Our story is a good and sweet one and I'm grateful that it happened. Adam and I may have met him in fourth grade, but like kids we didn't really pay attention to each other because we were running around and getting wood chips in our hair. The next time we met was 10 years later when we were on an LDS mission in Oaxaca Mexico.
And again we did not pay much attention to each other. We were in the same room multiple times and it never went through our minds that our future was held with each other..... It's still weird looking at this picture... 😀
But we wouldn't be where we are without a message from this sweet man. We were both brokenhearted and free when I got a message from Adam and I literally laughed for four days. I hadn't been that happy since my mission. And it got even better on our first date because NOTHING went according to plan.
Plan A: We were planning on going to a BYU volleyball game, but at last minute Adam found out that it was actually an away game, so we have to make a change.
Plan B: We were going to eat at a diner on University Avenue, but it had closed down. Then we were going to go hike up the Y and watch the sunset, but Adam didn't tell me to wear tennis shoes.
What really happened: I got out of work late and we couldn't find each other, so I had to walk over to where he was. And it was early for dinner so I took him to the Mexican market to get things we had in Oaxaca like Takis and Mexican Coke. And we also went and ate at Panda Express since that diner was closed. But that's okay because both like Chinese too. To finish out the night we had to completely improvise since I was wearing new ballet flats and not tennis shoes. So instead we went to Adam's house, got a knife to open the Coke and stole his roommate's bread. And we went to a park and fed the ducks in the the pond there. And it was a lot of fun! We got chased by a giant dog, we played on the swings, and talked about ourselves to get to know one another. And by the end of it we had made such a good connection that we held hands and even kissed! What was really nice too was that he was able to meet my parents and little brother that night and there wasn't any contention or bad feelings towards each other.
Annekke's brain: Out first date was probably one of the best I've ever been on. Of course it was kind of awkward at first because I didn't know whether to shake his hand or to give him a hug. But other than that it was enjoyable because there wasn't any awkwardness in out conversation. We were able to talk and talk and talk without silence which is something I haven't had on most dates. It was so easy to get a long with him and have fun with all the spontanious bit. And I will say I stated to crush on him really fast. He got right up behind me on the swing and started to twist it and I'm thinking, "Oh he's so close to me. Oh he just touched my hand". And it wasn't awkward at all to start sitting closer and closer to each other. And when he asked if there was something going on between us I couldn't help but say yes. I was so happy when he leaned over to kiss me and in my eyes I could tell he was too. And it wasn't awkward after that either! I know it seems like we moved super fast, especially since he also met my family all in the same night, and we're not the kind of people to move like that. And I had broken up with an ex boyfriend the week before, so it makes it even faster for me. But the fact that we did move that way and the feelings that I had that night meant something to me because I knew he was something special and I wanted to know why. And the fact that my family liked him the minute they met was so special to me because they had spent three years disliking the guy I was with before and that was hard. The whole night was super special and fame me good feelings 😀
Adam's brain:
Everything fell apart from the very beginning. First, it was kind of awkward because I had never really talked to Annekke before. We had talked on the mission two or three times and via text for three days before. I really had no idea what to expect. I had to borrow my room mates car which also made it a bit weird because I felt uncomfortable driving other peoples cars. Anyways, I tried to find Annekke and started freaking out because I couldn't find her. Finally we meet up and I don't know how to say hi. I gave her an awkward hug to be polite and we started our date. I kind of was freaking out as well because previously I had really only dated more "athletic" girls so I saw she was not wearing tennis shoes, which kind of defeated the whole hike the Y idea. So I am frantically thinking of ideas of what else we could do as we made our way to dinner. The restaurant is also closed so we settled for Panda. In my head at this point, I am not sure if this is going to be a good date at all. The conversation was good, but again kind of generic stuff. I finally bring up the shoes issue and was actually almost considering ending the date there just because I had no backup plan. (My normal backup plans were skating, bowling or tennis, all of which required tennis shoes). Finally though we decided to go to a park. I for some reason that night was acting really dumb but Annekke seemed to like it. It made me really comfortable around her. Finally, we ended up stargazing and she leaned up against me. I remembered what a young men's leader had once told me about not being shy on the first date, so I asked her if she felt anything. My heart froze and she gave me the WORST good answer possible. She made me decide. So I went for it and it was great. The rest was history. We held hands leaving the park and I met her parents, which was surprisingly not scary at all. I left home really happy and ready for our second date.
