The REAL Story

Many people have asked me how I met Travis, and the response is usually a lie. Here is the real story:

A long time ago, ok, so about 2 1/2 years ago- in October, 2008, I asked my mom if I could go home and work after I graduated to save money for grad school. She said no, unless... I had a boyfriend. I let her know that if after 4 years of being at BYU-Idaho I still didn't have a boyfriend so that wasn't a very fair condition.
Mom's reply: Try online, I saw an add for LDSMingle the other day. You should try that.
My reply: There is NO WAY I am going online. Only crazy people do that. (I wasn't judgmental at all....)

Well I told Rissa what my mom said and we got a good laugh at it and somehow we ended up just browsing through guys online to find the hot ones (we were in college, give us a break). Later on, I found this:

And this:

The information he had on his page made me laugh and want to get to know this man who could be a Marine and want to work in the magical world of Disney.

Needless to say, I sent him a "flirty smile" online and waited for the reply. I got one which meant I had to pay for the monthly fee to read it. We sent emails back and forth and found out a girl I went to BYU-Idaho with was his sisters roommate down in Florida. Finding more friends/acquaintances in common I felt more comfortable in getting to know him. 5 months later we met in person and it took off from there, dating for a year and a half before he proposed last Thanksgiving. :)


A lot of circumstances had to work out so that we could meet and I feel very blessed that they did. Now I get to call myself the wife of this handsome, smart and funny man!

Thanks Mom!