Courting

So Peter and I started dating. At the end of the summer Peter went off to BYU and I went to UCSB. We somehow made it through the terror of long distance with nightly phone calls and expensive airplane trips. I also applied to transfer to BYU for Winter 2010. Now this was a scary move! We still were not sure if this relationship was heading to marriage yet, and it was pretty terrifying transferring to a school I knew I would be miserable at if Peter and I didn't work out. I prayed about it for weeks and still felt fearful. Yet, everything fit perfectly into place: I would have a place to live, cheaper tuition, and even a better major where I could get my teaching credential. Luckily I had great friends who supported me and helped me make the right choice.













In January I moved to Provo, Utah. By this time, however, we were pretty sure marriage was in the future. Peter seemed to be dragging his feet on the actual proposal. He literally drove me to tears almost every night in frustration. January was like the worst month ever for me. Turns out, however, Peter was just waiting for the ring to get shipped from CA. AND he even ordered the ring while we were hanging out without me knowing...sneaky.