We were both young when I first saw you...

I thought I would start out and tell a little bit about Brodee and I. Brodee and I have known each other since the 5th grade, when I moved down here to Malta. From that first day of school up to now, there was always something about him that I just loved. He was so cute :) It wasn't until the 7th grade that something happened between us. Brodee and I started to like each other and back then, "going out" was the cool thing to be doing. So, Brodee and I decided to "go out" with each other :) I remember the first gift that he made me (I still have it). It is a piece of wood, carved. The carving says, 'Hailie' with a bunch of hearts, it was adorable. For my birthday his mom drove him down to my house and he gave me a card. On the front of the yellow card with a flower it said, 'You're not getting this card because it is your birthday'...then you open it up, 'Your getting this card because it is your birthday and I like you.' Then one day in school, he made this paper frog and leaped it over to my desk..I knew from that frog, it was love forever :) However, alot changed once we reached high school. He was devestased when I, according to him, 'Broke his heart,' because I wouldn't date him. Over the next four years of high school, we were great friends, and we continued on with our lives. However, always in the back of my mind, I still liked him alot. I just never said anything. After high school, I went to Moscow to the University of Idaho and Brodee prepared for a mission. We hardly ever talked that first year after high school and for the two years he was on a mission, I never talked to him, unless it was through the upkeepings of my parents and his. It wasn't until he returned home that things started to change as we started to talk to each other over the phone.  Brodee got home in September of 2010 and continued with schooling and working in Ogden, UT. I was still finishing up my last year of college and would be coming home in the Spring to do my student teaching in the 2nd grade at Raft River Elementary. Things became interesting when Brodee and I started hanging out in Decemeber and January. After a little talking and realizing what we wanted for the rest of our lives, we decided to date each other. We started dating in January, and four weeks later we decided to get married. That leaves us to where we are right now. Brodee and I are getting married June 10th 2011 in the Twin Falls Temple. I am finally marrying my best friend.. It reminds me of that saying from Sweet Home Alabama, "Your the first boy I kissed 'Jake' and I want you to be my last."