My Wedding Tag

Yeah, yeah, I'm on it. Only took like a month. I've been 'tagged' three times for this one and I figured it would be a good one to document! Happy Valentine's Day!!! And if I can get my scanner up and going I'll post some joyous wedding photos (I HATE our wedding pics---photographer stunk and I should have had a professional do my hair/make-up!!!!!)

1. Where did you meet your husband?
Yes, it's true...we are a BYU statistic. He first saw me as I was getting a tour of the 4th floor (BYUSA) ...totally checked me out (I tried to ignore him). He was the VP over all the clubs at BYU. We first formally met when he approved my budget for the preference dance that Amy Monahan and I volunteered to be in charge of.


2. First thing said:
In his head or out loud? You'll have to ask him that one! I don't remember.


3. First date:
October 16, 1993--Our mutual friend set us up (at his request I'm quite sure) right after the BYU v. Notre Dame football game. How fitting (if you know how BIG a fan he is of both teams)! Neither of us wanted to go-he wasn't feeling well and I just wasn't interested. It was like 10:30 at night---VERY late for a 'blind date.' We ended up going to Q-ball to play pool & air hockey --is that place still there?? Then we bought a gallon of ice cream, a couple of big spoons, and went to the park to have a bon fire with a mutual friend/date and just dug in...to the ice cream, that is. He thought I was a little piggy with the ice cream--turns out I am. Did I say I was not interested? Look what happens when you least expect it! Both of us were dating like 5 other people and he was the furthest thing from my radar.

4. First kiss:
He took me to see some lame movie--I think it was Robocop--not my forte for sure. Then we walked out to his car and he opened the door for me (he was always such a gentleman) and grabbed a white rose out of the backseat to give me...how could I resist after that? It was our 5th date (I was playing hard-to-get) and he TOTALLY planned that move-REAL swift, babe. Actually, before this time, I knew he was the one. In fact, after the 3rd date I came home, plopped myself on my bed and told my roommate that he was THE ONE and I knew we were going to get married...and this was before our 5th 'kissing' date...I guess I knew there was chemistry before I let him kiss me.


5. How long did you date?
A century by Mormon standards. Almost a year in real-people time. Engaged for only 2 1/2 months. That's the way to do it! And I have to say Curt is the KING of courting. He was always sending me flowers, bringing me chocolates, writing me love notes, leaving me things like a 1/2 eaten bag off cookies on my porch (because he got the munchies walking to my condo). He still 'courts' me 14 years later!

6. Where did you get engaged?
This is back when Curt was creative and known as 'fun-fun.' I have always liked baseball, so I was living at home in Oak Park, CA for the summer of '94. Curt drove down without me knowing and stayed with my best friend, Marla. She and her boyfriend at the time blindfolded me and drove me to this 'place', dis-oriented me and sat me down on a chair. (I figured it out cause I had to walk from the car over some grass across some dirt...hmmm, what could it be...a baseball diamond? Get it--he's giving me a diamond at a baseball diamond--which is my favorite sport . Cheesy, I know, but I'll always remember it!!) They sat me at home plate, then took off the blind fold. Here comes Curt walking across the field to meet me, gets down on one knee and pops the question. And what did I say? I told him I had irritable bowels. NICE!!!!! Long story. How romantic am I? I think that's even on the video that Mike Scott took of the whole event. (Marla's boyfriend at the time and Richard G's son).


7. Where were you married?
Salt Lake City Temple October 12, 1994 . We decided to get married during the middle of the semester (you know it's right...why wait?!!) so what better temple for BYU students. Certainly wasn't gonna be the Provo Temple! I received my endowments in LA though.


8. How did the reception go?
Glorious. We had it at my grandparent's clubhouse in Provo. Beautiful red shag carpet with charming chairs to match, gold lamay everything. Circa 1950...but we didn't care. It was OUR reception. And then two weeks later...reception in LA...two weeks later...reception in Tucson. It didn't ever end. THREE receptions...lots of loot but not a good idea. I violently puked over the Hoover Dam coming home from our AZ reception. I was deathly ill. Funny story...well, funny now.


9. Where did we go on our honeymoon?
Yeah, so this is the part where I got ticked. Why couldn't that creative streak transfer to the honeymoon? Ever since, I've been in charge of trip-planning. And it's not that this place was really THAT bad..it's just that we lived almost around the corner from this place and went there all the time before our honeymoon! He made me think we were flying somewhere. I thought it would be at least somewhere exotic and exciting with a beach. But nope. Drove through the canyon and parked our rears in Park City. We were at Stein Ericksons for the first few nights--I was allergic to their sheets. Fun times. Then we went to a B&B and what did he do ALL day Saturday? Watch football...completely should have known that every Saturday since then he'd be doing the same thing. But then again, I didn't expect anything different..I grew up with 5 brothers. What a great honeymoon! But he's more than made up for it since.


10. Do you have a song?
We had a wedding video made and there were a handful of songs on that...We've Only Just Begun (Carpenters--Karen's my all-time fav), and some other more hip ones from the 'era'. He liked Country...I detested it. I liked alternative...he thought my music was nuts. The Carpenters is an old time fav from growing up.

So now that you know about our beginnings, I tag anyone that wants to blog about it....because it's a great subject to blog about on Valentine's Day (especially if you'll be printing it out in a book later like me)!