Travis and I were both going to Eastern Arizona College in November of 2014. He had returned from a mission about a year ago and I had just graduated from high school. We both participated in a volleyball league that was part of the LDS institute their at the college. We had both gone to the same high school, he was a senior when I was a freshman. So we knew of each other but never really talked or met. Anyways, at this volleyball league we started talking because he had overheard me tell my friend that I loved horses and going on rides. Travis's family had horses of their own so he invited me to go riding with me that week. When the day arrived he told me that some other people had come to ride and all the horses were taken and i thought i was being stood up by him because he thought i was weird! So i went on with my day and thought we would probably never talk again because he was obviously not wanting to be friends or anything. But come to find out he was actually telling me the truth and a few days later he invited me to go riding again. Boy, was i surprised! When i got to his house i only saw to horses and 4 people. I was so confused. I remember thinking where was my horse? My husband said he planned this for us to ride double, but i think it was because they didn't have enough horses at the time ;) So we all rode double, which turned out great because we were able to talk and really get to know each other as we rode up in the hills next to his house. How romantic right?!? Well the story only gets better after this. After our ride i figured i would tell him thank you for letting me ride and be heading home! But he wanted me to stay and hang out with them. We chased chickens around his yard, played horseshoes, and dared his nephew to jump in the canal which was freezing cold! It was so much fun and i felt like i could be myself. We ended up going on a date that night to the movies with his friends and we just laughed and talked the entire time. Im sure people were annoyed with us! 

            The next day we went on another date and went hotel hopping. And from that point on we hung out almost every day! And every day i liked him more and more. I tell travis that the first thing that drew me in was his smile. My heart would literally melt everytime he smiled at me. After two months of dating i had fallen in love with him but i was not the first to say it. He had set up date under a barn where we had dinner and watched a movie in the back of his pick up truck, all while it was raining. By the end he had told me how he felt! It was the cutest most perfect night. A month later on February 23 he asked me to marry him. His family had a get together at their house and it felt like the whole town was there! Probably because he has 10 siblings and 40 nieces and nephews ;) haha But everyone danced out on the back porch which then turned into a flash mob with everyone dancing to the song "Will you Marry me" by jason Derulo. Back story is we had been talking a couple weeks ago and i jokingly said what if someone proposed with this song?...I stood there watching everyone not letting myself think about what this could mean... The flash mob split and trav came walking down the middle and got down on his knee and proposed with the most beautiful and perfect ring! How could i say no!? After i said no his family played a slow song and we danced to it under the stars. Then my prince charming swept me off me feet and took me on his stallion ( horse ) into the night! haha no really.. We actually went riding on his horse and he took me to the barn where he had told me he loved me. We had dinner there again, and just talked about our future and how much we loved each other. Then we headed back home and family congratulated us and we spent time with them! This really us a fairytale. I felt like a princess in a disney movie when we hoped on his horse and rode off. It was defiantly a dream come true. Ever since i was little i dreamed of the day that the love of my life would propose to me! 

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           Finally, 3 months later we were sealed in the gilbert temple (our favorite temple) for time and all eternity on May 9th 2015. Two years later on July 19th 2017 we were blessed with the perfect baby boy that we love and cherish SO much! We can't imagine life without him!