From day one it was different. Ok, technically day two. I considered myself the luckiest girl in the world on that day in mid July when we first met, and I still do. I had noticed Brad around Belmont (the apartment complex where we both lived) but I did not know his name or anything about him. He was the kind of guy to make your heart stop the moment he caught your eyes.
First Spoke
The first time we spoke was definitely not the "first moment" you dream of when a hunky guy notices you. I was sitting on the curb outside of my apartment waiting for my dad to pick me up for lunch. I saw this guy who I had noticed before walk past with a couple of his friends. He asked "would you like to go to the Mona rope swing?". I could not believe what I was hearing! I turned around and explained that it sounded fun but that I had other plans already. The guy, Brad, then apologized, telling me that he was talking to his friends, not me. Whoops!
First Met
It was not until mid July that we officially met. A couple friends and I went to a barbeque/ outdoor concert our stake was throwing up Provo Canyon. When I saw Brad there, I immediately got butterflies in my stomach. We ended up meeting through mutual friends and sooner or later we ended up challenging one anothers' baking and grilling skills. We left the activity with a deal that we would trade my oatmeal cookies for his burgers. Smooth.
First Date
Bob Marley tshirt, tan shorts with leather Sperry topsiders. Seeing him smile when I walked into his apartment door only heightened my nerves. I usually was never like this. So much for having "game" right? This first date changed everything. We had the burgers- I forgot the cookies (woops) and then Brad asked me if I had any tube socks. First, I wasnt sure if the date was going as planned so I was surprised he had something else in mind, and second, why in the world would I need tube socks? Sure enough, Brad was the man with a plan. We took his red Jeep Wrangler up to Provo Canyon where we went roller blading! I had not been since I was probably in elementary school so I was the classic girly mess for the first few minutes. This roller blade ride changed everything. My plans, my fronts, my everything. We went to Bridal Veil Falls and ended up hiking it barefoot. Despite the semi bloody feet, we climbed up to a hidden alcove that I love up on the falls. We sat there overlooking the canyon and talking had never come so easy. We shared such real parts of ourselves with eachother and the entire time I kept telling myself "I cant believe I am telling him this" but it was one of the most honest moments I have had, and the most refreshing. Brad told me from day one that he was done "playing the games" that if he wanted to call me, he'd call me and that was that. That was how it went.
First "I Love You"
Brad gets the credit for this one. We went for a walk along a canal and jumped someone's fence and were sitting on a grassy hill in there backyard. It was only a month before I left for Romania and I love him so much for being the first. It takes the guts to be first.
Full Circle
We got engaged about 2 months after I got home from Romania. Brad told me that we were going to his buddy's party and started driving up Provo Canyon. It was late January so it was cold and it was snowy. I was thinking, hm maybe his buddy has a cabin? at least until Brad pulled up to the place we first met. It was then that my legs started to shake. I knew what was coming. We trekked through the 3 feet of snow until Brad stopped and said that it was the place that he first saw me. It was there that he proposed.. and where I said a million times yes.
I was always the girl to make plans plans plans, graduate school and all the rest. I was the girl to look at the newly married couple and say that it wouldnt be me, that I wasnt ready for any of that: not yet. All of that flies out the window when you reach that turning point. That turning point when you realize that you have met the person that fits you perfectly. Somone who completely flips your world around and helps you be the happiest and best person regardless of how independent or "fine" you may think you are. Once you have met that person, there is no going back. There is no life without them.
First "I Love You"
Brad gets the credit for this one. We went for a walk along a canal and jumped someone's fence and were sitting on a grassy hill in there backyard. It was only a month before I left for Romania and I love him so much for being the first. It takes the guts to be first.
Full Circle
We got engaged about 2 months after I got home from Romania. Brad told me that we were going to his buddy's party and started driving up Provo Canyon. It was late January so it was cold and it was snowy. I was thinking, hm maybe his buddy has a cabin? at least until Brad pulled up to the place we first met. It was then that my legs started to shake. I knew what was coming. We trekked through the 3 feet of snow until Brad stopped and said that it was the place that he first saw me. It was there that he proposed.. and where I said a million times yes.
I was always the girl to make plans plans plans, graduate school and all the rest. I was the girl to look at the newly married couple and say that it wouldnt be me, that I wasnt ready for any of that: not yet. All of that flies out the window when you reach that turning point. That turning point when you realize that you have met the person that fits you perfectly. Somone who completely flips your world around and helps you be the happiest and best person regardless of how independent or "fine" you may think you are. Once you have met that person, there is no going back. There is no life without them.
