All about Him, Her and the Dog!!

HIM:
He is Darin and he is my husband. He was raised in Othello, WA (don't worry, no one else knows where that is either). He has two brothers and a sister, and he is the baby of the family. He served an LDS mission in Michigan from 2005-2007. He went to BYU-Idaho for two years and then transferred to BYU and graduated from there in 2012. His bachelors is in Exercise Science. He now attends the University of Western States, which is a chiropractic school. He just started his third quarter (out of twelve) and he tells me that he loves it! He is an avid freestyle skier and it wasn't until about a year after we were married that he would admit he loved me more than skiing. He loves to do anything sports related, although he tore his ACL about a year ago, so doing those things isn't always easy for him :(. He can't stand to be doing nothing, he is almost always on the go. He makes breakfast almost every day, even if its just to get out the cereal and milk. His legs will not stop moving when he has something to say. He works so hard at anything he is given and always sees it through. He can sing and dance better than me (I'm still the better cook though). He let's me do things my way (for the most part) because he knows my OCD-self would have a mental breakdown if I couldn't. He gives the best hugs in the world. He will eat almost anything, except cucumbers. He drives me crazy because he is so wonderful. He is the most well-rounded, level-headed, low-stress person I have ever met. So ladies, cry yourselves to sleep at night, because my man is 10x better than yours. <3

Park City in 2011

HER:

On a cruise in 2010

She is me, Melanie. I was raised in Sacramento, CA. I have three older brothers and I am the baby of the family just like Darin (it makes for an interesting dynamic when two "youngest" get married).
I went to BYU-Idaho for two whole semesters. Then I realized I was wasting my time and money in something I didn't care about. However, hope was not lost for my education! I had always wanted to go to cosmetology and so that's what I did and it was one of the best decisions I ever made! I just started a new job working for a family friend who owns an eBay store. We sell all things related to snowboarding. I think Darin sees me as a traitor since I now know all kinds of things about snowboarding when he is very much a skier through and through. I also do some hair on the side for close friends. I love to cook and bake, it's probably my favorite hobby. I dream of being super rich and having all the fun kitchen gadgets and just cooking all day long. This dream comes with a person who does all my dishes for me because I hate doing dishes! I also love to read and be super lazy. I love movies and most kinds of music. I like to think I can sing... but it just doesn't happen. My closet is color coordinated and categorized by use. I alphabetize and categorize my DVDs. If you haven't guessed it, I'm self-diagnosed functional OCD. My toenails are pedicured and painted about 99% of the time. I love to eat good food. I love Friends (the TV show) thanks to my lovely friend Kyrie who got me majorly addicted. I love animals of all kinds except birds. And I am deathly afraid of dragonflies. So ladies, be grateful you aren't as weird as I am!

DOG:

After a fun day playing with grandpa!

The dog is Macy. She is 1 1/2 years old. She was born on 10/17/2011 in Payson, UT. Everyone asks us what breed she is. Surprise, we don't know! Her mom was a black lab, and it is pretty dang clear that she is not 100% lab. Everyone has a different opinion on what breed she is and so I just call her Mystery Flavor. We got her when she was about 9 weeks old and she had my heart from the first second. She and her brother were the last of their litter and they were the only puppies we ever looked at. I held her brother for a few minutes and he just wanted to be put down. But Macy... oh man. Darin was holding her first and she was so captivated with him. She was completely engaged with us and I knew she was the one I wanted. Darin tried to get me to look at some other litters, but I said "no way Jose, this is the one I want." She was only 4 weeks old, so about a month later we went and picked her up and took her home. Now she is part of our little family! She absolutely LOVES to swim and be in the water. She is super groggy when she wakes up. She loves to wrestle. She loves her daddy more than anything and can't contain herself when he gets home from school. She loves kids and other dogs to play with. She burps, a lot. And she is so sweet, intuitive and completely perfect. She loves to cuddle and have her belly rubbed (typical dog). She hates to have her ears touched. Macy is the first dog I have ever had, I never grew up with dogs and I will never be without a dog again. Although, I can't imagine having a dog that will ever be as cute and awesome as Macy is. :)

This is when Macy was just a little puppy!

US:
Darin and I met in Rexburg, ID in January 2008. He didn't ask me out till the ski season was almost over. We were married in Oakland, CA on August 28, 2008. We are closing in on our fifth anniversary this year. Macy joined our family in December 2011, just two days before Christmas. We currently live in Troutdale, OR which is just the east side of Portland. We will be living here about about 2 1/2 more years. So far, we have moved seven times since we have been together. After he is a chiropractor, life is a blank page. The only thing I know about the future is that the mailbox will say Dr. and Mrs. Darin Haworth and I am totally fine with that. :)

Playing in the snow by our house in Provo