My life, My experience, ME : 2017: " A year I will never forget"

2017 was truly a year I will never forget. To be honest I was worried that 2017 was gonna be that awkward year... the year where nothing really big happens, I don't accomplish a whole lot, and It ends in a mediocre way.

I WAS TOTALLY WRONG!!!

So many wonderful things happened, The biggest and best one was finding the love of my life.

Jared and I met almost year ago. How? Well we could make up a cute story about how we bumped into each other in the halls at school... but I wasn't going to school when we met so that wouldn't work. How about through Mutual friends?? ya that'd work... But we didn't know we knew some of the same people until after we started dating... The truth and the perfect part is we met over Tinder. I wouldn't have it any other way. Yes, we are a Tinder success story! #TindertToTemple ;)

It took as a bit before we actually met. I kept bailing on him. But finally that wonderful day came. We had the most perfect first date. Sonic slushes and a movie. I do give Jared some big props, when we were watching a movie he grabbed a blanket and as he set it over both of us he placed his hand on my knee.. butterflies straight to my stomach! Even when I think about that moment I get butterflies. It was so cute! (yes I am a sucker for romance) We just clicked. It was the most comfortable I had ever been with a guy. I knew there was something special about him.

Our next date was two days later. A super snowy day! We tried making a snowman taller than Jared... and if you know how tall Jared is.... you know that was no small task. I even made him meet my family... ON THE 2ND DATE! I know!!! WHAT WAS I THINKING!? I don't know but he wasn't scared off haha. The night ended with.. you guessed it a kiss. Ya we kissed on our 2nd date.. we are crazy I know.

But it only got better from there.

Like I said before Jared and I just clicked. It was great. I felt like I could be 100% myself around him and he wouldn't run!

I love every bit about him. Even his constant teasing ;)

I knew I wanted to marry him relatively early on. Did I tell him... NO! I didn't want to scare him off. So I waited. and waited.... and waited.

I learned to be much more patient, with him. ;)

He brought up the marriage talk in about June and I was super excited! But I tried not to show it... he can read me pretty well though.:)

So then... More waiting happened. We went through a lot the next few months but we only came out stronger. Our love grew more, and we as a couple over came a lot.

I kept waiting..

and waiting.

I would tease him a lot about what ring I wanted or when I wanted to get married. But he didn't budge.

On September 30th Jared took me on a little picnic up the canyon. Little did I know he had sent friends up before hand to set up a cute little lighted area. Pictures of us were hung. And a read heart wreath was in the middle.

He got down on his knee and asked me to marry him.

BEST DAY of 2017!!