Family By Divine Design:: A-Z to know about me . . .

07 April 2008

A-Z to know about me . . .

a- attached or single: attached and a half; I really, really like my man
b- best friend: David Reid Allred
c- cake or pie: Mostly pie
d- day of choice: Sunday
e- Essential item: my scriptures (it seems I am incapable of being patient without reading some everyday)
f- favorite color: yellow
g- gummy bears or worms: worms – red and white are the best!
h- hometown: Preston, ID
i- indulgence(s): Reading, ice cream
j- January or July: July – no waterskiing in January
k- kids: one out and getting big, one in the oven
l- life is incomplete without: Dave
m- marriage date: 12.28.04
n- number of siblings: seven brothers and sisters (three boys, five girls)
o- oranges or apples: tough choice . . . apples while I have no juicer to make my own o.j.
p- phobias or fears: I’m afraid of disappointing myself – I’ve done it more than once, and it is not pleasant
q- quote(s): “When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” Psalms 61:2
r- reason to smile: today my reason to smile could be that I’ve accomplished everything that I should have by this time in the day. There’s always something to smile about.
s- season: if springs were warm anywhere I’d lived it’d be spring, but since it’s not really then it has to be summer
t- tag five: Emily Judd, Heather Dance, Amy Robinson, Brian Walker . . . it’s optional of course for everyone of you, I’m just listing my only possibilities of people to tag
u- unknown fact about me: there’s not a lot of unknowns about me . . . maybe that I don’t like making phone calls overall; I’ve been told that I’m awkward on the phone (which I suspected)
v- vegetarian or oppressor of animal: Oppressor of animal is such a harsh way of putting it, but I do like my meat (well done in all cases)
w- worst habit: Dave would probably say it was biting my lips, previously would have been biting my nails (he pretty much broke me of that one)
x- x-rays or ultrasounds: ultrasounds are fun, and there’s no protective apron to freak me out
y- your favorite food: really good burgers (Fuddrucker’s does well) . . . after ice cream
z- zodiac: leo

1 comment:

Matt and Monae Curtis07 April, 2008 18:12
I don't really like talking on the phone either. Texting was the best invention ever in my book!!
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David's Bio

I grew up in southeastern Idaho moving at age one from the center of our town to the outskirts. This home had approximately ten acres and much of my youth was spent outdoors both playing and working with my grandparents on their farms. I enjoyed sports throughout my life and was active in wrestling and football throughout junior high and high school. My junior and senior years at high school a sweet young girl even convinced me to join the ballroom dance team. I graduated from high school and attended BYU where I earned my Bachelors degree in Biology in April 2007. Having been raised in the gospel it has always been an influence in my life.

Rachael's Bio

I lived in south central Idaho on a two-acre property in a three-story home until the fourth grade. We moved to Idaho's capitol where we lived until I was in eighth grade when we moved to south eastern Idaho. This move affected my life greatly. It helped me to gain and solidify my testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ as well as helped me decide how accurately I was going to live the gospel. This is also where I met David who was to become my best friend and husband. After graduating from high school in 2001 I attended BYU for four and a half years and graduated with a B.A. in Modern Dance, shortly before giving birth to our first child. Through all of my experiences my faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ and my dedication to living His gospel with integrity has increased. My greatest desire is that I will be able to help my children live and love the gospel.

Our Love Story

Rachael and David met first in their ward after Rachael moved in at the age of fourteen. Rachael's family had just moved across town to a home more suited to their needs than the original duplex. Both of their families were active in the church and Rachael and David both served in leadership positions of their respective YM/YW groups. With that constant exposure to each other was added the fact that they went to the same high school and were in the same graduating class. They found each other to be attractive and dated each other quite a bit near the end of their senior year and the summer afterward. After his freshman year at BYU David went on a mission to Russia - Rachael wrote him about every month and a half, just as an "interested" friend. Rachael was at home working for the summer when David returned from his mission and immediately felt that she wanted to date him again, so she asked him to go see the Phantom of the Opera in Salt lake City; thereafter followed about six months of courtship before they were married in Logan, Utah. Now they're both "the luckiest."