Patience...ugh

patience is definitely a virtue.

I know we all suffer from this virtue. some more than others but we all suffer in some degree.

Some times I do better than other times, but it is one of my weaker points :(  I'll admit it. but I hate to.
As I reflect on these past four years I can definitely say I have overcome some of my patience weakness.
I'm actually running out of patience as I sit here; here in the EE (electric engineering) floor in the Austin building on the BYU-Idaho campus.  mike is studying with a few guys and wanted me to come along and sit next to him; which I very much love and enjoy!! But it's 8:45pm and I have been here for more than an hour and I'm running out of things to google/look up/check etc. I love my babe to death but some times I just can't be around the same things as him for as long as him. ya know, ladies??  But I know he can't be around and do the same things as I love to do for as long as I love to do them. and sometimes I drag him along and he has patience with me, so I am being tested with my patience a little bit tonight.

But it's days like today that make me smile and SOO happy! Let me explain:...
       Last night as I was 'packing' up my change of clothes for tonight, I decided to wear something comfortable and fun. I found my junkie, yet a little bit larger pants, a long sleeve shirt (because it's pretty darn cold here), and a short sleeve shirt to go over my long sleeve shirt. and I found a special short sleeve shirt to wear :)  I also had an idea for dinner (something he keeps talking about that he has wanted to try for a few months now). I had it all planned out. Monday was going to be a great day and Mike was going to Love me ;)
Well I woke up to SLICK roads. Had to scRApe my windows. Had to drive about 30mph to get to the high way from my house. which put me behind by about 5 min. Next, I get on the highway and....SLICK. Crap I think in my head. I'm screwed. I'm going to be SO late for work. I keep driving and figure out real fast that it's still pretty slick. oh well, being safe and late for work is better than being on time for work and/or dying. I keep driving and see two slides off. I decided it's way too slick to try to hurry for work.  I'll just drive safe and arrive late.  I called the Dr. to let him know and he agreed.  After I drive for about 7 more min the road is pretty dry and I can cruise all the way to work.  And what do you know....I'm only 10 min late. not bad for going about 45mph on the highway (speed limit 65mph).
Work was crazy busy but not too bad to make my cranky. haha


After work I got dressed, and went to Mike's house to pick him up to take him to dinner :)  I told him where we were going and he agreed. But before I put on my coat I showed him what I was wearing (a shirt he bought me about two years ago that has a lot of super heroes on it that says "I only date super heroes"). He looked at it, read it and got a huge grin and surprised look on his face; a face I've never seen before and he gave me the biggest hug and kissed me!! I smiled SO big as well!: ) It made my long crazy day at work so worth it!! I just love this man!: )   I said I love how you were so happy and excited that I'm wearing this shirt. he said back, "It makes me happy to see that you are wearing clothes/things I have given you."  He bought it at the BYU-I bookstore about two years ago. It's a little too big but it's cute and I like it :) he did pretty good.

Let me just set up this next short story:   at the beginning of this semester there was a street fair in Rexburg that we went to and got a bag full of coupons from businesses from around town. There is a new joint called DogHouse. Hotdog trailer on the street.  There were two buy one get ones. and since he had suggested we try it several times and last week I found all these coupons and decided we should try it since I had coupons, haha, oh no I'm turning into my mother! haha. any who...we ordered our buy one get one. Mike ordered a hot dog inside a maple bar (Yes you read it right, a hot dog in a maple donut).  so here is how it is: hot dog bun on the bottom, hotdog in the middle with bacon, and the maple bar on top, as the top of your bun (sorry, I should of taken a picture). But hey if you live in Rexburg, you should try it!! I'm not a hotdog person and I'm not a donut person, especially maple bars, yuck!   But let me tell you this hotdog/donut was PRETTY good!!

So today, I made Mike smile, with the biggest smile I have ever seen from him. I got/let him eat a dinner of champions (for a guy at least).  And I got to sit next to Mike while he studied, and while I got to update my blog and browse the internet for two hours. nothing better.

At the end of the day, I won!  :)