Our Love Story!

Once upon a time there was a Boy and Girl in high school who occasionally sat at the same table during lunch! Prom was right around the corner and That Boy decided to ask That Girl to his Jr. Prom! They hadn't talked much before that, but they certainly had caught each other attention! That Boy thought it would be a good opportunity to get to know That Girl so with a teddy bear, a bucket of ice, and a sign that said, "It would be "beary ice" if you went to prom with me!" it was done they were going on a date and not any date the most important date up until that point in life! Prom! 

Since they were going to prom they thought it might be a good idea to start getting to know each other a bit better so they starting "hanging out" like teenagers do! 
Well... on one of the nights they were hanging out one thing led to another and That Girl ended up kissing That Boy! 
Yep you read that right! 
They kissed! Gross right? 
Then that night when That Boy was driving That Girl home, in his Camo Bronco II, this conversation happened (accompanied by the sound of awkward crickets in the back seat)! 

That Boy: So... does that mean we are boyfriend and girlfriend now! 

That Girl: Yep! That's what I got out of that! 

And that was that That Boy and That Girl were now "official" (they would have put if on facebook if there was facebook back then!) Romantic right? hahaha! 

That day just happened to be March 6th 2004 (this date will be important later on in the story)!

It might be sad to admit, but That Girl had the thought that they were only going to be official for a couple weeks! That Girl thought it was going to be one of those 2 week relationships that everyone has in high school! Lets be really, they didn't really know much about each other and they were teenagers! 
THANK GOODNESS That Girl was very wrong! 

The next weekend was Jr. Prom and That Boy and That Girl had a great time together! After prom That Girl and That Boy spent every second they could together! It didn't matter what they were doing they just wanted to be together all the time! (It drove their parents crazy!) Even if that meant helping each other with chores or babysitting their younger siblings!

On April 16th 2004 (yes only a little more than a month after their first kiss!) That Boy and That Girl had a conversation about LOVE! Neither one of them had been in love up to that point in their lives, but they thought they were in love with each other! They both confessed to each other "I think I love you!" and that's exactly what it was! It was love! 

What That Girl thought would only be a 2 week silly teenage relationship at first turned into a 6 month relationship and that turned into a year relationship and that turned into a 2 year relationship!

Through out those 2 years That Boy's and That Girl's parents thought at times that it would be better if they experienced dating other people, so with their "best" interest in mind they tried to get them to no longer be exclusive and see other people! (This wasn't because they didn't like That Girl and That Boy) It never worked! That Girl and That Boy were meant for each other even if it was both of their first serious relationship! There was nothing their parents could do! Eventually they realized this too and gave up! 

In April 2006 That Boy got his mission call to Fiji and in May 2006 That Girl graduated from high school which meant That Girl was off to college! They were both leaving home, but going to two very different places! That Boy and That Girl were going to be apart for 2 years! In August 2006 the time came for them to part ways! That Boy left at the beginning of that month the goodbye was the hardest thing they both have ever had to do! There were many many tears that happened that night and for many nights to come! They both knew, despite how hard it was to loose their bestfriend for two years, they were doing what was best for the both of them! 

At the end of that month That Girl left for college! That Girl couldn't wait to get away from everything that reminded her of That Boy! In two short years they would be back together the lessons they learned and experiences they had while apart would make up for the tearful nights and heart break to be apart! But right then it was just too hard to be surrounded by all those memories of That Boy! Moving away to college was the best thing That Girl could do! 

Many people told them that their love wasn't going to last! People tried to say, that That Girl was going to "Dear John" That Boy or That Boy was going to stop writing That Girl! That never happened! They wrote each other hand written letters every week! Letters that were encouraging and supportive letting each other know what experiences they were having and what memories they were making! Those letters where the highlight of their weeks even if they were on a 2-4 week delay because it took so long for the mail to go back and forth from New Caledonia and Utah!

I'm not sure if That Boy and That Girl could have done what they did in those 2 years if it wasn't for those letters every week!

On August 9th 2008 That Boy came home from New Caledonia! On August 10th That Boy and That Girl were back together again for the first time in 2 years! Despite everyones speculation about how their relationship would never last through the mission it did! Seeing each other for the first time in 2 years was a bundle of different emotions! Of course they were excited and nervous, but they were also unsure, anxious, and it was a bit awkward as well! hahaha! (Boy's are so weird and awkward when they get home from their missions!) That night they went for a drive to just talk and get somethings out in the open! Mid sentence That Boy laid a big fat one on That Girl! Their second first kiss! (Gross I know!) Catching That Girl completely off guard especially since That Boy asked That Girl to scoot over because she was sitting to close to him early that day! hahaha! 

So things pretty much started off right where they ended except now they could talk about their future with one another without saying, "After your mission!" They could really talk about getting married and it could really happen now! This fact was surreal and a bit overwhelming! 

On September 24th 2008 That Boy finally got the ring and it was burning a huge hole in his pocket! He was so excited to give it to That Girl he skipped basketball, drove up to her house, and asked her to marry him! The proposal wasn't well thought out, but it was cute that That Boy was so excited to give That Girl the ring that he couldn't think of anything very creative or romantic to do! He just wanted to give That Girl the ring and make her his fiancée!

The date they picked to make it forever was March 6th 2009! ( Remember that date that I told you would be important at the beginning of this story?) Exactly 5 years from their first kiss and making things "official"! That Boy and That Girl entered into the Mount Timpanogos Temple and made things more than official they made things eternal! 
FINALLY! 

Life for them together couldn't be better! Their love for each other grows every day! They have accomplished many great things together, but their greatest accomplishment is their family which has grown from 2 to 4! They have added a beautiful little girl and a very handsome little boy to their family in the past 4 years of marriage! 

They still can't believe that this all started almost a decade ago! High school feels like just yesterday! 

They look forward to what their future holds! They know that they have some great things ahead! And they know that whatever comes their way good or bad they will make it though because they have each other! Nothing can break what they have! It's real! It's true! And it's AMAZING! 

Braeden! I love you so much! I'm the luckiest girl in the world because I get to snuggle up to you every night and fall fast asleep! You are my other half and I can't imagine life without you! What we have is special! 
HAPPY 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! : )