the story of Dan & Michele

So my friend Britney did this on her blog and then I wanted to do it too :) thanks Britney for letting me copy you! It looked like fun and I haven't blogged in a while, so I figured I might as well put this up. Plus it is the month of LOVE now... so this fits perfectly :)

1. Where did you meet?
We were in the same singles ward for 2 years! The first time we ever really met and talked was at a ward prayer after i had been in the ward about 6 months. So we were just acquaintances for a while and then that summer Dan became my home teacher (BEST home teacher EVER). 2. What was the first thought that went through your head when you met?
Well actually, this is so random, but i remember seeing him the very first sunday i moved into that ward and i totally remember thinking he was one of the hottest guys in the ward :) but then heard he was dating someone else, so after that i did not think much about him at all. I then started to think he was pretty cute when he became my home teacher.
3. Do you remember what he/she was wearing?
when i first saw him? a suit. it was at church. i don't remember which suit though, i just remember thinking he was tall and handsome :)
4. Where was the first time you kissed this person?
we kissed in December 2007 in my apartment (we had been playing games w/ some friends, they all left and it was just me and him, so he kissed me goodnight- it was the perfect first kiss).
See, he was my home teacher all summer and then i moved to New York for 2 months. When i came back he had a girlfriend. And i became his "advice girl". Meaning he'd come over to my house late at night and tell me about his girlfriends and how dumb they were :) luckily! FINALLY after a month of this advising he asked me out! and then realized he needed no other girls :) hahaha and we shortly kissed after that.
5. Where did you go for your first date?
well.... this is quite the story. one day in November Dan and i were chatting on gmail and he was like "hey wanna go get some food?" in my mind, going to get some food meant Wendy's. so i was like "sure". so later that day we were in his car and he was like "let's go to Macaroni Grill." here i am a poor college student (thinking it wasn't a date and that i'd have to pay for myself) so i was like "uh... that's kind of expensive" and then Dan was like "well it's a date, so i'll pay!" (real smooth, Dan). Then i was like "ok, then Macaroni Grill it is!" However, we got there and it was super busy and we were super hungry. So then we tried Bajio and it was still too busy. So we ended up at a Chinese place called Shoots.
6. How long did you know this person before you became a couple?
Well i guess about a year... but that is just from us being in the same ward. Really knowing him and actually being friends, about 7 months.
7. How did he/she ask you out?
For our first date? I think that was explained above... But if asking me out means asking me to be his girlfriend, that never happened! He just kissed me and we've been together ever since :) No DTR necessary.
8. Has this person ever proposed to you?
Yep! I have the gorgeous ring to prove it! This is a long story though, basically we flew out to NY and he asked my dad for permission. The day after we came back he picked me up from work, played me a song that he had written for me (so cute!) and then as we got to his car he opened the door and there were flowers in it for me, i turned around and there he was on one knee! I totally thought he was kidding (because we were in the parking lot behind his house), but he pulled out the ring and then i started to freak out! he really wanted to surprise me, so he just randomly did it! i said yes about 100 times... then we went to Shoots for dinner and got ice cream sundays afterwards. Oh and i couldn't stop starring at the ring... i was speechless!
9. Do you and this person have kids together?
No not yet!
10. Have you ever broken the law with this person?
Nope! We are law abiding citizens :)
11. When was the first time you realized that you liked this person?
Well i started to like him when he was my home teacher. But when i really liked him was in December, i took him to Subway for his birthday and we had a lot of fun. That's when i really started to like him a lot. Luckily he kissed me 5 days later :) So he must have really liked me too!
12. Do you trust this person?
Yes! Definitely.
13. Do you see her/him as your partner in your future?
Forever!!!!
14. What is the best gift she/he gave you?
uh... tangible gift? I really like the dozen pink long stem roses he gave me last year for valentine's day. i also love my engagement/wedding ring. and my shark's shirts ;) haha seriously though, i am spoiled! it's hard to choose! it's like christmas all year round!
15. What is one thing He/She does that gets on your nerves?
corrects my grammar! either that or turns the heat down in our house so it is freezing! ;)
16. Where do you see each other 15 years from now?
well we will for sure be married and happy as ever! probably living in a gorgeous house in... dare i say, Texas? we will have some kids and i will be the perfect mother and dan will have a really great job.... probably a CEO of some company. or maybe dan will be a personal trainer and open his own gym- he would like that!
17. What causes the most arguments?
the thermostat :) j/k... i don't really know, we don't really argue. we discuss things, but nothing huge lately.
18. How long have you been together?
total would be... 1 year and 2 months. married is almost 6 months!
19. Are you Married?
YES! and we LOVE it!!!