The Az Howards: New Pictures!

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

New Pictures!

I wanted some new pictures of Ryan and I since we don't have many since we have been losing weight. Here are a few that we took while in Idaho! WARNING-- they are VERY cheesy!

7 comments:

Brooke and Brett Martin: Okay where do I find confidence like that to full on do a photo shoot of just me and Brett? I need to work on that don't I...
DARLING PICTURES!!! Did you feel like you were getting married again doing your engagement pictures? Looks like you guys had fun with his family!; July 22, 2008 at 8:47 PM
Jon and Lara Stowell: HAHA! They do look like engagement pictures. Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!!! :) Just playin.; July 23, 2008 at 5:36 AM
Shelley Goodman: 22 hours in the car...wowza! What a dedicated aunt you are. What a cute couple. You look amazing, pretty soon you will have nothing left of you to lose!; July 23, 2008 at 3:03 PM
Rosie: What a crazy trip you guys had! At least on the way there:)

I love the picture that is in black and white, you guys look so cute!; July 24, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Daisygirl: hey there, I just saw your blog. Love the pictures!; July 26, 2008 at 2:23 PM
hairprincess: Those are the cutest pics! I dont think that they are cheesy at all I love taking romantic pics! haha well we are back in az and so we gotta hang out sometime! I love your new blog background too it is way cute!; August 4, 2008 at 4:36 PM
Turleygirl: Nice Pic's, love the cheeziness! Is that a word?; August 5, 2008 at 8:57 PM

How we met!

It all began in late August of 2006. I had just arrived home from Hawaii where I had spent a couple of weeks relaxing in the sun with some friends. Needless to say...I was single and LOVIN it

Ryan was living in Washington, and with the help of a mutual friend, we began talking. It was by computer at first and sometimes for hours a night. After a few weeks it was obvious that something was brewing and we just HAD to meet. He set the date (Oct. 6th) and got plane tickets and a little over a month after we started talking, he was on his way.

I can still remember how hard my heart was pounding while I was waiting for him to step off the airplane...My mind was racing... Will he like me? Will I like him? Will there be any chemistry in person?? And everything else that races through your mind in that split second. So here it was, the moment had arrived, I see him as he emerges from the hallway... but wait, why did he just walk right past me??? This can't be a good sign! Did he see me?? Am I not pretty enough?? But wait, he's turning and is that a smile on his face?

So the beginning was a little ackward but by the next day we had adjusted to one another. That weekend he stayed until Monday... we'll call it "Black Monday" and then he went home and I didn't know if I'd ever see him again. Now for those of you that know me... know that I'm not emotional but after I dropped him off that day, I cried. That's when I knew that there was something there.

I flew out to see him three weeks later and two months after that he picked up his life and moved to Arizona. Which I will be forever truly grateful.

By June we were engaged and on October 5th, 2007 we were sealed in the Mesa Arizona Temple. Just one day shy of our first encounter the previous year.