Seven years ago today was one of the happiest days of my life, it was the day Josh proposed to me. 

It was a Sunday and I was working a show at KJZZ called “The Coach’s Show,” which meant I went in around 11am and got home at 4pm. During this time Josh came to my parents house and asked my father if he could marry me. Of course he said yes (my parents loved Josh from the first time they met him).

After I was done with work, I came home to get ready for my evening with Josh.  As I was getting ready, my brother Scott walked in the door and handed me a plastic cow with a note on it. The note on the cow was the first of many notes that would follow that evening leading me on a scavenger hunt. 

Josh with the help of some friends and family, had left cows with messages at several places that were meaningful in our relationship. There was our favorite restaurant, the High School where we met, our favorite rollerblading spot, and several others. 

The final clue lead me to the reflection pond at Temple Square. There I found Josh waiting for me. He was holding a rose and a stuffed cow that was holding a jewelry box. He got down on one knee and asked if I would marry him. I swear I answered yes right away, but if you ask Josh he’ll tell you it took me ten minutes to give him a yes answer.

I love Josh and I am so grateful every day that he asked me. He is my best friend, an amazing father, and a wonderful husband. I can’t imagine my life without him. 

So all of you that have asked or wondered about the cows in our kitchen, there is your explanation. I keep them visible so that I will always remember the day Josh asked me to be his 10 cow wife!

So as many of you know, Josh and I met in High School. No, we weren’t High School sweethearts or anything gushy like that, although we did pal around with the same group of friends quite a bit. So as we have gone through our post HS life, we regularly run into old friends at weddings, reunions, demolition derbies, you know, those sort of events. We usually have the same conversation no matter who the friend may be.

“It’s so sad we never see each other, blah, blah, blah”

“Yes, we definitely should hang out, blah, blah, blah”

That’s pretty much where it usually ends. 

Well I am proud to announce that after a little push from our friends Candi and Liz, we finally did something about it. Last Sunday night we invited a bunch of our old friends to a BBQ at Josh’s parents house (thanks Arlene and Gary). We had so much fun laughing and reminiscing, and discovering that I got pretty, and that Liz really needs to start wearing Mary Kay  (inside jokes). It really was so much fun to see everyone. I really hope we do this again soon. 

Here is a picture of some of the fun friends that came. Hopefully everyone will be able to make it next time. Hopefully we can find out where everyone is before next time!

We love you guys! It was awesome!