Marriage Advice

It was a good Christmas. A very good Christmas. We were all spoiled... and I will delve into that subject later. But right now I'm just focusing on my favorite Christmas gift Ryan gave me- he tracked down a little video of our engagement and our wedding day! Hazzah! Steph and Paul were going to video our wedding but I had understood that the battery to their camera was accidentally dead and so we hadn't had anything recorded. In actuality the camera battery didn't last long, but a little of that day was captured!!!!! It's been so fun to watch. So so fun. I thought you might benefit from the advice everyone gave us that day. Maybe try the advice out in your own marriage. It's important stuff!

Matt Wood: "I got nothing. Sorry."... "Don't use the diving apparatus that Josh and I made."

Josh Wood: "Wedding, what?"

Jenny Wood: "Sorry, nothing."

Tam Wood: "Just keep happy, be nice to each other, tell jokes. Don't let your children tie you up."

Jessica McGhie: "Ryan, give Amy a hug everytime you come home from work. And a kiss."

Chelsi McGhie: "Be nice to each other. Don't get in fights and don't get a divorce."

Jessica and Chelsi together: "Always change your babies. Don't let it (the poop) stay."

Matt Strong: "Pudding. Lots of pudding. Chocolate.... Vanilla.... Butterscotch..."

Jason Strong: broke into song instead of advice, "I've seen that smile somewhere before..." this turned into a duet with Matt... and continued in to further advice about pudding... Chocolate Vanilla Mix.

Casey Strong: "Keep each other laughing. A home without laughter just isn't fun."

Grandma Challis: "Just love each other dearly. Just be good to each other all the time."

Brittney Strong: "Pay for it with cash- then you can't track it- then you won't know where it goes. Have a baby soon."

Me: "The Sealer talked a lot about studying the Proclamation to the Family so we need to make sure and do that."

Ryan: "If I always put Amy first then I'll always be happy- so always focus on serving her."

That was all the technical advice. There was a lot of other really important commentary though. Like Chris and Tom commenting on how beautiful the sealing was... but their's was better. Like Andrew saying that my Dad often lies just after he'd said Ryan and I make a great couple. Like Danny thanking Ryan for marrying me... he said he was getting worried for me. Like Steph, the one working the camera, zooming in on her husband. Like Jessica and Chelsi singing us a song about their stinky baby brother. Like the camera scanning Ryan's Mom from head to toe 3 times. So fun to remember that first day of our freaking awesome marriage and family. Thanks everyone who helped make April 28th, 2006 so wonderful.