Happy Birthday to...

Ryan!

Okay, so I guess this is kinda the big reveal for those of you who haven't seen my facebook....

So, I've been dating Ryan Bringhurst for...9 days now and he had his birthday on Sunday.

He turned 24, which makes him old ;)

Here are a couple things that remind me of Ryan:

R:Red mustang. No matter how much he tries to deny it, his mustang is his baby. Everyone knows it.

Y: Young...ish. I tease him a lot about being 5 years older than me, but it's his own fault for always saying he looks like a 14 year old!

A: Absent-minded. There's no doubt about it, Ryan is definitely forgetful. He completely forgot our first date. He actually asked me if I had been to the restaurant we went to. Then that night he was talking to Derek and mentioned the fact that they had never watched How to Train Your Dragon together (which is a lie. Derek doubled with us and that's the movie we watched.) I'll never EVER let him live that down.

N: Nice. I gotta say it. Ryan is a very nice person. He's always looking out for my feelings and is way awesome with his younger brothers. 

We went to his parent's house that evening for his party and had an awesome time.

I reached out to shake his grandpa's hand and the next thing I knew I was on my feet 

and he was giving me a hug. It was awesome!

Here are a couple pictures of him opening his presents.

This is a Cocoa-Latte. Can you say hot chocolate? mmmm

He has big dreams of bulking up a little bit...

His grandpa gave him this cool little car from...Hawaii? I think it was Hawaii.

His face lights up every time he sees a car, can you tell?

And finally, a car cover for his baby.

I don't have a picture of this, but I gave him an oil vial because his other one was leaky. It's a neat one with little images of the Christus on it. Little did I know he was going to have the chance to use it so soon! 

I was apparently very stressed and sick (with a cold), so for two nights straight I had really bad nose bleeds. I haven't had a really bad one in awhile. I was hunched over a sink with my hair pulled back and my legs shaking because I had lost so much blood for the second time in two days. I decided that was enough. I had Mystie run downstairs and get Ryan and Derek to give me a blessing. I think I made Ryan a little nervous...but oh well! I've been feeling great ever since. 

I'm grateful for the priesthood!

And men who honor it.