How We Met

Hey all! It's been a while. Not really a devoted blogger as you can tell. But I just wanted to share the news that Devin and I are expecting a cute little girl on July 31!!! We are so excited and so are the families :) She is an active little thing... Always kicking and rolling over. Not that many people will ever read this, but I was thinking that I'd like to post the story about how Devin and I met. Kind of how we got to where we are. This way I will always have a place to find the story if I need it :) So here goes...

Our Story – How We Met

Once upon a time...

After a long summer back home in Manassas, Virginia, Gail flew back to Provo to get ready for school.

It was the first day of classes, and the homework had not yet begun to pile up. Some of the boys took advantage of this and decided that it would be a great idea to get a game of ultimate frisbee going. So they walked around the apartments in their ward, knocking on doors, trying to find people to play with them. Devin and another Devon, knocked on Gail's door and asked her and her roommates if they wanted to play some frisbee. Gail, who loved to play and who also had nothing better to do agreed to play, so she strapped on her cleats and joined the group. Several other games were played that week. At first it didn't appear like anything was going on. But eventually Devin realized that Gail was a sneaky frisbee player and always managed to score points because no one was watching her. Determined to put an end to this, Devin began chasing Gail around the field, attempting to stop her sheer awesomeness. At first Gail found it annoying... And then she just found it amusing... And then she looked forward to it. Throughout the games she would "accidently" run into Devin or tackle him, and he'd just play along with it.

Gail and her roommates were determined to have a different guy's apartment over every Sunday night for dinner, so that they could get to know them better (and also maybe other ulterior motives ;) ). Unable to decide which apartment to pick, Gail's roommate placed the apartment numbers in a hat and had Gail draw one. She drew 72. So her roommate made an invitation and went to put it on their door. That night another frisbee game was played. Gail had discovered that it was Devin's apartment she had drawn out of the hat, and at the end of the game, she made sure to ask him if he had received the invitation (thinking it may have blown away since it was quite the blustery day). He insured her that they had gotten the invitation and that their apartment would definitely be coming over.

Over the summer, Gail's mother had put her to work and trained her in the ways of becoming a domestic goddess. Gail decided to put those skills to the test and came to the conclusion that she must make chimichangas for dinner to impress the boys. After church, she and her roommates came home and began the arduous task of making these crispy, fried delights. The time came for the boys to come over and then the time passed. Anxiously awaiting their arrival, the girls made some finishing touches, and then the boys came. They surprised the girls by bringing over a beautiful bean dip that wasn't even asked for, but it was greatly appreciated... And DELICIOUS (and as Gail later found out, the handiwork had been Devin's)! After dinner they had dessert and played games. During mentioned game, Devin and Gail kept unknowingly glancing at each other. The time came for ward prayer and the Gail invited the boys to come back over after prayer. They said they would. After ward prayer, the girls went home and waited again. They began to think they weren't coming when Devin came back over and stayed the rest of the evening, successfully getting Gail's number by putting his phone in her hand with a new contact page open, and without saying anything, suggested that she input her number. Devin left that evening giving all the girls a hug, but as Gail later found out, Devin had tested Gail to see what kind of hug she gave him, to help him decide if there was interest ;) She did well.

The next day there was another ultimate game. Gail, feeling more daring after the previous night, kept her eyes on Devin, still chased him around, but also kept a little distance because she wasn't quite sure if feelings were mutual (and she feared scaring him off). At the end of the game when everyone was leaving, Gail lingered around so she could walk back with Devin, however, somehow they ended up in a wrestling match... Not knowing Devin had been a wrestler in high school, she might have thought twice about initiating the attack. But, as it were, she did not know, and she ended up on the ground with a lovely bruise on her leg for the next month. After the little wrestling match, and they were heading back, everyone paused outside the swimming pool. No one was in the proper attire to go swimming, but they were all hot and sweaty... So, everyone jumped into the pool with their clothes on, except Gail. Devin's roommate, Tanner, gladly pushed her in without letting her decide. So, the team played in the pool for a while and played a game called "Chicken Fights," where someone sat on someone else's shoulders and tried to push the other person off. It somehow worked out that Devin managed to get Gail to sit on his shoulders both times... Sneaky guy that he is... 

The night ended with the guys rushing off to give someone a blessing, and from there Gail was hooked... Worthy priesthood holder AND he could make food (bean dip). 

Two days later, Gail worked up the nerve to invite herself over to his apartment to just say hi and chat... At first the plan worked, but then it was foiled by one of her roommates who also decided she wanted to come over... However, this initiated surprise visit seemed to leave Devin impressed with Gail's showing of interest.

Another two days later, Gail was on break at work when she received a text from Devin, and he told her he would pick her up, and asked her if she would like to go out for ice cream. Gail quickly agreed to this and was pretty much excited and happy for the rest of her shift. He picked her up and they went to this awesome place where they use liquid nitrogen to freeze your ice cream right in front of you. They talked for a while, and Gail invited him over later that night to watch the movie UP... And it's all history from there. Devin came over, they cuddled on the couch and held hands for the first time, then two days later Devin and Gail had their first kiss.

They went on a couple trips together during the semester. One to Rexburg, Idaho, with Devin's mother to surprise his older brother at his Halloween concert. They then traveled to Las Vegas, and to his home in Arizona for Thanksgiving to meet the friends and family, and of course... Pie night. 

Then, on the night of December 11, 2011, Devin and Gail were playing scrabble with their roommates, and Devin told Gail to figure out a supposed scrambled phrase he had put together on the board. As Gail turned around to unscramble it, she was confused as to why there was a complete, unscrambled phrase on the board. More confused about the complete phrase, she didn't even make sense of what Devin had written at first... 

 ... As Gail was finally reading what the phrase said, Devin knelt down and asked Gail to be his happily ever after, and it really will be... A happily ever after.

The Beginning...