Like Adam said, the rest is history. After that day we spent almost every day together, having crazy adventures and getting to know each other until the day he asked me if we could have crazy adventures for eternity 😀
October 2015:
Annekke's brain: Out first date was probably one of the best I've ever been on. Of course it was kind of awkward at first because I didn't know whether to shake his hand or to give him a hug. But other than that it was enjoyable because there wasn't any awkwardness in out conversation. We were able to talk and talk and talk without silence which is something I haven't had on most dates. It was so easy to get a long with him and have fun with all the spontanious bit. And I will say I stated to crush on him really fast. He got right up behind me on the swing and started to twist it and I'm thinking, "Oh he's so close to me. Oh he just touched my hand". And it wasn't awkward at all to start sitting closer and closer to each other. And when he asked if there was something going on between us I couldn't help but say yes. I was so happy when he leaned over to kiss me and in my eyes I could tell he was too. And it wasn't awkward after that either! I know it seems like we moved super fast, especially since he also met my family all in the same night, and we're not the kind of people to move like that. And I had broken up with an ex boyfriend the week before, so it makes it even faster for me. But the fact that we did move that way and the feelings that I had that night meant something to me because I knew he was something special and I wanted to know why. And the fact that my family liked him the minute they met was so special to me because they had spent three years disliking the guy I was with before and that was hard. The whole night was super special and fame me good feelings 😀
Adam's brain:
Everything fell apart from the very beginning. First, it was kind of awkward because I had never really talked to Annekke before. We had talked on the mission two or three times and via text for three days before. I really had no idea what to expect. I had to borrow my room mates car which also made it a bit weird because I felt uncomfortable driving other peoples cars. Anyways, I tried to find Annekke and started freaking out because I couldn't find her. Finally we meet up and I don't know how to say hi. I gave her an awkward hug to be polite and we started our date. I kind of was freaking out as well because previously I had really only dated more "athletic" girls so I saw she was not wearing tennis shoes, which kind of defeated the whole hike the Y idea. So I am frantically thinking of ideas of what else we could do as we made our way to dinner. The restaurant is also closed so we settled for Panda. In my head at this point, I am not sure if this is going to be a good date at all. The conversation was good, but again kind of generic stuff. I finally bring up the shoes issue and was actually almost considering ending the date there just because I had no backup plan. (My normal backup plans were skating, bowling or tennis, all of which required tennis shoes). Finally though we decided to go to a park. I for some reason that night was acting really dumb but Annekke seemed to like it. It made me really comfortable around her. Finally, we ended up stargazing and she leaned up against me. I remembered what a young men's leader had once told me about not being shy on the first date, so I asked her if she felt anything. My heart froze and she gave me the WORST good answer possible. She made me decide. So I went for it and it was great. The rest was history. We held hands leaving the park and I met her parents, which was surprisingly not scary at all. I left home really happy and ready for our second date.
Like Adam said, the rest is history. After that day we spent almost every day together, having crazy adventures and getting to know each other until the day he asked me if we could have crazy adventures for eternity 😀
October 2015:
Our second date. We made caramel apples and carved pumpkins.
Our date to Cornbelly's. We took out time getting "lost" in the cornmaze and got stuck in the stocks.
Halloween
November 2015:
He left me for St. George during Thanksgiving break. So we had out first date in a week at Color Me Mine.
December 2015:
We spent a night at Temple Square to see the beautiful lights. We even ran into Buddy the Elf and Santa who wanted a kissing picture 😀
Adam surprised me with Pass of all Passes for an early Christmas present so we went to Seven Peaks to sled on the slides. Unfortunately the lines were really long and it was really cold, so we could only go on a Winter decorated lazy river ride. This is after some kids sprayed water from their raft at us from behind.
This will forever be known as the "Unleash the Browns" game when the four of us formed a monopoly against Spencer Call.
January 2016:
We did a lot of skating this month, on ice and on the rink.
We got a little creative one night and decided to build our own Lego house. I think it still stands at my parent's house 😀
This month we took our first road trip to St. George to visit our friend Bowen and his family. We spent a lot of time among the red rock.
February 2016:
Valentines Day 2016
We had the chance to go to the Provo City Center Temple open house. It's a very beautiful place.
We had the chance to go out to Arkansas so I could meet Adam's family. I spent the three day weekend out there exploring and enjoying our time there. It was a slot of fun and a good break for the both of us. His family are really good people and I learned to love them very quickly.
BYU vs San Diego
