three years ago today

Three years ago today, I went out with my sweet husband for the first time! It's amazing how fast time seems to go by. It's also amazing how one day your life is one way, and then the next day it can completely change, just like that. Before the date, I had no interest in Jonathan at all. I just knew him as a nice guy in the ward, and I had never even considered the fact that he was cute.

I was excited for the date, but not overly-excited. It was a time in my life when I was going on dates quite a bit (quite a bit for ME, at least!) and having a lot of fun - but I was never interested in any of the guys I went out with.

I remember when he called me during the week to ask me out - I said yes, and he told me what time he'd pick me up, and then said, "and if I see you between now and then, I'll probably pretend like I don't know you." I'm thinking - ok, sounds good - what a funny guy. I hung up the phone and told my roommates that Jonathan Boster had just asked me out. From the other room, my roommate Mindy yelled "WHAT??!" in complete surprise (ironically, Jonathan had seriously dated a girl who was pretty close friends with some of my roommates, and the girl was on a mission at the time).

I saw Jonathan on Friday afternoon, the day of our date, in the HFAC (Harris Fine Arts Center - aka MY HOME) at BYU, and because of what he had said, I pretended like I didn't know him! I introduced myself and shook his hand and we chatted for a minute - looking back on it, he probably thought I was flirting with him - but I really wasn't that interested. Funny how these things work out!

I practiced the piano all afternoon, and then went home to get ready for the date. Our next-door neighbor was over at our apartment visiting, and she was getting all into it and asking me what I was going to wear for the date. I think my exact words were, "I dunno . . . it's just Jonathan!" (Sorry Babe!)

It was when he walked in the door to pick me up that I looked at him and thought "hmmm . . . he's kinda cute!" He had piqued my interest, and my life has never been the same since! We had a great time on our date - we doubled with his good friend Jay and a cute girl he was dating. It was nothing fancy but we got along really well and joked around a LOT - I thought he was just hilarious! I think I was laughing the whole night. We got pizza from Little Caesar's and then went to a park and ate, and then played frisbee golf. It was totally unlike any other "first date" I had ever been on. It wasn't even until halfway through the date that he finally said, "so, where are you from?" - up until that point we had just been talking about things and joking around. We just really hit it off. It was so much fun, it was a beautiful spring evening, and now whenever it starts to get warm after winter, I just think about the time we started to date - it brings back such great memories!

We then went to a BYU folk dance concert at Provo High and he just continued to make me laugh, and I had such a great time! We went back to his apartment and ended up watching The Incredibles on his roommate's HUGE tv. And this was a first in awhile - I had been on many-a-date in those recent months where the guy would try to get a little too close during a movie, so I would end up folding my arms the entire time - but this time I didn't feel the same way at all, it was so weird - I was the one who sat really close to him. He was just, all of a sudden, a really cute guy!

The next day I told my best friend Janina that it was the first date in a LOOONG time where I actually WANTED a 2nd date with the guy. Janina and I stayed at my parents' house that weekend, but I got back on Sunday night and Jonathan and I talked for hours. We were together every single day after that, and the rest is history!

I am so grateful for my amazing husband! He's my best friend and I just love him so much! He is always so positive and has the greatest sense of humor. He's the greatest guy. I love you, Babe!

Just for fun, here are a few pictures from our dating days!

This is one of the very first pictures of us together - it was taken just a couple of days after our first date.