How They Met: His Story

I first met Brittany way back in January of this year (2009), and whether it was love at first sight is hard to say, because I had to wait for a few more months before actually having my opportunity to get to know her better. This much I do know, from the moment I first saw her I was more than just a little interested! In accordance with Jennifer Caggiano’s claim, she was the first to introduce me to Brittany ! As sacrament meeting ended, and I exited the chapel Jennifer and Brittany were both sitting there on the couch in the foyer, and Jennifer called me over to introduce me. We spoke for just a few minutes before I had to head off to teach class, but I remember thinking to myself, “yes, a beautiful and single Mormon gal has moved in!” I didn’t think much else of it until the very end of church when another friend saw fit to try and help things move along. Trey and Paige Clark were having a few of us over for dinner that night, and after meeting Brittany they decided to invite her as well. As he was talking to her, Trey called over to me and said, “Hey Brody, come get Brittany’s phone number so you can call and give her directions to my house.” A sneaky way to get a girl’s number, but hey I guess it worked! Thanks for looking out for me Trey!

We did have dinner over at the Clark’s house that night, but not much happened for a while after that. I remember sending texts and calling every now and then to invite Brittany to come hang out with some friends from church. She did respond a couple of times and even came sledding once, but there were also many other times that I never got a response - so I wasn’t quite confident enough to proceed any further at that point! This is what I would refer to as mixed signals!!!

Though not aggressive, I did remain optimistic, and my glimmer of hope came on my birthday – the best birthday ever for more reason than one! I hadn’t mentioned my birthday to Brittany, but coincidentally she had invited me over for movie night at her house that night. As she described it, it was a chick-flick night with all her roomies, not too exciting, but she had invited me and I wasn’t passing up an opportunity! Before heading to her place for movie night I went out with a couple other friends who had invited me out to dinner. I went to meet them for dinner only to get “kidnapped,” blindfolded and drove around town! After Tiare, Cyd, and Arthur’s escapades, they ended up taking me to some unknown location. The blindfold was removed as I entered Brittany’s apartment for a surprise birthday party! It was at this point that Brittany fell madly in love with me!

From this point on, things went fast, and there has been no looking back! I think we sort of did things backwards: we spent the weekend together, I met her dad, and then we had our first date a couple days later! The weekend after my birthday a huge group of us all rented a couple cabins at a nearby state park and went camping. I finally had the chance to get to know her better, and it was a wonderful weekend. As Brittany and I headed home that Sunday I invited her over to my house for dinner, only to be countered with the invite to go with her to Michigan to have dinner with her dad and sister. We had a great meal, and then a fun time exploring the nearby dunes and beach afterward. The next week was busy, but I didn’t want to waste any time, so Monday afternoon (after reciting the lines out loud a dozen times) I called and asked her out to dinner. It had definitely been years since I felt so nervous to ask someone on a date! We went out to dinner the next night – making our first official date the 14th of April. I can honestly say though, that I knew she was the one even before our first date!

It’s hard to really define a second date, as we have spent every single day since then together! Life since April has been absolutely amazing. I have thought to myself several times, things are just too good to be true… but I suppose that is how it is supposed to feel… I love you Brittany!!!