First Year

Neil and I celebrated our one year anniversary yesterday. We actually made it an entire weekend event. We began on Friday by going back to where it all began—we did sealings in the temple. The sealer found out it was our anniversary, so he made it extra special. Saturday we went to lunch, nothing fancy just our favorite restaurant in Logan, Firehouse Pizzeria. Our weekend concluded with a stay in “Arabian Nights” at the Anniversary Inn. We spent yesterday reminiscing and watched our wedding video. It has been a wonderful year with many more to come!

Neil and I met though our mutual friend Ian way back in high school. The three of us were inseparable all through high school. Neil and I never dated each other in high school. Although we never approved of who each other dated. The three of us still hung out even after the boys left for Utah State. Then they left on their missions. Seriously, their stay in the MTC was longer than we had ever been apart. We all wrote regularly. I wrote Neil every week and I received a letter every week. By that time though, I knew I was going to marry Neil. I dated seriously while I was at BYU, even met the parents of who I thought would be my fiancé. But it just wasn’t right. Neil came home from his mission and I spent hours deciding what to wear, how to do my hair and what to say to the man I wanted to be my husband. But as soon as I saw for the first time in two years and he gave me a handshake, I began to worry he didn’t feel the same way. After 5 months of feeling disappointment, Neil FINALLY asked me on our first date! Since it was weird to be dating, we didn’t tell anyone. We didn’t tell our parents until we had been “dating” for six months. When we finally decided it was right, Neil proposed on July 24, 2006. Our engagement was celebrated with fireworks. We went from best friends, to dating to engaged. I never called him my boyfriend. I have loved Neil in many different ways over the past 7 years. My love for him has grown so much over the years. I remember when we first began talking about marriage, I knew I loved him. But now, I can’t even put into words the love and admiration that I feel for him. I didn’t think it was possible for love to grow and expand but it does and I love Neil that much more!