Our Story: part 1

This may take a few posts...



As crazy as it sounds, Tim and my story didn't start once we met. It was years in the making before we ever knew each other. Tim was born and raised in New Jersey and I was born and raised in good ol' Utah.

The first event that happened to bring us closer together was when Tim moved to Fillmore, Utah when he was 8 years old. I was living in Oakley which was 2 and a half hours away from where Tim was. We still weren't on any path to meet until my older brother Mike went to Snow College before his mission. He met Andrea who had grown up in Holden, Utah (which is about 10 minutes from Fillmore). Mike then went on his mission and Andrea went to study at USU.

Mike came home and I'm not sure if he went back down to Snow, but he eventually went to college at USU. I was 12 or 13 when Mike and Andrea were married. They weren't the only ones whose lives were changed by their wedding. I became friends with Andrea's younger sister, Leslie, who was 2 grades older than me.

Not long after in July of 2004, I was invited to go down to Leslie's 16th birthday party. I was 14 (4 months away from being 15) and Tim had turned 16 a week before. I remember meeting Tim, but there were so many people there that I didn't know, so I didn't remember much about Tim. Anyway, Tim hadn't planned on going to the birthday party, but went with his friend who wanted to go because the friend like one of Leslie's friends.

The next day was the Pioneer Days celebration in Holden and Tim and his friend decided to go to the breakfast at the park. I was there with Leslie and her family, then she and I hung out with some of her friends, Tim included.

I went home the next day and was talking to Leslie on-line when she told me that Tim wanted my e-mail address. I was completely shocked.


To be continued...............