12 Years Strong!!

Happy Anniversary!!

So this post is a couple months overdue but while watching one of my favorite flicks the other night I was completely taken back...

It was 12 years ago on June 19th that Matt and I took an eternal drive to the Idaho Falls temple. There before our closest friends and family we were sealed together for time and all eternity...no it hasn't been an eternity yet but some days we both wonder!! Just Kidding

Most of you know the story behind Matt and I, how we met, when we got engaged (the 1st time & 2nd time) and when we got married. So for those of you who know bear with me...

Matt had just returned from his mission and attended an institute dance. It just so happened that I gave in to peer pressure that same night and attended (yes you guessed it) the same institute dance. I remember going home that night and telling my mom all about seeing him and dancing with him a couple times. That was that. I didn't see or hear from him. Then just before Thanksgiving (about 2 months later) I got a phone call. He thought it would be fun to have a date. I remember going to hang out at his parents house with Susan and Paul and I'm sure there were a few friends there but really no one else mattered outside Matt and his family.

From there it was pretty much dating exclusively and then he just couldn't hold back and asked me to marry him at the end of January. I was in a fender bender earlier that day and I think he was just trying to make me feel better. We were sitting on the couch and he gave me a vase full of flowers and then just said, "Will you marry me?"

Really I thought he was just joking and replied, "Sure." Then I realized he was serious and we were engaged.

For a lot of reasons I don't need to go into we ended up calling off the engagement but I had already planned our entire reception so I just left all of it in place. For the next month we continued dating and figuring some things out. Matt sent my ring off to be sized, not sure that he was ever going to propose again. After a few on again, off again moments I could see that Matt wasn't going to take the chance again. That was it...it was up to me...I was going to have to propose myself!

Although I'm sure it didn't come off quite as eloquent and not nearly as staged, I can give you a little glimpse into what our moment was like...I knew if I didn't I would regret it for the rest of my life!



So here's to the best decision of my life! Although we have had our struggles and certainly wonder what we are doing sometimes, I cannot imagine going through this journey of life without you! I love you Matt and hope everyday that you know you are my whole world!! Thank you for 12 wonderful years!!