Welcome!/Our Story

hey folks, welcome to our blog! since we've gotten married, i figured we'd better get a blog going--especially me, since i have no use to have a personal blog anymore. so, here will be our adventures, documented by me. (my husband has given me complete creative & writing licenses. mwahaha!)
i thought that this post would be perfect to tell our love story. don't worry, i will try to keep the Cheese Factor down. ;)

back in October 2011 we were both invited to a mutual friend's house for a Murder in the Dark party. everyone was waiting for someone named Devon Archer to arrive, & me being the impatient person i am, just wanted to start playing the game. when he finally showed up, i took 1 look at him & thought, "well gosh, we waited for HIM? whatever." (in my defense, i was in a bad mood that night!)
so we commence playing the game, which is basically everyone wandering around in a pitch-black house & trying to avoid the unknown "murderer" until a victim is found & the lights turned back on to discuss who may be the killer. at this point i was wondering WHY i even went, because complete darkness is my biggest fear. so i just stuffed myself in a corner & crouched down, waiting for the round to be over, when this Devon guy literally TRIPPED over me. he said, "who are you?!"
and that's how we met, officially.
we didn't run into each other again until the day before New Year's Eve, at a Mormon rave. (yeah, try wrapping your brain around that.) we started talking outside away from everyone else, & we had really good conversation about where we'd traveled to. i enjoyed it, but then he left...& we started seeing each other here & there. i always said hi to him, but i thought he didn't remember me. little did i know, he did.

in March our YSA stake had a talent show, & we both performed in it (separately). he made it to the "finals" & i wanted to congratulate him, but after looking over the whole room he was nowhere to be found. a few days later i contacted him on Facebook & congratulated him; we wrote back & forth a little bit, he got my #, & we started texting each other. we hung out a few times after, & one night we were watching the Truman Show at his house. he hinted (not subtly at all, by the way) he wanted to snuggle, & honestly i just thought, "what the he-l-l" (what a good LDS girl i am, right?...) & went for it.
it was the Snuggle Heard Round the World. after that, we were official.

5 months later he proposed at the top of the Eiffel Tower (in Las Vegas). it had been a fun-filled & lovey-dovey past few months & we were ready to "take the plunge". it may sound like a short time to date, but hey, you know how Mormons are: they're the masters of short dating/engagements! but it all worked out, so who can complain? (except my Mam...haha)

the day after our 8 month anniversary, we were sealed in the St. George Temple as husband & wife for all eternity. it was the happiest day of our lives. :)
10 months & 25 pounds later, we're living in bliss starting our new lives together. we live in a cute apartment, my cat is here now, & we're enjoying each other every day. we go to the temple every week, which has really strengthened our faith & commitment, we do date night every week, & we do chores around the house together almost every day. he takes such good care of me, & i certainly try to do the same for him. :)

so that's our story in a nutshell! i hope you read our blog; i'll keep y'all posted! :)

xoxo