. made sure I had a boyfriend, ran outside the apartment when they called, danced with girlfriends at dances during slow songs so that I wouldn't get asked (don't ask)). But about 10 years ago I started feeling slightly different. I remember spending Christmas feeling a little lonely. I had a dream one night that I was in a movie theater and, as I was looking across a huge crowd of people, I saw a tall boy who stood out among the rest and who had noticeably LARGE eyebrows. I woke up and told my mom about my silly dream and the tall boy with big eyebrows and then went back to school and forgot about it.

I sat at a hockey game with my friends a few weeks later... and noticed a handsome guy walking toward us. I tried to ignore the pull I immediately felt towards him. He sat down right next to us with his friends and started watching the game. He was so good looking and man alive --- those lips! I whispered to my friend, "That boy has got the nicest lips!" I was distracted, uneasy, wanting him to notice me! (My life long DON'T CHASE GUYS rule was rapidly disappearing.) I slowly started changing my position on the bench and then a few minutes later scooted to the bench below to get a better angle. My friend asked for my USU card for some reason and I noticed that when I handed it to her he perked up a little bit. I remember that we talked a tiny bit but soon the game was over and we left. I didn't think I'd see him again.

As fate would have it, I practically ran into him on my way to my business writing class the next Monday. He asked me for my phone number but didn't write it down so I sat down in class knowing he'd probably already forgotten it. Days went by and he didn't call. Three days later I lay in bed in the morning and yelled to my roommates in their bedrooms, "I wish Matt Miller would call me!" My roommate yelled back from her bed, "Somebody with that name called last night." My other roommate yelled, "I wish I had a million dollars!" .... silence........

He called again that evening and asked me out on a date for Saturday. It was the first time in my life that I recall being SO excited for a FIRST DATE. I still remember exactly what I wore and the butterflies I had when he picked me up. I was grateful that it was a group date. We went to The Mandarin Garden for dinner (never have liked most Chinese food but didn't mind). I ate off his plate and he gave me a weird look (should you not do that on a first date? oops) We went to the outdoor ice skating rink below the temple and skated around and around. He ended up holding my hand! (I soon found out that it was because he wanted to clothes line some little kids who were bugging us) Afterward, his friends asked what we wanted to do next. They asked if it was ok with Matt if we went to his parent's house to watch a movie. That seemed a little awkward to me since it was our first date but I was just so happy he held my hand that I was on cloud 9 and just going with the flow. We picked up a movie at Hastings (The Glass House... booo) and went up and watched it at his house. He held my hand again during the movie; this time with no gloves! SO ROMANTIC!!!

I came home that night and lay in my bed thinking about how magical the night was. How much I liked this boy. I had no idea why at that point but it felt right. We met up at my friend's house (he was her home teacher) that Sunday to watch the Super Bowl. We didn't actually watch the game.... I talked to him and stared at him and tried to tickle his feet. HAHAHAHA~! I know! I can't believe it myself.


(yes, this is me... I know, hard to believe ;))


Anyway, 10 years later, I really can't explain how lucky I am. We didn't really know each other very well when we got married (we dated 6 total months before getting married). I'm not sure how I lucked out in getting the perfect match for me. I don't like to talk about it a lot because I know that not everybody has a husband like mine but to celebrate 10 years I'm just going to let you all know, my man is AMAZING! He is driven. He is intelligent. He works hard at home and at work. He does the dishes every night along with the laundry. He gives me a kiss each morning before he goes to work (as I lay dead asleep in bed with rank breath). He rubs my feet and my back without being asked. He is super hot (I won't even go into that). He wakes up early on Saturday to mow the lawn/ shovel the driveway/ scrub the floors/ start on the list of home projects I have written for him.

One of the biggest joys I have had in the past 10 years is watching Matthew become and enjoy being a Daddy. Our kidos Jump For JOY when he walks in the door each night and Saturday is well known as the day "DADDY GETS TO STAY HOME ALL DAY!!!!" He takes the time with them to make them feel loved and special. He loves to get them giggling. He loves to read them stories before bedtime. He loves to give them hugs and kisses before they drift off to sleep.

