Oh, the good old days of dating

Nicole and I met in the single's ward. Well, a singles branch to be more exact. Yes it is stereotypical and not very interesting, but true. The irony is that neither of us should have been there. I was too old, and she didn't live in the branch boundaries. Enough about that.
Once we started dating (and the exact first date is still a topic of discussion) things progressed very naturally. We had a lot of fun together. We went snowboarding, we cooked, we traveled and it was great.
She took me to Blanding to meet the parents. Technically I had met her parents a couple of times before, but spending the WHOLE weekend with them was different. I thought things went remarkably well. I didn't say anything stupid and they didn't seem to mind the crazy Brazilian who could barely drive their 4 wheelers. Plus her brothers are both Red Sox fans, so how bad could they be ?
Nicole and I got engaged shortly after. In retrospect our 3 month engagement went by fast, although at the time it seemed like our wedding day would never come. Not only did that day come, but it was amazing. I could not have asked for a better experience.

Here are a couple of pictures of us while we were dating.

4 Wheeling trip with her family.  Around Jacob's Table I think.

Orange County, CA. I think this was in Balboa

Wrigley Field, Chicago IL