So, I'm totally new to this whole "blog" thing. But seems like everyone is doing it and well... I'm a trend follower, I'll admit :)


I'm not even sure what to talk about...


I don't have kids to gush about


BUT... I do have a fabulous little puppy Lucy that I'm pretty jazzed about:):)


So... yep:) LOL





i guess I'll start by telling a little about myself...





I'm seriously a lunatic.


I probably should see a psychologist.





I've been happily married to the love of my eternity for three and a half years. Mr. Bryan Jeffery Boatman is my one and only :)


BJ and I met ages ago when my family moved into the Deer Valley Ward in 98.


Our story is quite cute!


:)


At a Youth Conference in the summer of 2001 my sweet friend Kaeleigh had a HUGE crush on BJ and asked me to find out how he felt about her. So after hanging out with him for a couple days I was swooned by his total self assurance. I'm not sure why but the fact that he didn't care what anyone thought of him was exactly what I wanted in a man.


Granted I was not quite 14 at this time and he had just turned 18. :)


So on this short 3 day youth camp Kaeleigh had decided she no longed liked BJ and I had to tell him. He was of course crushed as he had just told me that afternoon that he would "date her in a heartbeat" He actually had asked her to his prom a few months prior only to be turned down because she wasn't 16 and couldn't date yet.:(


So with his sweet heart broken I felt that much more attracted to him in this vunerable state. That night was the last at conference and there was a testimony meeting that I noticed BJ had missed. After the large Stakewide meeting we had small personal ward testimony meeting that BJ made it to. After more tears and growth of our testimonies of or Saviors Sacrifice for us BJ offered to walk me back to the girls cabin. On our walk back he pulled me aside and wanted to talk. I mentioned that I was such a silly girl to be crying so much and how I envied him for not crying at all. He told me he had cried that evening after not crying in a very long time. He had gone out into the forest during the large meeting and prayed and cried really feeling the Spirit and planning on really getting himself in to the right shape. I was shocked that he cried and even more that he told me about it having only really gotten to know each other the past few days. After that I thought about him all night. Really making my crush on him stronger and stronger. My dad asked me the next morning which boy I was crushing on now, having crushed on a couple different boys in the 3 days of camp. I told him "I like BJ Boatman dad. I'm gonna marry him" Little did he know!!! lol


So I was totally into him and well honestly he hated me. I called him all the time talking his ear off for hours. Now he admits that he never really listened to what I said, but for some reason didn't shut me down. Now we look back and laugh cause I would call his mom would answer the phone and I'd ask if he was home while he'd ask her to say he was gone, but smiling she'd say "He's right here" and hand over the phone despite his scowls.


After months of my complete obnoxious "stalking" BJ moved up to Provo for school. We didn't talk or see each other til Thanksgiving when I was reminded how much I liked him and he was reminded how much I annoyed him.


Then at Christmas break he visited again. But I had matured a little more and definitely gotten cuter. We did a couple things with our group of friends and he actually enjoyed habging out with me. It wasn't until he returned to Provo that he relized the effect I made on him. He missed me! Not in a "friend" way but more in a I really want to be with her way. We worte each other a letter or two and began emailing. Spring break came around and he moved back home to work for the summer and prepare for his Mission.

at this point we were friends. I had no idea that he liked me. One April sunday before church I was checking me e-mail and recieved a quiz that BJ had sent. It was the usual what's your favorite color, do you untie your shoes before you remove them and so on. Toward the end there was one answer that surprised me quite a bit. "what are you worried about right now? that I'll never have you" Oh my goodness! I almost died. He liked me! And I liked him so we were like a couple!

From there we went to the saturday night youth dances and saw each other in Church and at Mutual. Every now and then we'd do something with each others family. But no "dating since I was only 14. My best friend Meagan went eveywhere with us, kinda like a chaperone. LOL He'd drop me off first then her, we weren't allowed to be in the car alone, our parents were pretty careful with us. Each night we'd hug at the door forever, no kisses yet. But sweet meagan just hung out and waited like a trooper:)

He got his mission call to Seattle, WA. Which happened to be my Favorite place in the world, I'd never been but I loved it because it rained all the time. He was leaving Aug 14th. We savored every moment together knowing it'd have to last for two years.

August came and he left to be the best missionary ever! :)

I then started my Sophmore Year at good ol' Barry Goldwater. We wrote all the time. sending pictures and recorded tapes of us talking about everything. It was amazing because we really got to know EVERYTHING about one another.

Two years later he came home. We dated throughout my Senior year and we married July 2nd 2005.

It's so amazing to look back and see how it all fell into place, how we were just meant to be together:)





Wow! I'm sure longwinded! LOL



Now BJ and I live in Goodyear. He works VERY hard flying helicopters and providing for our little family. I work part-time a Applebees and Part-time with his mom for tax season. We also are slowing starting our own company, an online furniture store. once it's all up running I'll post the site address so you can get some killer deals on beautiful furniture.