Friends Playing? Hanging Out? Just going to a game?

It was Wednesday after the first day Tanner talked to me and asked me on a date. We had text a little from Sunday until Wednesday and we both thought it would be a good idea to go to the basketball game together. Allison and I were already planning to go but she and Devin thought it would be a good idea if I invited Tanner and we all sat by each other. I was so nervous, this was the first time I had been with this guy more than about 15 minutes. I thought a game would be a good place to go, there are a lot of people, he likes basketball, I like basketball, Allison is there and its not super long. It was the perfect first hang out. So many thoughts were going through my mind what if I didn't really like him then I am stuck going to a concert with him the next day and it will be a long date. Just him and I. I thought I should get pretty and look good to go to the basketball. I thought about curling my hair and my outfit had to be perfect. Well, it did not end up working like that. I was feeling sick so I had slept most of the day. It was a white out so I had to find a white BYU shirt to wear. I ended up going to the game with bedhead hair and my moms white shirt that was obviously to big. I thought to myself, if he doesn't like me like this I guess its not meant to be.

Allison and I had a plan to meet in the parking lot of the stadium and walk up to the Marriott Center. We parked right next to each other and started walking in the cold. We finally got there and we met up with Devin. We found a spot and after about 10 minutes into the game I thought I would text Tanner and see where he was and if he was going to come. I didn't get a response back for awhile. I thought he was just avoiding me. I was like well, it was worth a try. Then went back to watch the game. At about half time I finally get a message from Tanner. He says " I am in the hallway on my laptop working. I will be in as soon as I can." As I read the message I thought that maybe I should go out and see him or even just sit by him for a little. I did not know if that would be weird so of course I asked Allison. She said I should go into the hall and find Tanner. So that is exactly what I did. I walked out of the portal we were at and I looked around to see him I could see him. It took me a second to find him. Then I saw him sitting on the ground with his laptop and is colorful backpack and his cute glasses. I walked over and sat by him and he got a goofy smile on his face. It was a sorry/I think you are pretty smile combo.

I went and sat next to him until he was done working and helping Dr. Wood. He came and into the Portal with each other and we stood next to each other the rest of the game cheering and singing the fight song a lot because Jimmer was having a great game. I didn't sing the fight song I more like whispered it to myself because i was standing next to an actual singer. A real singer! He was such a nice guy and we talked the whole time. It was never weird or a awkward. The game ended and it was time for us to leave. Tanner was going to frozen yogurt and then to Vocal Point practice for a Christmas song they were doing. I was trying to play hard to get so I said that I needed to go home and finish homework. He looked a little sad but he knew we were going to see each other the next day for out first real date!

It was a night to remember. It was the day I started my friendship with my best friend!

Once upon a time, there was a boy...

One year ago today, my life started down a path that would change it forever.

I had been home from my mission for two years. I had a good job, school was going well, and I even had recently bought a house. But there was an emptiness in my life. Ask my roommate at the time, McKay, and he'll tell you what we talked about all the time: girls. That is, our lack of them. I wanted to have a girl, to be in love, to find someone that I could spoil and pamper and give everything to. I hadn't had much time in my older life that I hadn't had a girlfriend, and really it hadn't been that long since I'd had one. But I really was wanting something more that just a girl to date. I wanted a "love of my life".

And so I had set out on a quest. I was going to ask out any girl I thought I might want to get to know. Nothing to lose, no fear. I made a fool of myself sometimes. I asked out a girl at the grocery store. I asked out a number of girls that I didn't know had boyfriends. I went on a bunch of awkward first dates, they weren't terrible but usually by the end the girl wasn't talking much. I was stalling, hitting a dead end, and I was getting desperate--which is not a good place to be in the dating world. I had tapped all my resources for meeting new girls, and nothing had come out of it!

But I kept my head up as much as I could. I kept my faith strong that I would meet someone. I had done all I could, and now it was in the Lord's hands. It was a constant matter of prayer to me to find the girl of my dreams. To some that might seem silly, but if it is so important to me and my intentions are pure, I believe that it is important to my Heavenly Father too. So it was time to let go and give it to him.

I was still dating as much as I could, doing my part, but I let the worry fall to the miracle worker, cause I felt like that's what I needed!

Around this time, my roommate and I were getting a lot of requests to sing in our singles ward. Wanting to meet people as well as wanting to serve, we accepted as much as we could. One such occasion was the Sisters Appreciation Dinner put on by the elders. Just sing a few songs, what a great thing to do to show the sisters our appreciation. We showed up that night and practiced with the guitarist for about 20 minutes, then went in to sing. I sang "She's Got a Way" by Billy Joel and a hymn, and McKay sang this song from "The Wedding Singer." It went well, but didn't seem to be that memorable.

Then we went home, and I got an interesting text message from a number I didn't recognize:

"Hi is this Tanner from our ward that sings?"

"haha yes I guess you could describe me that way, who is this?"

"This is Britney are you dating anyone?"

Ok, Britney, I think I remember who you are...are you being really forward with me, or what is going on?

"no I'm not actually, I know, it's shocking..."

