♥ Shaylyn ♥: Our First Date!

I finally got to see my Scotty J!!!

I wasn't supposed to see him until Sunday.. he was busy with his family and I was working. I even had planned to go out with a guy friend that I had met a couple of weeks ago.. But plans fell through and I was super bummed.. so naturally, I called my best friend to vent to him about my disappointment and about how much I missed him and just wanted to see him. He asked if he could call me back in a couple of minutes.. to which i reluctantly agreed. But he called back in about 5 minutes and said that he had arranged to borrow his parent's car to come and pick me up and that we were going to go on our first date. He said it was a suprise! I thought that my heart was going to jump right out of my lil chest!! I was so excited/ super nervous to see him after 3 long months. I waited and waited for him to get to the store where we were meeting.. he called me and said that he got lost.. he had passed it and was turning around.. so i had to give him directions to the store again and eventually he got there.. He pulled into the parking lot and all i saw was the HUGE smile on his handsome face! He parked the car and gave me the biggest/tightest hug I think I have ever had!!! I MISSED THAT BOY!!!! He said he had a surprise for me and walked me to the passenger side of the car. He pulls out a huge beautiful bouquet of flowers!

(insert "awe's" here!)

He then hugged me again and we headed on our date! I was so curious to find out what we were going to be doing. He said that we were going to go to his house and have dinner with his parents and his younger brother! I was SUPER excited! I had been waiting to meet his family for a really really long time!! He said that his dad made steak! YUM!! Even better! lol

As we drove in the car, he reached over and grabbed my hand!! I had wanted to hold his hand for over 6 months!!! Yet again my heart did a backflip in my chest! We just talked like we had been together forever! I am so amazed at how comfortable I felt with him! I told him I was super nervous to meet his family and he assured me that they would love me and that I would love them. And guess what?! I do love them! Oh so much!!

We got to the house and he opened my door! ("aaawe!") We walked up to the door and I had to pause for a minute.. My heart was beating a thousand miles a minute. We walked in the door and his younger brother, Matt, was standing right inside. He introduced himself and me, being me, asked if I could have a hug. Then his mom heard that we were home and she comes right up to me and gives me the biggest, warmest hug!! His dad came in and said, "don't forget about me," and he hugged me too!! We were already off to a good start!

While they were finishing up with preparing dinner, Scott and I sat on the couch, (next to each other!! *gasp!*) and looked at pictures from the last 3 months of his mission that I had missed. We went outside and ate on their beautiful back deck and talked. Favorite moment was when Jan, Scott's mom, said something about his sister-in-law wanting to still be the favorite daughter-in-law. Scott leaned over to me and whispered, "welcome to the family,babe!" Another triple backflip from the heart!!

We had wonderful conversation. We ate wonderful food and we took some wonderful long awaited pictures. Scott and I ended the night with scripture study and a snuggle. I am so grateful to have someone that I feel so comfortable with. Someone who will study the scriptures with me and will talk about the gospel with me. We ended the night with a prayer together and I knew that I had made a good choice! I knew that God had truly led us to each other and that I for a million reasons, I was so grateful that I decided to serve a mission!

Scott, I know you probably won't see this, but thanks again for the best last first date I will ever go on!! Thanks for being the guy that I have dreamed of since I was a little girl. Thanks for being a man of integrity and a man who is humble enough to recognize God's hand. You are the best babe!! Can't wait to see where this crazy journey will take us!!

Here are some pictures!! Hope you enjoy!!