the 2009 nba playoffs are what i owe my happiness to

i love being engaged.
as i'm sure you've been able to tell
i'm so excited to be marrying matt.
i feel like i was a little hush, hush with us at first
so here is a little bit about our beginnings.

one might say our entire relationship was founded on the 2009 nba playoffs.
we were at a friend's b-day party last june and i said the orlando magic would win and matt said he bet the laker's would win.
i believe that the laker's are one of america's greatest vices and i told him this.
he said, "well let's bet on it. winner gets a night on the town in chicago."
as anyone watching the playoffs last june can atest, i lost. by a long shot.
so i had to pay up. we planned the night on the town for that saturday.
in the middle of the week, matt calls me up and says, "i actually want to take you out for a night on the town."
of course, i had been secretly hoping for the reversal of events, so i said a definitive, "yes."
we ended up talking for four hours that night on the phone. it was great. and not something normal for me, as the phone is not one of my most favorite things in the world
and than on the date, we went to dinner at vivo and talked for hours and hours.

and then the rest is history.

three things that are so great about matt:
1. he is a james taylor fan
2. he can dance like no one else can (seriously. come to our utah reception to find out)
3. he has the most fantastic laugh, accompanied by the best sense of humor
4. and he's so handsome

(i realize that's four, oh well)

p.s. remember how we took our engagement pictures in the middle of february when it was 30 degrees out and i was wearing a thin dress with no jacket? yeah about that. i've been sick for a week and a half with a cold. but oh were those pictures and the time with matt and nikki worth it! i love them. thanks again nikki.