Following my sister-in-law's lead...

A fun memory for me is when I met my husband, thought I would go ahead and right it down for posterity.

I had just celebrated my 22nd birthday with my friends, Mollie and Jessi, and the missionaries the night before and this day was Sunday, my favorite day! I went to the young adult branch with Mollie and as we sat there in the chapel, waiting for sacrament meeting to start, in walks 2 new guys...tall dark and handsome and tall blond and kinda cute. That would turn out to be Robert Grossnickle and Jared Thatcher. Mollie claimed Jared(funny) and I claimed Robert(just silly giddy girls huh?) We decided Robert was Harry Connick Jr.(Now that is really funny ).

We smiled as we passed them on our way to Sunday school, but no big deal right?
The day was family home evening group and I had to take a shower, dress and climb out my bathroom window so as not to smell like cigarette smoke from my parents house, good strategy huh? Well, at FHE I was sitting on the stage, 2 guys had brought me a dozen roses for my birthday...how sweet! Then from across the room comes this handsome guy with a HUGE smile on his face. He says to me " I hear you like to mountain bike?" I said " Ya." He says" How about we go this Wednesday?" Real smooth Rob. With perma-smile displayed ever so happily on my face I accepted the date. Well, turns out Tyas, Robert's friend wanted to come too, fine with me. We went to Powell Butte and began to ride. Mind you, I had borrowed a bike, because mine was being borrowed by someone else. This bike had rapid fire shifting(I had no idea how to work) and that is not a good start. I couldn't shift the darn bike to make it up even the first little hill(a hump really) Very embarrassing. Tyas was kind enough to trade bikes with me, nice guy. The ride was fun and we decided to go to Chang's for food, then we parted from Tyas and Robert and I went bowling. Now that was fun and I won, thank you very much(a first for me). In the parking lot at Sharie's, where we had left Robert's car, Robert said goodbye and leaned in to , maybe give me a kiss? Ya think? NOPE.. a hug??? What is this? I like these Mormon guys, they are sweet, I thought.

So, a phone call the next day with a "I am not looking to get married or anything" from Robert but a date set for that night and another call from Tyas, which I had to turn down a date from.

.....2 more dates that week.... and then we both decide we should get married, but pray about it first.

Next day it is a yes for both of us and then the whirlwind begins of endless perma-smile and twitterpaitted feelings. The first kiss which was Robert saying"You better not turn around or I am going to kiss you." I turned to say"What?" and SMACKO...right on the lips(best first kiss ever, by the way)

I knew he was the one when I heard his last name, had to be the one with a name like that....Grossnickle? Where in the world did that come from?

2 months, or so, later we are married and begin our happy, crazy, kid filled, adventure of a life. I wouldn't change a thing(well maybe a thing but whatever)

That's it in a nutshell.
Danelle Aniece Grossnickle signing off!