"You should ask out my friend Ashley in our ward"

"Which one is Ashley?"

"She is short, really cute, and has swoop bangs, she was sitting next to me at the dinner tonight"

"So your saying she would like it if I asked her out?"

"I'm just saying that you should"

"Ok, good to know :)"

Interesting....I wasn't sure what to think. I think I might know who she is talking about,but I can't really remember...but I think I will look into this :)

...to be continued

PICTURES

In the sand on the beach we wrote T+A Forever with a heart under it. You can see it better when Tanner was taking the picture.

I am not a huge fan of horses and they were on the beach a few time we were there.

This is us just before our walk on the beach. It was so windy near the water.

Just after we ate breakfast. You can tell because Tanner still has mashed "just woke up" hair. :D

Picture Pictures and More Pictures

Dinner at the italian resturant at the hotel.

Walk on the beach after lunch before it got to late.

After our massage and swimming at lunch!

HONEYMOON DAY 3

It was Sunday so we thought a good way to spend it was by relaxing and writing in our journal, watching Prince of Eygpt, getting in our nicer clothes and taking another walk on the beach. We also wanted to take pictures. We wrote our names in the sand on the walk and we saw scary horses. It was getting too hot ourside so we went back to the room and took a nap and then got ready for our romantic dinner on the beach. The dinner was so nice. They raked out the sand and had little torches lining the way to the table. The meal was so good. We had bread, beet and carrot salad, melon soup, steak, bake potato, lobster and alot of it and then we had chocolate moose. It was so nice. We went back to the room after we ate SO much food. There were rose petals on the floor leading to the bed and rose petals evenly spaced on the bed. On the bed were swans that were made from towels one a bride and one groom with a heart around it and the funnies one was the flowers that led to the shower with a swan made out of a towel sticking out from behind the curtain. We then got ready for bed and watched Megamind since I had never seen it before. It was hilarious. I then fell asleep watching the movie.

HONEYMOONING DAY 2

We woke up and went to eat breakfast before our couples massage. We had a half hour so we had to hurry a little fast. I put on a swimsuit my hair in a ponytail and left the room. I was so excited to get a massage. We went and ate and I got oatmeal for breakfast which was so good. Those people in Mexico sure now how to make oatmeal. Then we walked out to the side of the resort by the beach where the tables were set up for our massages. We got 40 minute massages which I loved!!! I think that was exactly the perfect gift for me. Laying there with just the sound of the waves all around us was incredible. I was floating on a cloud. After the massage we decided to get some water and to lay and read on the beach and go to the pool. The pool was the perfect tempature. It was a little deep for me to just swim in all the time because I could barely touch the bottom but luckily there were seats all around for me to sit on. We then went and ate lunch. After lunch we took another walk on the beach this time the other direction. There were some really pretty resorts next to us. Tanner and I had a good talk about our life together and what we our expectations are and just how we want to continue our lives from here on.

After the massages, laying out for a whole 20 mintues, going to the pool, lunch and walking on the beach it was time to get ready for the day and getting ready for our dinner at the italian resturant that was at the resort. Dinner was amazing we had so much fun talking and trying new foods. We then went on another walk around the resort and on the beach. We had to walk off all the food we just ate. We realized with all of our walks on the beach that we walk way to fast in the sand. We got tired after about 5 minutes so we kept having to reminding ourselves to walk slower in the sand. It was time for bed at this point of the night.

HONEYMOON!!!

We got off the airport to very hot, sunny, humid air and I could already tell this was going to be a fun vacation. We found our way into the airport and went through security and customs and then we were finally ready to find our ride and get to the hotel. We started walking and we got stopped by a lot of people asking if we needed rides or if we need to get reservations for hotels, boat rides, scuba diving or snorkeling tours. We only had 3 days there so we were not really looking to do stuff like that but we mentioned the hotel we were staying at and people would say " That is the perfect place for retired people and honeymooner because there is nothing to do!" I just laughed because that is exactly what we are, honeymooners. We finally got to the hotel and checked in, and this lady was trying to selling tours to us by saying if we go to this breakfast put on by the hotel that we can get a discount on the tours if we go. I just kept saying no and tanner was saying "No I don't think we are interested in that" but she kept going, trying to get us to go for this tour. We finally just said no. We went up to our room and we got all cleaned up after the flights and we then checked out the hotel and then we went back to the room and took a nap because the wedding day made us tired. Who knew wedding days were tiring? I heard but I didn't know until I wanted to sleep for the 3 days straight we were gone. We slept until it was time for dinner. We went to the buffet that night. We had so much food. There were these noodles with vegetables that was so good! We don't know what they put in them but we want to learn how to make them. Then we just had all different meats and salads and then we got one of each dessert just to try. After eating we took a walk on the beach at night and looked at the stars. Hoping I would see a shooting star, since in my 21 years of life I still have not been able to see one in the sky. After many failed attempts. We still didn't see any but I did see a bat. I got freaked out so I told Tanner it was time to go inside. That was day one of our honeymoon. It was nice relaxing and a much needed vacation.

Coming Soon!