We have been married for nine wonderful years.
This is how our story began....
Jimi and I met in high school.
On our very first date he brought me flowers and then we went to see the musical West Side Story. I was very surprised when Jimi, who pretended to be so tough up to that point, knew most of the words to most of the songs.
We went on a few more dates but just thought of each other as good friends.
We went on to date other people and after months had passed, I was in a bad car accident. Jimi came to my house almost every day to visit me. It was during that time that we found our way back to one another. We dated for several months...
and then wrote letters for two years while Jimi was serving a mission for our church (lds.org)
Jimi came home from his mission on a Thursday afternoon...
Jimi came home from his mission on a Thursday afternoon...
(This is the day he came home!)
And we were engaged 3 days later.
Then married nine weeks after that!
As it turns out, a 'good friend' makes for the best marriage. :)
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In September of 2009 we were so blessed with the adoption of Gracie.
In April of 2010 we were sealed forever as a family.
This is us today...
