Husband Tag

Husband Tag- Nicole got tagged by Jess!
1- What is your husband's name? Brett Benar (last name has been witheld to protect the innocent. j/k)
2- Who said I love you first? Pretty sure he did
3- Who is taller? definitely Brett
4- Who is smarter? Brett!
5- Who is more sensitive? Me!
6- Who does the laundry? Mostly me. The deal is supposed to be that I do the laundry, he puts it away. And he does the dishes and I put them away. (We both think we have the better deal, so it works!)
7- Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Brett
8- Who pays the bills? Brett. I only pay one bill.
9- Who cooks more? I do.
10- What meals do you cook together? Spaghetti, pizza, BBQ stuff and chicken cordon bleu.
11- Who is more stubborn? Good Question!
12-Who is the first to admit they are wrong? I think we take turns.
13- Who is more clean? Depends. I'm cleaner as in keep things clean and sanitary, rinse my dishes, etc but he's cleaner as in he won't start a project and leave it out. I'm overanalyzing this though: overall, he's cleaner!
14- Who has more siblings? Nicky
15- Who wears the pants in the relationship? Both
16- What do you like to do together? Just about anything: Camping, hiking, going to the mountains, eat together, go on dates. snorkeling, nothing- it's all fun.
17- Who eats more sweets? Depends on the day
18- Guilty Pleasures? Video games which he voluntarily hardly ever plays because they suck him in.
19- How did you meet? Well, we met before there was any significant meeting, but when we really "met" and noticed each other was in Idaho on Labor Day 2002 when he was in a play and I was visiting a friend.
20- Who asked who out first? Brett- and he didn't hesitate to call me after we got back from Idaho. He called me the next day and I told him I had to go to work, so he offered to drive me there!
21- Who kissed who first? Brett kissed me.
22- Who proposed? Brett- 2nd time was the charm. =)
23- Best features? He has nice skin and blue eyes, tall and handsome!
24- What is his best quality? He's the best! He's loyal, fun, caring, full of love, patient, smart, warm and cuddly.
.I tag whoever would like to do this! You have 1 day.... (from The Office when Micheal says that and then says "You always give an ultimatum")

Through the Gauntlet

For the last 6 weeks, I have been going to school and working (both) full-time. I was taking a half-semester course at the UofU, "Managing Diversity Through Communication." It was an intensive course through which I wrote one 4-page paper by myself, 2 group presentations, and one 25-page group paper. On top of that I am taking 2 full semester courses for Finance and Intro to Probability.
Durring that time, I was gone from home from 6:30am until 9:30pm Monday thru Thursday & on Friday I was gone from 6:30am until 7:30pm except for date night would usually keep us out till 10:00 or later. With this schedule, I obviously needed the weekend to recharge. But I am finally done and have returned to sanity.
My first weekend was supposed to be one to rest. Instead, I did some cleaning, helped a friend move, went to my father-in-law's birthday party, and spent some time at Lagoon. Its never a dull moment for me and I like my life that way.
This week has been much more laid back and we are eating meals at home again. I so love a good, home-cooked meal. Nicky is the best cook too. She always knows how to put different dishes together to my satisfaction.
I am the luckiest man alive. I have such a wonderful wife. I have a great job that I love. I will finally be a father in the fall. And I can see the light at the end of the tunnel with school. It doesn't get any better than this.

-by: Brett Rich

Birthday X 2

Brett making Gracin Smile

I got a new nephew for my 25th birthday! We'll see what name Troy and Jodi go with after telling everybody names they're thinking were like Hoover Dan or Broch Lee. Ha,ha! They are so funny! Last night we went out to eat with Josh, Erin, her kids, Cam and my dad stopped by for a minute. Erin was sweet and got me "What to expect the first year," balloons and an ice cream cake and Cam got me some body wash stuff. Then Brett took me to the drive in movie even though he was running on little sleep and had to wake up early this morning. Thanks guys, you're the best- you totally made my birthday, even with short notice!

Erin, Kaiden, Josh, Gracin; Cam & Me Me; Me, Erin, Cam, Dad