How We Met

I was in New Zealand on a "play abroad." Scott was at BYU, going to school and teaching at the MTC. As winter semester came to an end, I was flirting with the idea of moving to Corona to stay with my aunt and uncle for the summer. Free rent, California wages, and a little change of pace... I mentioned this plan to my NZ friends, who then went on to rave about their old FHE brothers who were a group of guys from Corona. We subsequently looked up each of the boys' Facebook profiles, and I had my heart set on the red head. I'd scanned through his photos and seen that we had lots of common interests, and I was thrilled at the prospect of having red-headed babies.

Fast forward to Mother's Day 2007. It was a Sunday afternoon and I was doing some baking in the kitchen. My aunt Donnette said that some family friends were coming over... Little did I know it was SueAnn and John, with their son Scott who had driven home for mothers day. They all sat in the living room visiting as I pretended to be occupied in the kitchen, but was really just mulling over the reality of the fact that this boy I had researched was only 10 ft away! I got shy and probably only said one word the entire night, "Goodbye."

Maybe a week later, Scott had sympathy on the new girl (though I like to think it was more!) and offered to come pick me up for the singles ward FHE. I about had a heart attack at the prospect and went with him happily. Of course, I knew all the hot topics to casually bring up to showcase all our commonalities: rock climbing, travel, our love for gelato. :)

Fast forward 4 months to September in Provo: we were both in the same state and we finally went on our first date! To the puspuseria on center street and then to spray paint t-shirts on a grassy hill.

Second date

And that, my friends is only the beginning of our love story :)