Sledding

In the first of January we were able to go up Wales Canyon and go sledding. I hadn't been sledding in years, so I was acting like a little kid having the time of my life. A couple days after we went with the family, we were able to go up with our friends and go night sledding. We thought it would be perfect, because the night before was a full moon and it was very light outside. Well of course that night the moon was no where to be found. The snow had frozen over so it was very slick compared to a couple days before. It was almost scary, but thank goodness no one was injured, or ended up going off the road!

'Tis The Season

Christmas time came around and the semester ended. Brett and I had become almost inseperable. We almost had a break up towards the end of the semester because I was not going to be coming back to school the next semester. I ended up being able to come back so we were still dating. We hadn't talked marriage or anything yet, but things were getting quite serious. When the semester ended, I went home and Brett came and visited me. After his visit we didn't see each other for 2 weeks. That is the longest time to this day that we haven't seen each other. We both were starting to get doubts and everything just seemed to go wrong in this period of time. We hadn't told each other the 3 scary words yet, and that didn't help anything. Brett was getting worried about commitments, and being totally comitted because we were dating seriously, and I still wasn't sure if I knew what i wanted. Well as many of you probably know, being apart makes the heart grow fonder. On Christmas Eve we had been texting and I remember Brett telling me in a text, "Maybe I act that way because I'm falling in love with you." That night I told him how I felt. After that things seemed to get better. A funny little thing we would do is tell each other stories about far away lands, and princes and princesses, referring to our selves which was way fun!

For Christmas, I was given a guitar, so I decided to write Brett a song and surprise him. Here's the words:

"Sitting by a window watching the snow fall down.
Usually a wonderful sight, but seems so lonely tonight.
Christmas has come and gone, and so have you.
I don't mean to be so blue, but I don't know what to do.
When will I see you again? I hope that it's soon.

And then I think of all the times we've spent,
sitting on roofs watching the stars in the sky.
Halloween dress up and birthday surprise.
Just being together you and I.

The days go by slower when you're not here.
Oh how I miss you, and wish you were near.
Memories flood my mind, you're all I see.
I don't mean to be so blue, but what else can I do.
I want to see you, it will be soon!

And then I think of all the times we've had,
fires and 4-wheeler rides and no one is sad.
Stories of castles and far away lands,
Just being together hand in hand."

Maybe one day I'll record it and put it on here. New Years Eve came around, and I was able to go and stay with his family and enjoy that holiday in Wales. Everything was alright again, and we were just glad to be together again!

Birthday's & Halloween

Brett's birthday is on the 23rd of October, and mine is on the 28th. They just so happened to come up when we had just barely started dating. On Brett's birthday I took him to lunch at Los Amigos in Ephraim, and I can't remember if we did anything that night. Well my Birthday came around, and I could tell that Brett was up to something. The day before my birthday, i came home and Brett and my roommates were gone. I called them and they both happened to be at wal-mart. I put two and two together and figured they were going to do something for me! The next day came and I went to classes, and everything was normal. I got some happy birthday's but nothing special. That night I had to go to a practice for the CES Fireside, as our institute was singing, and I was playing the piano. Brett didn't get home until around 7 from work, so we ended up going to Subway for dinner because we didn't have time for anything else. I went to the practice and came home. My roommates had made a cake and decorated it all cute, and Brett got me a cute snow hat that I wanted. Brett went to my roommates for help with the present because he had no idea what to get me. That is why they ended up at Wal-mart together. It was a good Birthday Surprise!

On Halloween at Snow they have the Tunnels of Terror, so Brett and I decided that we would dress up and go. I wanted to be a barbie doll... but it didn't turn out so well. In the end we ended up being a 70's couple. If I do say so myself, we were a good looking 70's couple! :)

After the tunnels we went and played in the leaves, and then went out to his cabin and watched a movie. It was a great Halloween!

First Kiss

There are different claims to the first kiss story! I remember we had watched a movie, and then after we were sitting on the couch, and we were talking really close. I really wanted him to kiss me, so I was making it obvious, and he finally did. Well according to Brett we were watching "Sleeping Beauty" and I was all dramatic like and saying "I'm Sleeping Beauty" and pretending I was asleep. (I don't remember this part) Well I guess he figured from this that i wanted him to kiss me, so he got really nervous! But he did, and I'm sure glad he did!

How we started dating!

One fall day in August of 2009, there was a handsome boy named Brett, and a princess named Marisha. They met and fell in love! Well, that's not quite how it happened. I moved into Canyon View Apartments to finish out at Snow College in the fall of 09. Little did I know this would change my life forever! Skyler (my brother) had a roommate, who was my friend as well, that moved into the same apartments. I figured I would hang out there if I got sick of my roommates, or just to get a good laugh. I went over to his apartment and met all of his roommates. One of them of course was Brett. At this point, I never would have guessed that anything would ever happen. In fact all of his roommates were very immature!

A couple days later was my first day of "Bowling with Bob." One of my friends Tara was in the class, so I decided to bowl with her group. Well Brett came in late, and we happened to have a spot so he came and bowled with us. The first couple of weeks we never really hit anything off, or talked a lot. I would go over to Hyrum's every once in a while, and sometimes they would come to my place. We really started hitting things off in bowling class. We got put on different teams but in the same slot, so when our teams would compete, we would be going against each other. Brett kept getting scores of 150 and even higher, and I was averaging around 100. Well our teams finally met up, and I had been talking trash so I HAD TO WIN! Well I must have really got into Brett's head because he only bowled about a 70, and I bowled a 120.

Brett and I started talking more, and doing more things together, and it got to the point I was always over there. My mom would always call and ask where I was and what I was doing and the majority of the time I would say "I'm with Hyrum", or "I'm at Hyrum's." She had no idea I was over there for Brett, so she suspected that I was dating Hyrum. I think I really knew I liked Brett one night when him and his roommates were being immature, and they came and attacked me with markers. (Good thing they were washable.) That night we watched a movie, and I drew all over Brett's arm. I thought that he would hold my hand or something that night, but nothing haha!

Shortly after this incident, I went home to get my tonsils removed. This would have been the first part of September. That week was the longest week, but Brett would text me occasionally and make sure I was doing alright. When I came back to school Brett and his roommates took me to lunch. They all got hamburgers and fries, and I got a shake and fries. I think I had eatin about 3 fries and a couple bights of the shake and they were finished, and just watching me struggle to eat and swallow. A couple days later he invited me to go on a 4-wheeler ride with his brother. I also learned that his dad had been my Bishop the year before, so I knew his mom and dad. That weekend we went up Wales Canyon with some friends and had tinfoil dinners, and hiked to a cave. Shortly after that we went up and toured some minds by Ephraim, went to the water towers, and went on a Denny's Run. I made sure that I sat in the middle by Brett so that none of the other girls could because I knew they liked him a little as well. As you can see we started to do a lot of things together.

General Conference time came around and I think this is really when I made up my mind that I liked Brett. We talked about the talks, and I really kind of missed him. The next weekend I went to a friends wedding reception, and all I wanted to do was be with Brett. When I got back I went straight over there. We had kinda cuddled a little bit during some movies because Brett would tickle my back, but he had not held my hand yet. This evening was the first time that he did. After that we started dating! :)