Our story

I saw Michael two or three times, years before we even talked. We lived in the same area (stake) and sang in the same choir (stake choir). I had noticed him, wondered what type of person he was, but I never was interested to the point of going over and saying hello.  However, when I was in my older 20's I felt I was going out with all the wrong guys, so I wrote a list of people I would like to get to know better. His name was on the list, written as "choir boy".

A few years later Michael and I officially met at a munch n mingle. (This is where a bunch of people eat a desert or other food and chat with each other after a religion class).  He was talking to a friend of mine. I thought they were good friends, I was behind them in line, I butted in on the conversation.  Perfect, I thought! They both were saying how they wanted to go on a hike that they had no idea how to get to. I was very familiar with it, and offered to take them both sometime.  We chatted a bit more, ate, and went home. When I got home I asked my friend "So, who is that guy?"  I was pretty sure they knew each other because they were having a pretty good conversation. She said "I'm not sure, I don't remember his name."  I was like "you don't know him?"  This foiled my plan to get to know him since I was going to ask her for his number so I could take them both hiking, and get to know him better.  That was my last time in that class, as I was moving the next week.  I figured for sure I would never see him again, so I didn't think about it anymore.

Three weeks later, working at a grocery store for a summer job, he walks down the isle, sees me while I was stocking shelves, and asks me to go on that hike he was talking about.  We did so the next week. First date, normal date (chit chat, get to know you, etc).  Although these older ladies on the way asked us how long we had been married...lol!  Anyway, the second and third date were what impressed me.  The second date he shared with me his talents of watercolor and piano. The third date he listened to some pretty awful stuff I'd been through and was so sympathetic he actually cried! I thought he was just trying to really overdue the "oh I feel so bad for you,let me make you feel better thing", but he wasn't.  He was genunie.  I learned that overtime, he is very tender hearted. :).
To make a long story short, he didn't call me for a month, I thought he was dating what turned out to be his sister. Anyway, ha ha, we are together and its been a few wonderful years!