Cupcake Signatures

Well hey there.

I’ve discovered that I have this blogging problem where I get massively motivated (usually in times of boredom… or eventfulness) and then I go for like eons without posting. I think I have an addicted personality or something. I’m always jumping from obsession to obsession or busy with another facet of my ADD.

Anyway (speaking of ADD) my blog is different! Again! Thanks to my cute friend, Carmina. :) I’m way too technologically impaired to do anything this great, so she offered to fix mine up all cutesy so I can join the club. :p And speaking of the makeover, I’m sure you’ve noticed the name change. (Again. Goodness, Blogger Anonymous, Adventure’s Out There… I  think it was A day in the life of Shannon once too.)  Maybe you’re not even curious. Maybe you didn’t even notice. Maybe my only readers are my grandma and my dad. (Thanks guys, you always make me feel so special ;) )

But. On the off chance that you’re dying of curiosity, I’m going to tell you the story behind it. (brace yourselves: it’s either oozing with cheese or it’s a cuteness attack. )

When Matt and I were still in that awkward, ‘really-attracted-but-too-bashful-to-really-go-for-it’ stage, we went on lots of walks. They were non committal, yet exciting and good for my hips.

Rewinding a little bit: my roommate Chelsi had talked (coerced) me into taking cupcakes to the handsome executive secretary boy in our ward, and after an hour of arguing with me… we doorbell ditched those delicious suckers. (Some courageous prowess I am, right?) In our ward conference following the drop off love confession, one of the speakers talked about a book called Divine Signatures by Gerald N. Lund. He wrote about Heavenly Father loving us enough that he ‘delights in blessing us’ and uses ‘divine signatures’ (personal, and meaningful experiences that give us just the answers we need when we need them,) and tender mercies to express his love to us. 

Ok. Fast forward to the moonlit sidewalk by the football field. Matt and I were arm in arm, talking about everything (as usual) and he brought up the cupcakes being a divine signature for him. I think I swooned a little. After I giggled and thought he was kidding. (not very nice of me, I know) As I look back, though, I realized that at the rate he and I were moving, we probably wouldn't have even gone on a single date if Chelsi hadn't dragged me to his door with those cupcakes. We were both too stinkin shy! (Which is actually kind of hilarious if you know either of us very well. I guess our stunning good looks intimidated each other.) 
So now, here we are! Married and loving life. All because of those cupcake divine signatures. : )