My best friend probably doesn't realize how much I love watching Instagram stories.
Haha that is awesome! For me, my wife is my best friend, and I think she knows everything about me haha
That seems ideal! Still, it seems like it's impossible to understand another person 100%.
Yeah I totally agree! She may not know how much I love potato salad haha
How long have you been married? Haha, that's a good one!!
Coming up on 3 years now!
That's great!! But yeah, maybe not long enough to understand your love of potato salad. That could take decades! Do you prefer mustard or sweet potato salads?
Haha exactly! I usually don't make it with mustard, so I must like the sweet ones!
I like both, but sweet is my favorite. Do you add purple onions?
No but that sounds good! I think I usually just use regular onions Do you cook a lot?
I love purple onions! You've got to try it that way.
I will for sure!
Pretty regularly! I'm too busy to cook for fun all the time, but I have a husband and son to feed, and now my sister in law is living with us! So I try to make food often.
That is still good that you get to cook a lot! what is your favorite dish to make?
It's hard to choose a favorite! I don't repeat recipes often. We made some really amazing grilled salmon a couple of weeks ago! Do you have any recommendations for fast, healthy dinners?
Oh wow grilled salmon sounds amazing!! For fast and healthy, I really like making bowls. Basically just throw in tasty veggies, some protein, avocado, etc. There are a TON of recipes on pinterest for healthy tasty bowls
That sounds good!! Do you use rice or something as the base? I haven't been on Pinterest for a while! I'll look into it!
Yeah you can do rice as the base! That makes for a tasty bowl. I literally only use pinterest for food haha
I know I have a pretty amazing dessert board on there.
Ooooohhh that sounds good! So how long have you been married?
About 3 years for me, too!
Oh great! 2015 as well then? That is awesome!
Yeah!! It was a good year to get married. I wonder what percentage of BYU students are married.
That would be an interesting stat. Probably higher than the U.S. average :)
I'm sure quite a bit higher! It's intereting to attend a private religious school!
Yep! What degree are you working towards right now?
A masters degree in Genetics! What about you?
Whoa that is awesome! You are doing a ton of stuff! (Wife, Mother, Geneticist) I am getting my BA in Interdisciplinary Humanities
Yeah, it's busy! I have a great support network! Cool!! I don't know anyone in that major. What is your long term career direction?
That is crucial! Support networks are super important. And for my long term, I eventually want to become a freelance writer, writing for websites about personal finance, entertainment, etc.
That sounds awesome!! Would that be a job you could do remotely?
Yep! Then I would be able to be with my family a lot more, and have a good life with them! :)
That sounds ideal!!
It is a lofty ideal for sure! I need to work hard to try and get there one day!
I'm hoping to get a job that I can do mostly from home, too! Like bioinformatics or something.
That would be awesome! How old is your son?
9 months!!
Oh wow!! My wife and I are trying now for a baby, and we are really excited!! Congrats!
Ours was a surprise!! But he is the best! Parenthood is by far the most exciting thing I've ever experienced.
That is awesome! :)
Is your wife in school?
Happy surprises! She is actually going to start grad school this fall!
That's great! At BYU?
No we are moving down to Las Vegas! She will go to UNLV!
By the way... I'm headed into class, so I'll probably reply slower. That is awesome!! Well, if a baby does come along, tell her it's totally possible to do both! I'm only away from my son like 10 hours a week, if that.
That is fine! And that is good to know!!We are excited to do both! And I actually have to go as well, but it was really nice talking to you!