The Beginning

Shane and I grew up in the same stake, and for some of the time, same ward. Our families knew each other, but he and I weren't friends. Shane's family moved out of our stake and into a different neighborhood five minutes away when he was 15 years old. . .

In 2008, I started attending a single's ward, it just happened to be Shane's. I went to that ward for a year with a friend, but Shane and I never spoke a word to each other. I do however, remember watching Shane during the sacrament. My friend and I always thought he had a somewhat old fashioned look to him, and it was intriguing. . . well and I really liked just watching him, (he is very attractive! Holy cow I sound like a stalker. I promise I am not!) I don't know why I never talked to him, I really should have. I ended up leaving that ward in 2009 and going back to my home ward. . . 

In May 2011, Shane had a movie night at his house. My friend wanted me to go with him to it, and normally I do not do social activities, but for some reason, I really wanted to go to this! I remember the whole drive to Shane's house, I just kept thinking in my head, "Why in the world do I want to go to this so bad?? I HATE social things!" It was so odd! So shortly after my friend and I arrived, Shane came over and said hi. I remember seeing him and thinking, "I want to date this guy. Like, really bad I think." I laughed an extra lot at his jokes, smiled tons, and flipped my hair a little, trying to get his attention. . . haha. The movie started and all I could think about the entire time was where he was and how I can make myself look available to get him to come over. Eventually my friend and I went inside, and Shane followed! He talked to us for a bit, and I was loving it! My friend and I left shortly after that, and I was SO bummed I didn't talk to Shane more. He was all I could think about for weeks. I wanted to add him on facebook, (haha. . . good ol' facebook,) but I was too worried I'd look like a creeper, so I didn't. . . . 

In July, I got a friend request on facebook from Shane! I was ecstatic! I added him right away and then stalked his page a little. . . . I really wanted to write to him and say something, but I'm a coward so I didn't. One day, I wrote on my status something about my nose being so big, and Shane commented on it! I showed my mom, and she told me he was flirting with me and that I should say something back! I got super shy and told her nooooooo, but she made me reply anyway. So I did, and he wrote back again!! By this point I was super giggly, so I started to flirt a little, and Shane flirted right back! Before I knew it we had exchanged numbers and moved onto texting, (I love technology!) We wrote back and forth a little and then set up our first date. I was so excited, I could NOT stop smiling! (I remember I was hanging out with friends while I was texting him, and they all kept making fun of me because I kept randomly giggling.) . . .

We went on our first date on August 9th. It couldn't have gone better. We went for a ride on Ruby, (his motorcycle,) that was amazing because it forced me to hold onto him! We played hopscotch and I kicked butt, we played on the swings and got to know each other, and . . . honestly, I don't remember what we did after that because I was too happy to focus on anything except for the fact that I was on a date with the most amazing guy I've ever met, (I could already tell there was something about him I couldn't get enough of!) I'm pretty sure we ended the date swinging on my porch swing, because we talked about when our next date would be. We decided on having it the next night. . .

Shane and I have seen each other everyday since our first date. Some days we've been able to spend 8+ hours together, other days it's just been an hour or so, but we really try to make an effort to at least see each other once everyday. We've had some awesome dates, and I've never had so much fun with anyone before. Our favorite things to do are sit on my porch swing and talk, and go for walks around Daybreak Lake. Some of our past dates include boating, watching Kid History, the zoo, camping, shooting, watching movies with Sean and Melanie, playing Just Dance on the Wii, Ikea, and many many more. 

I've struggled with being happy for the past six years, and at one point I didn't think it was possible for me to ever be happy. That's when Shane came into my life. He has made me happier than I've ever been before, I didn't think it was even possible for anyone to be this happy! I can't help but smile when I think of him and laugh when I'm with him.  I feel like the luckiest girl in the world! Shane and I couldn't be more perfect for each other. I can't wait to spend the rest of forever with him!