I was reading my friend Kami's blog. She had been tagged by her friend to write a blog about how her and her husband met. Then, Kami challenged that whoever read her blog do the same. So here I am. I also challenge anyone who reads this blog to write their story, also. So, basically, "TAG - YOU'RE IT!!" 
The year was 2000. I had just ended a year-long, long-distance relationship with a boyfriend. I had actually moved down to Arizona for a while to be closer to my boyfriend and after a short two months, realized it wasn't what I wanted. I was very discouraged. Within the last two and a half years, I had had two semi-serious relationships, all which were very sweet guys, but I just had some apprehensions about it all. I was however writing to a missionary and he would be coming home in two months ... hmmm, maybe that would work out?
Meanwhile, Jeff was in a relationship. He, too, felt that it wasn't headed in the right direction and wasn't quite sure if it was a good relationship or not. He had been engaged to the girlfriend before and didn't want to waste some more time with a girl that he knew he wasn't going to marry.
It was October 27, 2000. I remember that I kept tossing and turning. Finally after about two hours of fighting with myself I got up to get on the computer. A friend had mentioned a website, LDSchat, so I decided to log on.
You guessed it! Jeff and I met online. Cyber-love, I guess. We talked for quite a while and he just kept making me laugh. The kind where it is completely quiet in a room and then all the sudden their is a burst of laughter from nowhere. I would feel so dumb, even though no one was around, I couldn't help but looking around the room just to make sure no one was watching.
We talked on the phone the next day. And made plans to meet at a location for the next day.
So we officially met each other on October 29, 2000. I couldn't help but think that he was really cute and sweet. He was quite unsure about me, because I had described myself as 5'10" and 150 lbs. He wasn't sure if that was fat or not. He tells me he was pleasantly surprised. We talked, and talked and talked. Finally, he said he needed to get home to finish a school project but we made plans for a real date for the coming weekend.
He and I went to Applebee's. We ended up running into his best friend and his girlfriend there. (Little did I know that Jeff was trying to end a relationship at this time -- so now I understand their confusion on their faces.)
On the way home we talked some more. I TOTALLY liked this guy. A LOT! I don't know what came into me -- but I said, "I like you and if we continue this, I know that I could fall in love and marry you!" (*gasp*) I thought to myself after I said that .... "what did you just do!!!! you are never going to here from this guy again."
He dropped me off at my house and he gave me a really big bear hug. We looked up at the stars and it was just SO perfect. I didn't want that night to end, so .... I invited him in for hot cocoa. He said, "sure." (yessssss)
I waited by my computer for a day or two and kept checking my email. Nothing. I knew it ... I had scared him silly. He finally wrote me saying he had been busy with school and work but that he wanted to see me again. (I, however, like to think he was breaking up with his girlfriend!)
We spent all of our free time together for the next month and a half. I swear I lived at his house and his work. I'm sure everyone was so sick of seeing me. Too bad for them.
Then on December 19, 2000. Jeff said he wanted to take me shopping for my upcoming birthday. So, we headed to Layton. We went to the mall and then he pulled into an ARI Diamonds store. My heart fluttered. He said he wanted to start looking for rings. I actually ended up finding my ring there and he just smiled and said, "ok. Now I know what you want." So, we walked back to the car and drove off. I couldn't believe it. Jeff didn't know this at the time, but I was supposed to go to the airport later that day to see my so called "missionary" come home. I had made my mind up on the way out of the store - I wouldn't be headed to the airport.
We started making plans to get married, before we were even engaged. Jeff had called the Temple and got the date reserved and we were on our way. Now all I needed was some "bling" on my finger. That came April 21, 2001. The Salt Lake Temple was reserved for the 21st of July. We had three months.... time to start working.
So atleast the temple was reserved ...
We needed to:
get some engagement pictures taken ....
send out some invitations ...
get our announcement in the newspaper ...
... and of course, be to the Salt Lake Temple on July 21, at 5:45 AM, so we could be married at 7:00 AM!
THE END.
4 comments:
Maria, you ROCK!! Thanks for taking the tag. I loved to read the story of how you met. The pictures were great, although you need to post another picture of you in your wedding dress showing the front, because I want to see how it looks. Anyway, that's funny that you both had a other "sort-of" relationship going on. Hee. Hee.
Ditto that, I never did get to "know" Jeff and your stories. Great blog! God bless your great family!
Hey thanks Kami! I think I'm pretty cool, if I do say so myself :) JK. I'm glad you tagged me to do the story. I had fun reminiscing about the days of old.
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it took me a while to figure out just what you were ditto-ing to. I think I've figured it out. Not sure, though. The "you rock" part? I hope so. If not, don't let me know :) Anyway, glad you enjoy looking at the blog. It is really fun to do. A great new high tech way of journaling if I do say so myself. I don't know what will happen when the world comes to an end and all of my journal is on the comp and I can't turn it on. Ooops. Guess I need to get it on paper, to eh? Thanks for dropping a note. Stop back by again.
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