Marry Me....March 12, 2011

Our wedding day was perfect. I got to marry the man I love and share it with so many wonderful people and to be able to feel such tremendous love in the temple that day is a feeling I will never forget! The following words pretty much sum up how I felt that day and everyday now that Miles is in my life....

"Now"

by Jessica Andrews

All my life I waited

And I've been afraid

And wondered if I'd find

Someone to share my life

And everyday I prayed

And every night I searched

In every stranger's eyes

For some kind of sign

Me and my heart

Wishing in the dark

Trying to believe in a sky full of stars

I was waiting for you.

A million empty days

Too much time in space

Every tear I cried

Every lonely night

I was waiting for you.

Now....here you are

And my world is...my world is so beautiful.

Now...here you are

And my life is...my life is so wonderful.

Now....

The past seems like a dream

Just a vacancy

How did I exist

Before our first kiss?

Oh I feel so lucky

Because I know you love me

No one ever has, like no one ever has.

Now....here you are

And my world is...my world is so beautiful.

Now...here you are

And my life is...my life is so wonderful.

Now....

Love you forever and always Miles Curtis.

She Said YES!

Miles proposed on a friday night. I cannot remember the date to save my life and I have been extremely bad about writing things down, so it may forever stay a mystery! I do remember I had been sick that day and did not really want to do anything too active that night. So we decided to rent some movies and get dinner. The movie we watched was Marley and Me. If anyone has seen this movie and you are an animal lover, you pretty much bawl at the end of the movie! At the end, Miles was teary-eyed and I was in a semi-coma state laying my head on his chest wiping my eyes. He suddenly got up and went into the other room which I thought was kind of mean since I was sick and in tears! When he came back, he started rambling about a conversation he had with a lady at the store. She had told him how one did not need a ring to propose. SIDE NOTE: At this point in our relationship, we had decided we wanted to get married, it was just a matter of picking a ring and officially telling people. I had no clue what kind of ring I wanted except it had to sparkle and after many failed attempts at looking, it seemed like the proposal would never happen! I was only half-listening to Miles (yes I feel bad now!) until he said, "Dasha, will you marry me?" He then proceeded to pull out his CTR ring (from his mission) out of his pocket. I shot up and instantly had a huge smile on my face. He said some lovely things that honestly I cannot remember. I was just thinking, "this is it, this is it!" and silently freaking out inside, but in a good way! Miles apologized for not having a ring but asked me to wear his on a chain until we got my ring. It was an amazing moment to really know I was going to marry him and to make it official! The next day, I was in a happy daze and really wanting to tell people but thought I had to have my ring to tell everyone...I was so happy when Miles said it was official and I could tell whoever I wanted, and boy did I ever!

A few days before Christmas, we took an impromptu drive to phoenix and bought my ring. We literally left Thatcher at 630 in the evening, arrived at the jewelers at 9 and walked out with my ring at 1030 and drove home all in the same night. Once we got back to my apartment, Miles got down on one knee and proposed this time with MY RING! I made fun of him at the time, but now I'm so glad he did it that way. And now I actually remembered this time what he said, but that's only for me and him;)! It was the perfect Christmas present finally having my ring and more importantly Miles as my soon-to-be-husband!

Girl Meets Boy

I met Miles Curtis in October, 2010. A coworker of mine set us up on a blind date. From the moment she talked to me about a possible date, it felt right. She did not even have to persuade me too much which is rare for me. After Miles and I facebooked each other and had several text and phone conversations, we finally went on our first date. I honestly don't remember much except that he was wearing dress shoes with jeans (I thought that was weird) and driving a HUGE truck! I swear it looked like a semi in the dark! Miles tells me often that what he remembers from that night was that I had a glow. A lightness that drew him to me and how comfortable it was for him to talk to me. I do remember going home that night and being so excited to actually like a boy and definitely wanting to see him again. Long story short, within a week we were exclusive and about a month later, engaged. Miles has been an enormous blessing in my life. I cannot remember life without him. He was made for me and I was made for him. Miles has brought a love into my life that I believed would never happen and a sense of security that I have never felt in my life. I love him more each day and am eternally grateful that he chose me to be his wife.