Richard and I met on Valentines day at a ward Valentines activity in 2005. Our singles ward decided to have an activity where all the girls brought a blanket and set it out on the gym floor, picnic style, and then left the room. The guys then came bringing some kind of treat, and randomly picked a blanket. It just so happened that Richard picked my blanket! We had never even seen each other before this, and so we spent the time getting to know each other. It was amazing how well we got along. When the activity turned into a dance, I mentioned how much I disliked dancing, Richard agreed, and so we willfully rebelled together (things like that are easier in numbers) and just sat there talking for the rest of the evening. Finally after weeks of just saying hello in the halls and such, Richard finally got up the courage to ask for my number. His hand was shaking as he wrote down my number, and I thought it was so cute. A few days later, (actually the day I before I left to go home for the summer, we went out on a double date with his friend Mike and his sister Elisabeth (who were not dating, but the other girl had canceled last minute). After the date Richard got my email address and we emailed back and forth all summer, with a few visits, and a whitewater rafting trip with my family. Then when I came back to school in the Fall, we never had a day where we didn't see each other, and finally on my birthday, Nov. 18th, after a trip to the temple, he asked me to marry him. It was so sweet . . . him kneeling in the parking lot, having arranged for his brother to put the ring under our car . . . I won't go into all the details. But I must say . . . that was our first kiss --neither of us having kissed anyone else, and though we weren't very good at it, we both looked forward to practicing. :)
We got married on February 18th 2006 in the Timpanogos Temple in Utah. We had the reception the night before in Mapleton Utah, and it was so beautiful, and so laid back. I would recommend to everyone to have the reception the night before if at all possible. I had all morning to relax and pamper myself, taking my own sweet time to get ready, and my family had plenty of time to prepare for the party. They are so wonderful! It turned out more beautiful than I could ever imagine! 
That evening Richard and I parted, which was no big deal since that's what we always did, and then the next morning we went to the Temple and were sealed for time and eternity together. It was so special.
After pictures and a small luncheon with close family members and friends, we were off on our honeymoon, rested and with the whole day ahead of us!
We rented a cabin in Eastern Utah, near Duchesne, and spent the President's day weekend there. It was great. We even got out and hiked around the rock formations nearby.
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