The Beginning of Something SOOOO GOOD

So I have been getting harassed by Cristin to post how Tyler and I met. It is a very long story so please bare with me.

A long, long time ago(when I was about 14 and Tyler was about 16) I was hanging out with my cousin, Else. Else liked a boy named Spencer. She was 16 and Spencer was 15, they were technically not dating but they liked each other. Else wanted to go hang out with Spencer and his friend Tyler at Tyler's house. When Else and I got to Tyler's house, we all decided to go hiking behind Tyler's house. Spencer and Tyler ran ahead of Else and I. When we where trying to catch up with Spencer and Tyler, we came to a curve in the road and all of a sudden, we where getting pegged with dirt clods. I remember thinking what jerks, Spencer and Tyler were and that I would never date someone that mean.

I would see Tyler around at church functions and dances and think, "There is 'The Jerk' that throws stuff at girls." (Tyler said that he would see me around and think, "She is hot but too young for me.")

Fast forward to April 2001, I was at a young adult dance and I saw "The Jerk" (I couldn't remember his name) and thought I hope he doesn't try to talk to me even though he looked cute. (Tyler said he saw me at church the prior Sunday, and wanted to ask me out.) The next day I got a call from a boy named Tyler and said something about going on a date and P.F. Changs. I said, "Yes" even though I didn't know who "Tyler" was. About an hour after the phone call I remembered it was "The Jerk", I figured it was a free meal to make up for the incident and it wasn't like I was going to marry him.

Tyler picked me up for the date. We were double dating with Tyler's sister, Ashley, and her finance Drew. We had a lot of fun at P.F. Changs and then we went to Tyler's house to play some games. When Tyler took me home, I thought I actually had a good time with "The Jerk". When Tyler walked me to the door, he hugged me twice and told me that he was going to leave for BYU Summer Session the next week and that he would call me later. We went out one more time before he left.

A week later Tyler went to BYU for summer session at BYU. While he was gone I talked to him twice. I thought nothing would come of it and was fine with it. I went out with some other guys and hung out a lot with my friend, Cristin (She just broke up with my cousin Ben). Tyler came home after summer session being thoroughly disappointed that there weren't any cute girls up there that compared to me. That weekend I was suppose to go to a beach party with my ex-boyfriend Ryan. Ryan ended up having to work late and Cristin called and said that Tyler was at the beach party and that he looked like an Abercrombie and Fitch model. I decided to go to the beach party that night. I am glad that I did because Tyler did look extra cute. Tyler and I went for a walk at the beach and he held my hand. I thought I will have a fun summer, because he was going back to BYU. And since I was not into commitment, but NICMO. I was cool with that. (Since Tyler was my first kiss....HaHa...I know you get the joke, Cristin)

Tyler and I did have a great summer. We hung out all the time, we went to the beach to go surfing, we dressed up in outfits from the thrift store and went out to eat, we also took pictures in our thongs and showed everybody, etc, etc.. I even went to Tyler's sister, Ashley & Drew's reception and met all of Tyler's family. And when it was time for Tyler to go back to BYU, I was actually going to miss hanging out with him. We decided that we were going to date other people and talk on the phone all the time. Tyler and I ended up not really dating other people and instead talked on the phone every other day and Tyler came home just about every other weekend and I went to visit him in Utah. At the end of the fall semester Tyler decided to defer a semester and to come home and "seal the deal." So Tyler and I continued to date and see each other every day.

So in April 2002, after a road show for our church. It was about 9:00pm Tyler wanted to go to the hill top looking over Camarillo to go off roading. I was not in the mood but went anyways. We were with his friend, Shaun, and his girlfriend, Brandi. Shaun all of a sudden stopped the car and said, "Let's go chase some bunnies." So Tyler grabbed my hand and we walking thru some bushes and weeds. Tyler took me to a table that had two bowls, ice cream, two dozen of roses, and a Teddy Bear and said,"Let's sit down." Being the naive person that I am, I said, "Tyler this table belongs to someone else I am not going to sit down." Tyler said, "Just sit down, Candace." We ate some ice cream and talked. I had no idea what was going on... Tyler then said that the Teddy Bear had a zipper. I couldn't find one. Then Tyler finally took the teddy bear and pulled out a ring. And said, "Let's seal the deal." (okay he really didn't say that, but something similar.)

So Four Months Later we were married in the Los Angeles Temple, and now we have a precious little girl.














Tyler and I in our outfits from the thrift store. Tyler and I in our thongs.














Tyler and I in the road show the night he proposed.















Right after Tyler proposed.















On our Honeymoon in Mexico.