I am so blessed that I can say he loves me with every fiber of his being. I can tell in the way he looks at me. I can tell in the way he serves me and always does what he knows will make me happy. He truly is my MAN. I am so grateful that I get to be married to him forever!

We have not had an "easy" marriage (Is there such a thing?). We fight. We disagree. We have had difficult, heart breaking things happen. I have sobbed my eyes out in his arms. We are SO GRATEFUL for all of these times! They have made us stronger as we have learned to make up, say sorry, find our common interests and beliefs, hold each other up and encourage each other, and especially kneel and pray to our Heavenly Father for help and peace.

I love you Matthew Miller... giant eyebrows and all. :) I am eternally grateful for our first 10 years! You are my best friend and I am yours forever. I love you always, wifey.

My Man

I don't know how I caught this man of mine. This man that surpasses all of my childhood dreams. He is such a great daddy and husband and I'm grateful every single day that we are sealed forever. He is my best friend and I am so happy that we get to share the rest of our lives together.

Hobbies & Interests

Our common interests are certainly centered around spending time with family. We enjoy the simple pleasures in life-- going on walks together, singing songs together, playing board games, and pulling triple-fakie-covert-japans off some sick ski jump ;). You know, the normal stuff. We have been to Europe, Brazil, and Mexico (we went to Mexico together! but some day we'd love to go see the rest together too!) We simply love life.


Hobbies & Interests for Matt:

I enjoy playing. It really doesn't matter what it is; if it is somewhat of a challenge, I'll give it a try. I'll wake up before dawn (even when I don't have to) just to play a game of basketball or a round of golf with friends. I am fascinated by music and I love to play my guitar. I love to play with my daughter - we enjoy bundling up and going out to play in the snow, having tea (or milk I should say) parties up in her room, playing hide and seek, playing ball in the drive-way, and snuggling as I rock her to sleep at night. I love to play, joke, and tease with Robin. She, in my opinion, is absolutely hilarious to be around and not too shabby a prankster herself. I also love to read and really dig history and politics.


Hobbies & Interests for Robin:

My interests mostly revolve around being the best mommy I can be for our beautiful little girl. We enjoy all sorts of crafts, reading books, getting messy, building blanket forts, cooking, shopping, playing house, and singing/dancing together. In my free time, I love to create! I enjoy making jewelry, sewing quilts (and crocheting the edges of receiving blankets), scrap booking, re-creating things we find and love (on a budget), and decorating rooms in our home. I love spending any time I can get with my sweetheart. Whether we are going on a long walk, throwing Frisbees, yelling at a good basketball game, or just snuggling on the couch and talking, I am grateful for each moment that I spend with Matt. I love being outdoors. Each summer since childhood, our family vacations consisted of camping, boating, back-packing, fishing, renting RV's to travel cross country, house boating, etc. To this day, I love a good adventure. My favorite memories have been the time spent with my family. Matt and I are excited to take our children on exciting adventures and create the same wonderful childhood memories that we had, for them.

Introductions And How We Met

We are so excited to start a family adoption blog and pray that this will help those who are interested to get to know us better. A little about us - We are Matt and Robin and we have a beautiful 2-yr old daughter through the miracle of adoption. Matt and I met at a hockey game 7 years ago this month and were sealed 6 months later. Matt said he spotted me from across the rink and noticed I was sitting with one of the girls he home-taught. He decided to take advantage of the connection and hobbled over (injured ankle) with his friends to sit by us. I thought he was cute and whispered to my friend ("he has nice lips!"... ha ha... random). We ran into each other the next week in the business building on campus and he asked for my number. He didn't have paper to write it on but said he would remember it and I thought... yeah right. He called three days later to ask me on a date and we have been inseparable ever since. He was awesome at good old fashioned "courting" and swiped me right off my feet. I feel so lucky that I was able to find an incredibly kind, hard working, respectful husband and father. Along with doing sweet things for us each day, he makes sure we are well taken care of and secure. He is truly the love of my life.