My Wedding Day!!!

We did it!!! Thinking that we just met in September it really didn't take us long to get married. We were really fickle about our wedding date. We originally set the date for March 3rd and about every three days we would move it up a month. Everyone would tease us saying that we couldn't move it up much more because we're running out of days. About a week and a half before the 29th we agreed that we would get married on the 29th. We called the temple, called to reserve the church, and very quickly put togehter a wedding. We didn't even think about the reception since we didn't have time to send out our announcements. I liked the fact we left after the luncheon and didn't have to worry about a reception.

Our dating pictures

Our engagement pictures

My friend Kathy Taylor took our engagement pictures. She brought some pictures into work that she took for her daughter and I was impressed with them. We went over to her house and had our pictures taken around the farm. We had a lot of fun although it was super cold. At least it was sunny.

Mike proprosed!!!

Mike and I had talked about getting married last weekend. On Tuesday we went ring shopping. We found two things that we liked. Mike asked when I could go ring shopping again and had set a date for next Thursday. We had a date on Friday night and at the end he gave me a big black manilla envelope that read mission impossible. Inside was a picture of a child and a CD. I listened to the CD on the way home. It told me that there were plans for a knock list to be stolen and this man needed to be stopped. It indicated the photo enclosed was a little outdated of the suspect but it was the only they had. I had to choose to accept this mission and needed to wait for a phone call for further instructions.

The next evening, I receive a phone stating that someone would be at my place of residence to pick me up for further information. Mike then took me to Gringos for dinner. We were at the booth looking for what we wanted to order when all of a sudden he declares that he needs to go to the bathroom. I started to become anxious when he was gone for what seemed to be like a long time. I got up to go to the bathroom and returned and he still wasn't back. The waitress came to my table asking if I was ready to order. I told her that I needed to wait for my boyfriend that was in the bathroom. Another waitress comes to my table and hands me a big black manilla envelope. I open it up and there are a set of car keys, three photos of Mike in a wig with an outdated dress coat suit on, and some instructions for me to follow. I was to go to Arby's. (The funny thing is that on the way to Rexburg I noticed that Mike was using his spare key and being curious asked why. I found out soon enough).

I walked inside of Arby's and it took me a second to spot Mike since he was dressed in his gidup. He had a tablecloth laid out with two candlesticks. He told me that he needed to be seduced for more information concerning the crime. Since I didn't know what a knock list was I didn't really know what to do. He helped me of course. We both agreed that we weren't sure if he was a good guy or a bad guy so to take precautions I needed to be dressed in a disguise as well. We went to his secret warehouse (the D.I.) for my disguise.

We went bowling in our disguises since we needed to waste some time before our culprits would be in town. It was so fun!!! Mike told me that there was no way that anyone could recognize us becuase of our disguises. One of the first things that happened when walking inside the door was....IS THAT ANGIE JENKINS?

Afterward, we went to the Romney Building. One of our previous dates was going there and shooting nerf guns at each other. He hid nerf guns in the building and my job was to find them. I was unsuccessful so once again he had to help me. The object was to shoot the other three times first. So it happened to be that Mike was a bad guy. I won shooting him dead (although he let me win). When I was being held captive by Mike's other split personality character, he got down on his knee, and proposed. Thinking that he wasn't serious, I didn't answer him. When he opened the ring box and I noticed there was a real ring, I was speechless. He sat there for a few moments waiting and finally asked what my answer was.

I got home and had to wake up my parents. My mom was like, "Oh that's nice sweetie." I was disappointed with that answer and showed her my ring. Then she understood what I was trying to tell her.

Scavenger Hunt

Mike kept telling me that he was surprised that I hadn't been snatched up yet at BYU-Idaho. He was grateful and that I was his little treasure. He said it enough that it gave me an idea. I would make him a treasure hunt.

I decided to make it a week long and give him only one clue per day. This was going to somewhat difficult since he was in Rexburg and I was in Ririe. I had a little bit of help from old roommates. The first clue I gave to him which was a puzzle and on the back I had written the message, "Sing, sing, sing. I like to sing. I like to sing a song. Sing, sing, sing. The next day I had my roommates go over to his apartment and sing him a song that told him where the next clue was. DeAnna put the clue inside a book about space. She later emailed him telling him what the title of the book was. The next clue was inside of a grocery store, then the tennis courts, at Gringos. I had a friend that worked there and told her that she needed to make sure that he worked for this clue. She made Mike sing a song and do a whole bunch of silly stuff in front of the customers. He claimed that he was a little embarrassed but it was all worth it. He received enough clues to take him back to my house. Once at my house, I made a whole lot more clues that he had to follow that eventually led him to a buried treasure that consisted of a coupon book, some treasure chocolates, a map, and some other fine jewelery. In the end, since "X" marks the spot and I was wearing the "X", I was the treasure.

My family helped me put this treasure hunt together and gave me a lot of ideas. Looking back I'm kind of surprised that I ended up doing this only after knowing him for one month. My brother Jarom told me that I put more work and thought into this treasure than anyone has ever paid attention to him. I think because of the effort that this took, this help Mike fall in love with me even faster. I had a lot of fun.