The Rest of the Story...

June 28, 2009

We had successfully moved into our new house (grandmother and I). Yes there were boxes everywhere, but none the less we both decided to go to church. Her ward was meeting at 9 am, and the singles branch later that day at 11 am. So I figured I could sleep in a little bit. Well a little bit turned into a lot! When I finally woke up, got dressed, and looked halfway pretty, It was already 11 am. But I figured I could slip into the back seat or something. So I headed off to the ward building. Of course it never dawned on me that there was more than one meeting place. So as I got to what I thought was the singles ward, I heard the cries of little children being hushed up by their parents-for all those Mormons reading this it was like totally stepping into the "Singles Ward" movie.- and I automatically knew I was in the wrong place! So I pulled aside an old guy that look like he was important. Luckily it was the ward clerk who gave me the correct address, and sent me on my way!

Well ten minutes later, I was was whipping into a tiny parking lot where there was a tiny building. I didn't know which door was the front door, or how the heck a chapel fit into that building? But I knew I was in the right place (there was a bunch of old clunkers, with dents in the body work!) So I picked the closest door to me and walked up to it. It just so happens that I picked the door that opens up to the VERY FRONT of THE CHAPEL! To my dismay it was locked, but luckily (or unlucky, depends on how you look at it) one of the institute teachers quietly opened the door for me. So in I went, right in the very very front of everything, the speaker even stopped talking when I walked in. I was mortified, without any haste I found the closets seat and sat there.

Little did I know, but that one moment of being totally embarrassed, would turn into an amazing relationship. Because in the back of the room was my man (even though he wasn't "my man then"). My man was sitting next to some of our very good friends , one of those very good friends leaned over and told MM "that's gonna be your wife". Of course MM blew him off and totally ignored that comment, because MM didn't really think anything of me other than "wow she is late".

So the first block of church finally ended, and as it goes many people came up to me and introduced themselves. It was nice meeting the people I hopped would be my friends, but all the same I was feeling very overwhelmed. So two of my future friends sat me down and started telling me about ALL the single guys. Princess J, and Big E were very forth coming about any questions that I had about all the different prospects! Then class started so we had to put the meat market conversation on hold until the next block. But as our teacher got up, my jaw totally hit the ground! All I could think was "wowzers he is cute!"... So I leaned over to Princess J and asked "who is that?". All I remember is the HUGE smile Princess J got on her face, and she said "that's MM, you think hes cute?" I couldn't really say anything, other than smile. But at that very moment I knew this MM would be part of my life forever!

The rest of that block I don't really remember, I couldn't really pay attention because MM was the teacher, and after all he is super cute! But right before we separated for our last class, MM came and introduced himself to me, and asked me questions about myself, mostly the basics; where do you go to school? How long have you been here? whats your major? I answered all the questions , but he really got excited when I told him that I was a dance major. MM's face lit up and said "I have always wanted to learn how to swing dance!" So Me being a total flirt totally took the bait and swam with it! I told him that I would teach him how to swing dance, and then we could go get dinner or something!

And from there it became an awesome friendship/ love story! I feel so blessed that I saw past the frosted glass, and ended up with the most wonderful husband anyone could ever ask for! No our relationship isn't perfect, but the imperfections make us an amazing team! I thank Heavenly Father everyday, for the love story we have!