How We Met...
In somewhat stereotypical fashion, we met in our BYU singles' ward. I (Lynness) had been in the ward a while, and Nathan moved in at the beginning of Fall 2000 semester. At first, we were not interested in each other. I thought he was "too cute"- you know, the blonde, blue-eyed babyface cute look that makes you look a lot younger. Besides, I was finally free of attachments and planned to stay that way for a while. He was actually kind of interested in one of my roommates! One night came when a group had planned to go up to campus for Fall Fling, but either they left early or didn't go, because Nathan and I were the only ones left to go. We spent the entire evening together. In subsequent weeks, Nathan came over more and more frequently and asked me out several times. As the relationship got more serious I decided I had better put a stop to it, because I didn't feel that way about him and didn't want to lead him on. In October I 'broke up' with him and it turned out he felt the same way. Over the next month, we felt we had done right and though we were on good terms, saw each other infrequently. Then one day in November came where I could not keep my mind on ANYTHING but him! That night he came over and I invited him to have a snowball fight. It was magical, and it turned his thoughts once again to me. Over the next few days we saw more of each other, and I finally decided I had better make a move, since I was the one who had ended the relationship previously. After working up the courage, I told him how I felt and asked him to consider 'us' again. He did and the next day told me he would like to try again. JOY!

So, that's how it started. In December, January and February, we thought and talked a lot about marriage. We went ring shopping 3 times in that period, and in late February, I knew the proposal should be coming at any time...

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