Donald Scott

This fall it will be 10 years since Don and I originally started dating. :) I can't believe it's been 10 years. It's amazing how the time has gone. I woke up this morning looking at his face and wondering when did I first fall in love with him? Was it the time we were sitting in his car we were praying together. He asked me if I wanted to pray, I told him I wasn't comfortable. I was nervous about praying out loud in front of someone. I thought that maybe he would tell me that if I wasn't comfortable that I didn't have to pray. He looks at me and says if you're not comfortable then you should pray. I loved that he challenged me, especially regarding my faith. Then I thought that maybe I fell in love with him because of the way he always took care of me. He would always walk me to the door or drive up to the door and watch me walk into the house. He always opened my car door for me. I should say he still does. No one ever did that for me before Don. Maybe I fell in love with him the first time we bumped lips, or was it the first time he took me dancing. I remember the time we had broken up. Yep that's right we broke up! I was at the hospital visiting family. I was talking with my parents about Don, and I knew that even though we weren't together we would be. I will never forget that moment because I knew that we would be married, and we weren't even dating. Isn't that crazy? I fell in love with Don for so many reasons. He makes me laugh so much, he loves to play and be silly. We have so much fun together. Everyone that he comes into contact with loves him. He is so personable. He starts conversations with complete strangers all the time. Maybe I fell in love with him when I saw how much my family and friends loved him. I will never forget the time I was visiting one of my best friends and her family's house. Their entry way kind of has a turn in it, my friends mom when Don had made the turn looks at me, gives me a thumbs up and whispers "He's a keeper." I will never forget that moment. I knew she was right. 

After almost a year of dating we were visiting my parents. Don and I were sitting talking together and he asks me if he can pray with me before we go to bed. This was pretty typical. While he was talking to God he told him that he loved me. He opens his eyes and says Jennifer I have fallen in love with you. 

The last ten years have been an amazing adventure. We have loved, fought, laughed, and lived life together. We have grown so much and I am so excited to continue this adventure with Don by my side. I love him more today. We have had many adventures in our marriage but two stand out. The first has been watching Don go through school. He is an incredibly hard worker. I have seen seminary challenge him, grow him, stretch him. I have been so proud of him as I watch him pursue his dream. I love standing beside him and support him as he goes through this challenge. The last year has been our greatest adventure to date. Becoming parents as shown me a side of him that has deepened the way that I love him in a way I didn't know was possible. He takes such good care of me and he took amazing care of me while I was in labor with our son. I couldn't have asked for a better man to be beside me. He is an amazing father. The way he talks to Brody, plays with him, sings to him, looks at him just makes my heart melt. 

When I reflect back to why I fell in love with this man, I believe it was all those times that I listed and more. I think every time I was with him I fell a little bit more in love with him. It was all the times that we talked by the lake, ran off to play cards under a bridge or on a ledge, every time we danced, every time he hung food out of his mouth thinking he was funny, every time we prayed together, laughed together I fell deeper and deeper in love. Donald Scott I love you with all my heart, thank you for sharing your life with me. Happy Birthday my Donnyboy!! :)