How I Became A Lewis

1. Where did you meet your spouse? Well, Kevin and I noticed each other in the 5th grade. He asked me to "go with him", and I said, "ok". That's about it. Fast forward 11 years...we were at a homecoming-type party at Chad Parrish's house. It was a get-together of all the guys who had recently returned from their missions. I really didn't want to go because I was sure that I was in love with someone else (who probably didn't feel the same) and was waiting for him to get back from an internship in Europe. After a lot of convincing I went and that's where I re-met Kevin.

2. What was the first thing you said to your spouse? I think it was something like, "What did you just say?". Understand...he'd only been home from England for a few days, and the accent was still really thick. I kept asking him to say words that sounded really funny in American english!!

3. Where was your first date? We took motorcycles up American Fork Canyon and rode around for a few hours.

4. Where was your first kiss? I can't really even call it a kiss because it was more like a crash. We had just gotten home from going out to dinner one night, and as I went to close the door of my apartment he kind of lunged forward and crashed one on me. It was weird, unexpected, and a little awkward. I closed the door, waited a few seconds to make sure he had walked away from the door, and then died laughing. My roommates thought I had lost it!! I do have to cut him a little slack, though...I mean, it had been over two years since he'd kissed a girl!!

5. Did you have a long or short courtship/engagement? It was a pretty long engagement for an LDS couple, but pretty short in the "world's" view. We re-met at the end of July, and were engaged 6 weeks later. We got married 6 months later.

6. Where did you get engaged? He asked me to marry him in the front room of his parents house. It was so funny because his sisters were in the bathroom doing their hair and heard everything. He didn't have a ring or anything...and I knew it was coming when I walked through the front door and he was ready to explode. He was giddy and hilarious, and I said "yes"!!! Then, a couple of weeks later, we went up to Temple Square in SLC and he proposed again...with a ring, down on one knee. It was sweet.

7. Where were you married? Salt Lake LDS Temple. February 17, 1995.

8. How did your reception go? Great! It was absolutely beautiful.

9. Where was the Honeymoon? Well, that's another story. I don't remember much about the honeymoon, because I was too busy heaving my guts out over the porcelain throne. I was told that we went to Portland, Oregon, but the only thing I remember is the moldy, mildew-y smell of the rental car mixed with the seafood and vinegar that Kevin stopped and bought at a road side stand, and the bathroom in our hotel room.

10. If you could have changed anything about your day what would it have been? I wouldn't have gotten sick...but I guess I couldn't control that. All around, it was a great day!