Our Story

Our story begins in the fall of 2005. We were both sophomores at Centennial High School. Honestly, I had no friends. I mean.... I had friends... but no good friends. Nobody that I would hang out with after school. Nobody that I could rely on to be there for me every day. I would usually sit in a hallway and eat my lunch alone, and then continue on to my next class. But, to be honest, that never really bothered me. I loved my life as it was. I loved soccer, and that is what kept me motivated every day. I knew that at the end of every school day, I could just go and have fun doing the thing I loved most... playing soccer.

One day, however, I decided to try to make some friends at lunch. I wasn't really nervous or anything. I have always felt confident in my ability to make friends. It was just that, up until that point, I never really tried. So without any hesitation, I went and sat next to a girl that I had met at a stake dance a couple weeks before. Conversation flowed easily. Suddenly, The cutest boy I ever saw approached me. At first I couldn't tell if he was making eye contact with me, or the girl next to me. But, I soon found out it was me he was about to talk to. I could feel my heart beat a little faster as he began speaking....

"Excuse me.... you are sitting in my spot...."

Yep. No joke. There you have it. The first words Bryce ever spoke to me. So romantic, eh? Oh how far we have come. One thing lead to the next, and both of us developed a little crush on one another. High school romance--don't you just love it?

After we graduated from high school, we both went off to college at BYU-Idaho. Nothing was serious at that point. We were just friends. Best friends. Sometimes we simply viewed each other like siblings.

One day that all changed for me, though. One of the scariest and most significant events in my life happened when I was 18.... one that I won't go into much depth on this blog. But at that point in time, who did I run to? Who was my shoulder to cry on? Who was the one person I felt like I could call in the middle of the night, who I knew would drop everything for me? That's right. Bryce.

It is funny how God works sometimes. The night I thought could be the worst night of my life turned out to bring me to the realization of the person I have loved all along. It is sometimes during the most trying times in your life that Heavenly Father shows you your greatest blessings. Mine was Bryce.

Anyway, that is about the time we made this whole thing official. My first kiss with Bryce was February 13, 2009. It was the perfect setting, snow falling gently, snowmobiling in the foothills.... I couldn't have asked for a more picturesque setting for my first kiss with my future husband.

A few months later, Bryce left on his 2 year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For 1,051,200 minutes, we were separated by 10,000 miles... I was in Boise, Idaho, he was in South Africa. I will tell you now that was the hardest 2 years of my life. I found things to keep me going, but nothing could fill the gap he left in my heart. I wrote him almost every single week of his mission.

On June 1, 2011, Bryce came home from his mission. I remember crying in the airport from being so nervous to see him again. But it was an incredibly joyous reunion. I got my first, post-mission kiss that night... that's when I knew for sure that everything was going to be alright.

On June 23, 2011, Bryce proposed. Once again, he did an amazing job with the setting. As we were sitting enjoying the sunset in the Eagle foothills, he told me he loved me, and asked if I would spend eternity with him. PSHHHH.... OF COURSE!

Many joyous days have come since then. We were married on September 1, 2011 in the Rexburg, Idaho temple. Best day of my life.

That's how we got to where we are today! Now we are living happily ever after.... and this blog is a record of our journey together. I hope you enjoy it as much as we have!