beginning of March 2009
I was running late to an early morning AP History study session, as usual. It was 6:00 am, so of course I wasn't going to wake up until the very last minute possible. I burst into the lecture hall at 6:05, hair dripping wet and glasses on. All the seats by my friends were taken, so I have to sit next to some random kid that was sitting behind them, nearly asleep. Turns out that random kid would be my future husband! I introduced myself and tried to be friendly. I thought he was the hottest kid I'd ever seen, especially since he was wearing his baseball jersey for game day! He acted like he wanted nothing to do with me, so of course that just made me want him even more. Mental note taken-he's number 16 on the baseball team. I sat by him the next day in class too, and he had the same uninterested attitude. Little did I know he would later tell me that he was just nervous because he was talking to the most beautiful girl in the world :)
March-April 2009
Just a little geographical history before we go on, my house is on a hill overlooking a perfect view of the high school baseball field. Naturally, I become a little bit obsessed with Ty Anderson, because he was very good at pretending he was not interested in me. So every day after school for about 6 weeks, I became a professional stalker. I would get home from school and literally sit at my kitchen table, eating snacks, listening to sad music, and doing homework, all while pining over a sexy man I thought I'd never get. I'll even admit, I had binoculars for awhile so I could get a better view of him. hahaha. Yes, I know it's creepy.
end of April 2009
AP History test day! Due to alphabetical order (Anderson, Bany) and God's pity on my pathetic state of obsession, I got to sit directly in front of him! We talked a little bit during the breaks, but he had to leave an hour early to go to state baseball. (Yes, he did the test in only 2 hours, but he still got a higher grade than me....that's my smart man!) So I finish my test and turn on my phone...TEXT MESSAGE FROM A RANDOM NUMBER! "Please be Ty, please be Ty..YES!" He got my number from a mutual friend and we texted the whole weekend. We went on a date two weeks later.
June 13th, 2009
Ty asks me to be his girlfriend while driving me home from a date. I said yes, of course :)
middle of July 2009
Ty tells me he loves me :) of course I said it back. It seemed quick, but it was real and we both knew it.
August 2009-May 2010
We dated our entire senior year.
May 2010-November 2010
Ty moves to Cedar City and starts school at SUU. I stay in St. George and start at Dixie. We saw each other every weekend, taking turns to visit. Ty starts to more seriously prepare for a mission and turns in his papers.
November 24th, 2010
It's my 18th birthday. Ty gets his call to Milan, Italy. It was not my favorite birthday, enough said haha.
November 24th, 2010-March 14th, 2011
The last 5 months were amazing. We tried to spend as much time as possible together, and became so much closer as a couple.
March 15th, 2011
The day I said "see you later" to my best friend and my sweetheart. It was a long day. I wasn't happy, but I wasn't sad...just kind of 'blah'. I look back and wish I could have smiled more for him, but hey it's in the past. At 4:30 pm, he walked me into his garage, we kissed, he told me to be his good girl, and kissed me on the forehead. He started to cry, and I managed to keep dry eyes. I wasn't going to pass up my only chance to console him. We kissed again, said "see you later", and that was the last time I saw him. He was set apart later that night and reported to the MTC the next day.
April 12th, 2011
It's been four weeks, a month officially on Saturday. I love Ty more and more every day, and his letters strengthen me so much. I'm so proud of my missionary, and his conviction to share the gospel with the world. I know that he is who I'm supposed to marry. I can't wait for him to take me to the temple one day. Oh, and only 100 more weeks! Yay!
