Brandon and I met when he was 4 and I was 3. Our Dad's were stationed on the same military base and our families quickly became friends. Brandon was my best friend and first little crush. We told people all the time that we were going to get married someday and we would fight over what day even in primary. Both our families moved away and for a while we wrote letters but eventually our families lost touch and both moved all over the states.
Growing up it was always the family joke that we really would get married. When I was 14 I got a facebook friend request from him and the rest of his family. They lived in Tennesse and we lived in Washington and I never thought anything of it and we would occasionally chat on facebook. Our families continued moving around and mine moved to Idaho when I was 15.
High School was tough for me I felt like I didn't fit in and I thought most of the guys were jerks. For a while I started to think I never wanted to get married.I felt like I really needed a good friend and prayed very hard that one would come into my life. The summer between my junior and senior year Brandon's family decided to move to Idaho it was definately the answer to my prayers(though I didn't know till I saw him again). As soon as my family found out I never heard the end of all there jokes. On July 1st,2009 his family moved in. My family went to see them that night. We all talked and he was so cute and funny and I just felt so close to him and was able to be myself immediately. We hung out all the time with our family over the next few weeks. Our families teased us and he would joke and call me his future wife. About a week and a half of them living here I got a facebook relationship status request to be marrried to him. I laughed so hard and accepted it. On August 14 we went on our first official date and went bowling. It was alot of fun and at this point I knew I liked him alot and I wasn't sure if he liked me. We went on a few dates but I still wasn't sure what he really thought of me. We went on another date around september 12 and went to see G.I. Joe the whole time I was trying to hint to get him to hold my hand he didn't though and after the movie I drove him back to his house. I figured he just liked me as a friend and he was just about to get out when he said "can I ask you what your feelings are for me." I was nervous but I was honest and said I liked him alot. He smiled and said he liked that answer and I asked him if the same question. I was shocked when he said "your pretty much the person who makes me the happiest" I was so shocked that pretty much all I was able to get out was that awesome. I was such a nerd I didn't even hug him I was just in shock but I was also so happy( later he told me he thought he had blown it by saying that, poor guy) We talked all the time over the next few days and on september 17th he asked me to be his girlfriend. I of course said yes. We spent as much time as we could together and quickly fell in love.
In december 2009 his family decided to move to Utah. We saw each other about once a month and in Febuary 2010 he got his mission call to the Mexico, Mexico City North mission. He would be leaving June 9th. The time passed too quickly and in the end of May I went to Utah with my family to go his farewell. The night before his farewell we went on a walk and ended up sitting on the grass at his church building and looked out at the Mount Timpanogas temple we talked and told each other how much we loved each other and he just held me and we both cried. It was so tough but we both knew it was what would be best.
The two years were long and difficult for both of us but we learned a ton. While he was on his mission I was able to work in Yellowstone the first summer he was gone. After that I moved to Portland Oregon for culinary art school, and than moved back to Idaho.
Fast forward to June 2012... He came home!!! :) it was strange cause it felt kind of like my imaginary friend had come to life. He was living in St. George and I was living in Idaho but things worked out and on September 8, 2012 he proposed to me. I of course said yes :) It was hard being engaged from a distance but definately worth it. We were married and sealed for time and all eternity in the Idaho Falls temple December 21, 2012. And thats us so far
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