I think there is a defining moment for the beginning of every story. It always starts out with a boy then a girl. But the important part is what binds them together. What moment defines them as a couple forever? For our story it was the day I first saw Bry. Call me cliché but it’s the honest truth. Notice I say saw him. There was a moment where I just knew. Almost like everything stood still. Pieces were finally put together and it all made sense. People always say you’ll “just know”. It’s always for the most important things. So when you get that nudging, nagging can’t get it out of your head feeling...don’t ignore it!  Trust me you won’t regret it.

I met him through his cousin who happened to be my best friend at the time. It was the night of our graduation. He was at a party one of our friends was throwing to kick off our new found “freedom”. It’s always so funny to tell this story because what I described above doesn’t match. You would have had to have been in my shoes. You would have also had to know me at the time. I wasn't this new bright, talkative, happy, outgoing person I am as of 2 months ago. I was the girl who flew under the radar. Too shy to ever make appearances or introduce myself. There aren’t really words for my personality. It was very interesting to say the least. Anyway, flash back to May 29, 2009. We showed up to the party and found my lovely husband quite intoxicated. I remember thinking who are you and why have we never met? Or why hasn’t Paige ever told me about you before? It was so strange to think we’d lived in the same town for all our lives and never even so much as bumped into each other. The circumstances of me coming back to Heber and even crossing each other’s paths are just crazy! I remember the feeling I had from that moment on. I was so nervous. I honestly couldn’t look him in the eyes or hardly talk to him. But there was this familiarity with him. Almost like we knew each other already and were reuniting. I can’t speak for him but this is the feeling I had. Talk about intense.

We ended up going back to his house and spending the night. One of the funniest memories from that night and the only one I will tell you is when Bry tried to kiss me. Paige ended up getting sick and falling asleep early. So we were both awake but I think on the verge of falling asleep. Imagine three people on a queen size bed. It wasn’t very comfortable. As we’re both lying there he leans over to try and steal a kiss. I don’t think I even gave it one thought. I asked, “What are you doing?” He then replies, “Well, I was going to kiss you. But I guess not…” I have never wanted to laugh so hard but I was so nervous at the same time. I then explained to him that we were both drunk and I respected the both of us more than that. I didn’t want to waste something good on a drunk kiss. Seems logical right? And that was all she wrote…..

After that we were inseparable. I don’t know if we’ve spent more than a week apart since then. That was 3 years ago in June. It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long at all! Time always flies by when you aren’t paying too much attention. I won’t lie we aren’t perfect nor do we try to be. But if I try to imagine what it would be like without him it doesn’t seem possible. I think another reason we are so close is he stuck by my side when things got tough. About 2 or 3 months after we started dating I started having seizures. They originally looked like a twitch. My right shoulder would jerk really hard. Super weird looking hah! But as time went on they progressed into full body seizures. Not the most amazing thing to have slammed onto your plate. I had the best support system anyone could ask for though. Instead of saying this is too much to handle Bry was right there by my side through every little detail. We became the best friends.

But that is another story! (: