Monday, April 20, 2009

Chapter 2: The Chase

So I left Rexburg with Jared's phone number saved to my phone...which I didn't use for a long time. This is where 2 versions of the same story emerge:

In April of 2005, Jared moved to Virginia to do door to door sales. One day he received a phone call that went like this:

Jared : Hello
Girl: Hey Jacob, what's up?
Jared: No, this is Jared, who is this?
Girl: OH, this is Lindsey, sorry I meant to call Jacob...How have you been, where are you, etc.

So in Jared's version of the story, I called PRETENDING to call someone else...when really I was just too shy to come right out and call him- he LOVES telling that to people, making me look like a desperate girl and him the desirable stud muffin.

In my version (aka the true story) I really did mean to call Jacob, but fate stepped in and I called Jared : )

We began talking on the phone alot- which turned into what we will refer to as "phone dating". I know it sounds silly, but we got to know each other really well through talking on the phone.

One day he played the guitar and sang the song To Be With You for me and I became the smitten kitten! Adriane reminded me just the other day a funny part of the story that I had forgotten (Erin will remember this part of our story). I recorded him singing it one night on my phone, and would play it for people- however, I had forgotten until I was reminded, I also used it as a ringtone AND as my alarm every morning...Can we say STALKER : ) Could I get dorkier????

Anyways, I started the summer semester at BYU-Idaho while he was still in Virginia. Shortly after moving there, I was talking to Jared and my sister called on the other line to let me know my grandpa had passed away. Jared did an amazing job of comforting me that night, and it took our relationship to the next level.

One night I got home from work and realized I had a 3 day weekend from school and work, so on a whim bought a plane ticket to go see Jared. The best part of this chapter was I was TERRIFIED to tell my parents...so I wrote a note to my roommates and hung it over my apartment phone. It read: If ANYONE calls for Lindsey DO NOT tell them where she is!!!! (with a skull and cross bones) One of my roomies saved the note and gave it to me after we were married.

The trip was fun- we went to the beach, caught lightning bugs, and there was lots of wooing via guitar/singing- but short. I think that is when we officially started dating exclusively (although neither of us had dated anyone since we had started talking on the phone).

A couple of weeks after that, I think I got nervous about how serious we were getting for not spending alot of time physically together. At one point I told Jared I was going to go on a date with one of my FHE brothers. Bless his patient heart, he was mad but smart enough to tell me to do what I needed to do. I made it through one date with the other guy, but by the end I knew that Jared was the person I was going to marry. Unfortunately, he took a little more convincing...

*This is our first official date when I flew out to Virginia to see him*

12 comments:

Erin said...

Haha. This is so funny and brings back memories. I loved hearing about him when you were dating and "proposing" to him if I remember right. Haha. I'm excited for the next instalment! *Please make it quick, I can't wait!

The Miller's said...

cute picture and i love the story so cute!!!!

Merideth Sullivan said...

Yes ... I remember the day you told me you had just bought a plane ticket. I'm so proud of you for doing that! Hardly anyone does that kind of stuff anymore. I forgot that I gave you that note but I'm glad I did! How are you guys?

The Helvig Familiy said...

Yea! I have been wondering about your story. How cute. I can understand the stocking phase, Aaron took a lot of convincing :). Can't wait until Chapter two...how about the proposal?

Jared said...

Other than a few convenient coverups, I would say that the story told is true, my version of the story that is.

I must say that Lindsey confessed to me once upon a time that she had pretended to call "Jacob"....funny stuff!

The Arbuckle's said...

Great story. That is love if you fly to go see him.

Can't wait to hear more..

Anonymous said...

Awwww! This made my day! :-) Can't wait to hear the next chapter!

Lizzie said...

I love reading about your story - it's so cute!

I know what you mean about talking on the phone. JT & I did long distance for a summer. We really learned a lot about each other, our communication skills really improved, & we fell even more in love.

Lindsay said...

That is a great story. :) And I'm glad that you have that note you gave your roommmates. Quality.

Lesley Wright said...

HAAA! I love that story. You are ment for each other. I love you two and miss you.
I love the post of you and Kerrigan dancing. It is so funny. I imagine that is exactly how it will be when I try to get Carter to sleep without being swaddled. He has gotten to the point of knowing that being swaddled means it is time to sleep. What will I ever do? But it will probably go something like what you described. Good luck and let me know how it goes.

Our Ohana said...

This is super cute!! I love that picture of you guys!!!


So ... I'm on provera right now. Next week it will be Clomid. Ugh ... clomid is a GODSEND for us but, I am SO miserable when I'm on it!!! Clomid didn't work for you guys right?? You had to go deeper into the world of fertility treatments didn't you??

The Bedke Fam said...

LOVE the story. you are such a dang good storyteller. give me some of your skill... :)