Friday, March 20, 2009

Brittany is Amazing!

Well as many of you know, or should know, it is tax season and has been for a little over two and a half months now. And as most of you know my lovely wife Brittany is a tax accountant at a local firm here in Logan. And since she would never brag for herself I get to do it for her, she has her Bachelors Degree from the University of Utah and she has her Master's Degree from USU in tax, any way I thought that that was pretty impressive myself.

Well you are probably wondering why I am writing this or what is up with the title. Well I truly think that Brittany is an Amazing person. Just to let you know what she does during all of this "tax season stuff". Well since the beginning of February she has been working 70 to 80 hour work weeks, that is a lot of hours to put into work in one week. I will bet that most people have never worked over a 50 to 60 hour work week in their lives and she does this for close to four months. I have worked two weeks of my life where I worked a 70 hour week and close to 8 of those hours were traveling. Not only does she work close to 14 hour days, but when she comes home she is always excited and happy to see me, and she keeps a way good attitude about the whole thing. In the summer I would work ten hour days and come home grouchy.

Oh and I have to mention numerous times when there is an activity in the ward or for relief society, instead of saying that she is tired from the 14 hour day she just worked she will go straight from work to the activity. So that puts her leaving the house at 5:30 in the morning leaving work around 7 to go to the activity and then not coming home til around 9 to finally settle down for the night. She already has done this twice this week alone, Wednesday night was Temple night (and after Temple night we always go to Charlie's for ice cream) so that put us home at like 9:45, and last night was the relief society dinner and then my basketball game, and then I was asked to help ref the next game, so that put us home pretty close to 11.

Well I just wanted to post about my Wonderful wife and tell everyone just how amazing she is and what she has to put up with during tax season (although she would not call it putting up with). And the biggest thing that she has to put up with is ME, which would be hard for anyone to do I realize.

10 comments:

See See Rider said...

Brittany, your rock! =) Justin, you do too! You guys are so great together!

Anonymous said...

That was nice of you to post that Justin! A lot of times on her lunch break she runs around helping her little sister too so she doesn't even get to relax at lunch! Brittany you are amazing!

Nathan said...

You are awesome Auntie! Keep up the good work!

Mike and JaNae said...

Justin-Brittany is so happy during tax season because taxes are fun! (didnt you know that?? Duh!) =) Brittany-You're Awesome! keep up the hard work, its almost over....Well not really, but keep up the good work anyway!!

Julienne said...

I like Brittany as well! She's amazing and a great VT partner who keeps me on my toes! Hopefully the next month and half goes by fast.

bobandhaley said...

Justin, you are one cute husband! Your wife is amazing. Bob was getting worried about a tax question the other day but knew that if he couldn't figure it out he could call Brittany. We hope this tax season goes by fast for you two.

Carly said...

so sweet! I guess I'd better not be that good of a person, otherwise, Robbie may end up in the bishopric too!! :)

Anonymous said...

Brittany you must be a saint have a career in taxes and married to a Whitmer. I hate tax season it gives me an upset stomach.

Austin Christina Cranney said...

I agree Brittany, I don't know that many people that could work that much and still be happy and ready to do all those church activities! We need to have you guys over when tax season is done!

Bryan and Katie said...

You are right you have an awesome wife!! You are so lucky!! We aren't sure what we would do with out her here at the office!!