Have you ever wondered why? I suppose everything happens for a reason...

Have you ever remembered random dates? Dates that seemingly meant nothing at the time?
April 18, 1998. I was 15 years old and I going to a church dance...I remember the day so clearly. Perhaps one of the things that I remember with most clarity is seeing this boy that I don't remember ever seeing before then. He asked me to dance and just like that...it ended - just as quickly as it began. I remember my nerves, I had no idea what to say. I was caught up on how absolutely perfect he was. Nothing came from it except for quite possibly the world's largest crush. As with any crush, I would get butterflies at the mention of his name, those butterflies would exponentially increase if I saw him and even more if we spoke. It's funny but mind has seemed to absorb the details of every occurrence, the good, the bad and the awkward (which pretty much sums up all of our encounters).
There was this one night that he called me from Hawaii...Hawaii!!! It was forever away, I never in a million years was expecting the call and the "moment" that I heard his voice was the exact moment that my brain shut off, I had to remind myself of the most basic principles of life...BREATH. Once I got that down the nerves came flooding in. "Don't say anything stupid", "I can't believe he is calling me", "AHHHH!!!", "Don't say anything stupid!!!!"
Then there was September 23, 2000. I spent the night at my friend's house and her older brother was there. He was gorgeous. We played a game of basketball on his little brother's little tykes basketball hoop. At some points I thought that there was flirting, but I am sure that I concocted that in my head. That night when I went to sleep I remember gabbing with my friend telling her that her brother was so cute and perfect and if I were lucky I would find someone like him to date. The next night there was a party, and he talked to me for a long time. Odd timing for a party for him because it was his sister's birthday.
September 24, 2000. I got a ride home from my friends brother...It was beautifully awkward. I never wanted it to end but at the same time I was keeping tally and figured that it should probably end soon, I hadn't completely humiliated myself yet. YET!!!
December 10, 2001. I was at the Stake's Christmas Cantata. I spoke with one of my friends' dad and he was insistent that I agree to talk to his son. I half-heartedly gave him my information to pass on. I got my first speeding ticket that night. My brother Eric was visiting and he was making fun of me the entire time.
October 6, 2002. Stake Conference. I ran into a guy that I had known for a while but that was it. He was just an acquaintance/friend. He was really cute but maybe a little too cute. I went over to his house, we walked around his neighborhood , jumped on the trampoline, and laid out under the stars talking. IT WAS FREEZING. I know that is so weird coming from me. I remember that as we walked up the gravel roads that I would run into him, not always on purpose, but I was cold and I secretly wanted to be as close as I could.
Isn't it funny how you meet so many people that affect your life in silly little ways and that dates stick with you? Isn't funny how something that was so seemingly impossible turns into reality. Had I known on April 18, 1998 that I would dance with that boy again on August 30, 2003, would I have been so nervous? If I would have know that those conversations would be the same type of conversation that kept me awake at night, would I have been so critical of everything that came out of my mouth, would I have been so worried about saying something stupid? How would I have known that the information I gave to my friends dad would have been happily received and used? If I would have known that I would live the rest of my life walking by his side I may have ran into him a few more times...ON PURPOSE!.
Scott, I love you!!!! Happy Anniversary: Thank you for so many memories and for the promise of a lifetime full of more memories.