7 days later... :)

My husband and I kind of have a crazy love story. Since most don't know all of the details, here they are! :)

April 2, 2012 

The day started out as normal as can be; I hung out with Lacey Gray, ate food, and did the usual which was normally absolutely nothing. That night, Lacey and I spent some time at my sister's Apartment. It got late, and Juli worked early, so we left so she could sleep. Not wanting to go home yet, we called our good friend Alex Plaster to see what he was up too. He told us he was at Betos eating with Ben, Tyson, and Michael Riding. He invited us down to join them and without consulting Lacey I immediately accepted the invitation. I didn't know this Michael person very well, but had heard a lot about him and was very interested. After getting off the phone, I told Lacey where we were going and seeing as I was driving, she didn't have a choice.

At Betos: Lacey and Mike

After Betos, Ben, Lacey, Mike and I ended up going to Nelson's Grove. We played on the giant swing, then Mike and I ran over to a pavilion to try and climb it. Once on top of the pavilion, we talked for quite some time about pretty much any topic that came to mind. 

Then, me being the lady like person that I am, I asked Mike if he had ever tried spitting twice in a row in an attempt to hit the exact same spot. 

Michael must not have minded THAT much because at the end of the night he had asked for my number and we had planned a date!

April 3, 2012 

Mike went to the LDS Temple with Alex Plaster. During a session, he leaned over to Alex saying that he felt like he was going to date and/or marry Katie Wagner. Obviously not mentioning anything to me, we ended up holding hands that night while watching Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. 

April 4, 2012 

It was the day of our planned date! We were going to go down to RiverWoods and just hang out for a while and then go to see the Titanic in 3D. All that day I was extremely nervous. I didn't know what to expect!

As it turns out, I shouldn't have been worried at all because the date ended up going SO AMAZINGLY! We walked around and talked very openly and easily with no awkward pauses. We got into the movie and as we were watching, and that's when the thought entered my mind that I wanted to marry Mike.  Freaked out beyond belief, I pushed it away a couple of times; but the thought just kept coming back to me. Obviously I didn't mention anything to Mike but when I got home, I told my Mother that I was going to marry him, but she disregarded the thought, thinking I was just twitter-pated. 

April 5, 2012 

We went up the canyon with Lacey, Alex, and Hannah. 

Unsure of how Mike was feeling, I tried my hardest to casually keep his attention. 

That night Mike and I went 80's dancing in Salt Lake. It was just the 2 of us and although at first I felt slightly uncomfortable/awkward. 

However, I honestly had so much fun! It allowed us more time to just spend together. I remember while we were driving back Mike reached over and held my hand and I was trying my hardest to remain calm and act like it was nothing.

 That night I got home extremely late but I still went to my Mother's room, woke her up, and told her again that I was going to marry Mike. This time she took me more seriously and she ended up not getting much sleep that night just because she was thinking... 

Oops! :)

April 6, 2012 

We were all hanging out at Hannah Porter's house and everyone decided it was getting late and wanted to head home. Mike, Alex, and I just ended up heading to my house. 

We sat in my living room until 5:00 in the morning talking! Time flew by and before we knew it the sun was about to come up! 

April 7, 2012 

We went on a date to a Real Salt Lake Soccer game with Taylor and Ben Savio. Mike and I didn't end up paying too much attention to the game because we were talking almost the entire time; asking questions to get to know each other better. 

Although we were on a group date, 

it felt as though Michael and I were the only ones there. 

This was the night I kind of got a feel for what was going through Mike's head for the first time. We were talking about what kinds of pets we wanted when we each grew up, and Mike said a cat and a dog. I looked at him and said "Oooooh I'm allergic to cats." At this point Mike looked at me and said "Oh, probably just a dog then."

  

April 8, 2012 

That night our friends got together and had Friend Home Evening. When it came time that peole needed to go home, Mike was downstairs so I offered to take Julie, Mike's little sister who I've known and been friends with since 7th grade, and Todd home. We get to Mike/Julie's house and Todd heads home but Julie and I sit in the car and talk for a while. 

She asked me what I thought of Mike, and I flat out told her that I wanted to marry her brother. 

I was scared of how she may react because it had only been 6 days but to my surprise, she was extremely excited and happy about it! 

After discussing things with her for a while, I returned back to Alex's house only to notice that Lacey had just been crying. I come to find out later that Mike had been telling Lacey and Alex the same thing about me! Crazy how things tend to work out huh?

April 9, 2012 

Mike and I head to his cousin Jay's work party. It's located in a building near Sammy's in Provo near a parking garage. 

After we say hi to his cousin, we end up on top of this parking garage. We're in a corner talking for a while when Mike hugs me says those 3 words that can make or break any situation: "I love you." 

Without hesitation, I found myself saying them back to him only my mouth was moving faster then my brain and I ended up continuing with: "I want to marry you." I knew that what I said was true but I wasn't expecting to actually tell him this so quickly!

 To be honest the next part is kind of a blur because I was still thinking: I can't believe I just told him that, but somehow we ended up praying about the decision to get married only to get the confirmation that we felt good about it. Both of us were pretty shaken and decided we needed to go home and tell our parents about it...

Obviously a little skeptical, we started making plans for the 16th of August. 

A couple of Engagement Pictures! :)

 

xox

Katie Lapriel