Background Info Continued!

Hey y'all!

So after Vince got the nerve up to ask me out, we went to a Bollywood dance class and it was a blast! Definately a work out though... Those Indian dancers are for sure legit!

After the dance class, Vince took me to his apartment, where he made spaghetti for us for dinner. It was delish! There was a group of our singles ward friends that were getting together to go watch "Escape to Witch Mountain" in the dollar theater and we decided to go. (Keep in mind that we are still on our first date. And I do NOT recommend the new remake of this movie. It was awful...)

Well, what was suppposed to be a maybe 2 hour date, ended up being about a 5 hour date. Good sign? I think yes! Moving on... He took me home and I waited for him to ask me out again.

I waited... and waited... and waited some more... and then waited again.... Until finally, a month later, I had had enough! I asked him out. We made plans to go and have dinner after institute at a pizza place called Double Dave's. Dinner was alright, but the best part was the conversation! We just sat and talked in the car for a while after we had eaten, and then went our seperate ways home.

Now keep in mind, whilest I was waiting for Vincent to ask me out again, I was actively trying to get his attention. Flirting to be precise. ;)

After this date Vince and I went on a 3rd date. We toured his work, and played paddle ball at one of the volleyball courts there. We then went back to his apartment and made french toast. I was thinking at this point that I really was starting to become friends with this guy! Which is how its supposed to be right?

The Monday before our next date, there was an fhe activity for our singles ward. It was during the summer, and the plan was to go swimming. So we went to the pool and I flirted my little heart out with Mr. Vincent, and he picked up on my outrageously obvious signals. I was almost literally saying, "hey! I like ya! I'm right here! Make a move PLEASE!!!" Shows you how patient I am...

We made plans for yet ANOTHER date! We went ice-skating at Chapparal Ice, and as you know, it is typically cold in an ice-skating rink. Well, one of the times around the circle, I was skating along, doing my thing, and Vince starts to catch up with me. He takes me by surprise and grabs my hand. I held on. :) We continued to hold hands and ice skate around the rink, whilest flirting and being happy that we had breached the "physical touch" barrier.

Well in Vincent's mind, from that point on we were officially a couple. In my mind, being official meant kissing... So I was waiting, not very patiently, for that kiss to confirm my suspicions about where this relationship was going.

About a week later, we went to see Harry Potter 6 at midnight in the theater. I had been purposefully playing micheal buble songs in the car that dealt with kissing on the way to the movie.

Let me back up a bit... We had had a talk sometime before this point about how I wasn't going to be returning to Snow College that fall. I simply couldn't afford it. This news was a bit of a shocker for Vince. He thought that we would date over the summer, I would go back to school, and that would be that. He now had a decision on his hands. Did he want to continue the relationship or not...?

Ok. Now back to the theater. We had gotten there pretty early. Like a couple of hours early, and we just sat there and talked. It was wonderful! After the movie, on the way home, I played the Micheal Buble song, "It Had Better Be Tonight," in the car. Vince took that as a huge hint. He had made his decision. He kissed me at the doorstep. He was going to continue with the relationship! What a relief! Boy I tell ya...

Well, to make a long story short, (too late) we dated for about 6 months.

Engagement story to come next! :)

Background info...

So pretty much, we thought it would be a good idea to give you a little bit of background on us. For starters, how we met, how we became "an item," how we got engaged, and the wedding. We will do it several seperate blog posts beginning with how we met.

Once upon a time in a land called Austin, there was a boy and a girl who came from distant lands. The strapping young lad came from the land of New Hampshire and the beautiful young maiden came from Mormonville. Also known as Utah. Vincent, having finished his schooling at BYU and been offered a job at National Instruments, moved to Austin to start work. He started attending the local single's scene (ie the Mount Bonnell Singles Ward) and met a beautiful young maiden.

This maiden's name was Tiffany Matthews and she was in Texas due to a random series of circumstances surrounding her familial tribe moving. The leader of the Tribe (her father) had taken a work opportunity in Austin.

The young maiden recognized that there was someone new in the social circle. She plucked up the courage and said hello, nice to meet you , or something to that effect. Vince responded and told her that his name was Vince... That's pretty much all that happened at this point...

Flash forward one year and four months later, after Tiffany returned from her stint in higher education, the two young people met once more. Shortly after her return, having recieved a major heartbreak just before, the brave young Vincent decided to see if everything was ok. The beautiful Tiffany admitted things were not ok, but would be eventually.

A few weeks later, after having recovered from the recent heartache, Vincent has discovered an opportunity to go Bollywood dancing. The single people of the Mount Bonnell Ward were gathered together to welcome the new leaders of the single scene. Vincent had heard that Tiffany loved to dance and had taken dance classes for years. He decided to take the plunge, muster his courage, and ask the beautiful Tiffany on a date! He threw caution to the wind and despite the difference in age, Tiffany said yes! They had a fantastic time dancing, and getting to know each other better.

There is more to this story my friends. All for now!