Our Story

Hello everyone!

I've never had a blog website before so this is all pretty new to me. I thought it would be exciting to have a page that family members can see to get updates on what's going on in our little family. So I guess there's quite a bit to update since we've been married nearly a year now!

Jeremy and I have been good friends for the last 7 years. We spent a lot of time together in high school. We liked to go for road trips (both long distance and just up in the mountains), and spent a lot of time at our houses just talking and enjoying each other's company. Jeremy received his mission call in the spring of 2005 to serve in the Manchester, New Hampshire mission. He left for the MTC on May 18, 2005, which was the same day that I moved out of my parents house to Salt Lake City. He served the whole 2 years of his mission in Maine and Vermont and loved it! We wrote to each other on a weekly basis (at least most of the time) and time really dragged....at least for me.

Jeremy came home from his mission in May of 2007 and we dated for a while starting in August. It didn't last long....we broke up...lol. Our friendship continued and we saw each other when time permitted. He stayed really busy with school and working at Mstar and I was currently working at UVRMC. Later that fall I decided that I wanted to go on a mission so I got everything ready to hand in and then because of a medical problem I ended up having to wait until the following spring before I could submit them. Jeremy was very supportive of me going on a mission. I received my mission call!!! I was called to serve in the Carlsbad, California mission and I was to report to the MTC on April 16, 2008! I was very excited...and really nervous all at the same time. Then there was a big change in events....

On February 18, 2008, Jeremy and I went for a road trip to Wendover, Nevada. This was going to be our last full day together before I left on my mission. Between school and work we knew that time was going to be short after that. So we spent a lot of time exploring (as usual) and took mostly back roads on the way there. It was a beautiful day! We had a lot of fun. We got to Wendover and stopped at an Arby's to get something to eat...it stunk SO bad inside!!! SMOKE EVERYWHERE! So we ate in the car. On the drive home we kept talking just about anything and everything that came up in conversation. When we got about half way home Jeremy stopped talking and it seemed really quiet for a while. He looked kind of sad and distracted. I asked what was wrong and he just said that he would miss me and it would be a little weird when I leave. Somewhere in the back of my mind I thought that I should tell him that I loved him and that if he really wanted me to that I would stay for him. I tried to ignore the thought because it sounded ridiculous but it just kept coming back. So...very reluctantly I turned to him and told him that I loved him....and that I would stay if he wanted me to. I was very surprised when I didn't get an immediate response...I thought that he would jump on it and tell me that I really needed to go but he just sat there....and then he started talking about bills!!!!! And it's been the same ever since.....lol JK! We talked about what would happen if I did stay and how we would "survive". We didn't talk much about it after that and went to Temple Square to walk around.

After our long day together we went home and sat outside Aunt Camille's house and talked a little bit. After about 20 minutes we felt weird still sitting outside the house and decided to drive up the hill to where you could look over the city lights. It was there that he asked me if I would stay home to be with him rather than go on my mission. Of course I said YES! I called my parents to see if they were still awake and then we drove to Heber to tell them. After we got there they told us that they already knew what we were going to tell them...and of course they were ok with it. We got back to Lindon pretty late and I had to work the next day so I ended up staying on a friends couch. The next evening we went up to Jeremy's parents house to tell them the news. I was sooo nervous...but after we told everyone they were all happy for us and supportive. We decided to get married on May 17th....just shy of 3 months. I thought Jeremy's mom was going to die when she found out...so much to do and so little time. The next 3 months were chaotic and for the most part I try to just not think about them lol.

Jeremy and I were married in the Mount Timpanogos Temple on May 17, 2008. It was a hot day...and I was glad because it was just the week before the wedding that it was raining and snowing and very cold...and our reception took place in Grandma Joan's backyard. It was so pretty! I couldn't have asked for anything more! It was wonderful! Our car got trashed!!! It took a while to clean out but the worst of it was that my brother-in-law (Richard) put rice powder in our vents!!!! (And some of it is still there today...)

We went on a road trip for our honeymoon to southern California. I loved the weather down there! We had the opportunity to go to the San Diego Zoo, Sea World, and The Wild Animal Park. It was SO much fun! On our way home we stayed a night in San Fransisco in a very expensive hotel....it was so fancy!...so overpriced! We left the next morning and started heading home because I was beginning to feel a little home sick. We stayed one more night in Reno, Nevada and then made it home the next day. Our honeymoon was so much fun....I wish I could do it all over again!

It is now May 6, 2009 and we're quickly approaching our 1 year anniversary! So much has happened in this year that I'll have to save some stories for another blog. We've loved being married...I wouldn't trade it for anything! I know that this is the way that its meant to be. I can't wait until it's time for us to start our own family, but for now we're staying busy with work and school.