When we first met

This story oddly enough begins on my mission.  A little past the half way point of my mission I was called as a District Leader in Afton Wyoming in Star Valley.  That area was easily the most beautiful area of my mission.  I really loved the aspens on the hills which were turning bright shades of orange and red when I arrived.  My companion was Elder Ethan Weyand, a nice guy who had a dry wit and seemed to find humor in nearly everything we did.   We hit it off pretty quickly and really enjoyed our time together, but after only one month we were both transferred.  We left friends, but probably not enough that we would keep up with that friendship after our missions.

Luckily a few short months later we were put together again in Rawlins, Wyoming.  We had a blast together and our friendship was cemented.  We both came home the same day and both ended up in Provo, Utah a few months later.  In October he called me up and asked me if I would like to come play raquetball and afterwards visit his girlfriend's apartment to watch the Simpsons.  At first I balked, I didn't really feel like playing that night, but he reminded me that there would be other girls at the apartment and that piqued my interest.  (And not because I was a player.  That statement is for the older girls.)

After a few hours of playing we showered and headed over to an apartment complex just south of the BYU campus.  I remember very little about Ethan's girlfriend or the apartment.  But I do remember my thoughts as I saw the cute blonde girl on the couch doing her homework.  Her hair was curly and fell loosely around her shoulders.  She looked up when we came in and I was met with the bluest eyes I'd ever seen. 

I don't remember introducing myself but I must have.  I don't remember how we started talking but we did.  I do remember Ethan and his girlfriend Mary looking like they wanted to be alone so we decided to go talk in the kitchen.  The girl's name was Robin and we found we could talk about anything and did so for hours.  In fact it was around 2 in the morning when we finally decided we should get going.  We had talked about the gospel and the last days and so many other things that evening.  I knew I wanted to see Robin again but I didn't want to seem too eager so like a fool I decided to play it cool and not make a move.  Luckily she was the smarter one, she asked me out to a football game that Saturday.  Thank goodness she did because Ethan and Mary broke up later that week.  How would I have found an excuse to ask her out? 

I didn't know it that night but my life had just changed forever.  I had just found the love of my life.  I am grateful for that day every day of my life.