Well, we've finally done it! We have landed ourselves in the great abyss of the cyber world. I don't know quite how I got here or what to do next, but I thought I would start by sharing a bit about how the Courtney family began.
Aces and I met in 1999 at Grandma's house in Idaho. He was on his way to go out with a girl in Boise and stopped by to visit with his good friends who happened to be my cousins. I was there with Bubba for a Mary Kay function that I decided I was just plain to ugly to be attending. (Unfortunately, I was experiencing a pity party that day.) When Aces showed up, I thought I could just bury my head in the sand! He was so cute and, well, as I stated, I thought I was so ugly! The first thing I did was look at his hand to see if he was married, and sure enough the hand was bare. But of course I was too self-absorbed to say much to this handsome stranger in my pitiful state of mind. I observed him from a distant chair as he played with my cousin's daughters and thought how wonderful it was to see a grown man having such a great time laughing and entertaining little ones and well....being a big kid himself!
Well, the time came for him to head down the road so we said our goodbyes (which was about the majority of what I said to him the whole time he was there) and I thought that was that. Little did I know that shortly after he arrived in Boise to spend the weekend with this girl, he turned around to seek out my cousin to beg for my email address. But that is a story he will have to tell as I was not there.
Gratefully, I gave him my email address, and we corresponded that way for about a months time until I found whatever excuse I could find to make my way back up to Idaho to see if this guy was for real. A week and half after our first date, Aces came down to my house in Utah and asked me to marry him. I was thrilled, delighted, and terrified! I hardly knew this man, but I knew that I couldn't let him slip away. On April 25, 2000, 11 months later (yes, I am cruel and made him wait what seemed a lifetime) we were married.
It has been an exciting ride with some bumps and bruises but mostly joy and laughter. I am so grateful to share my life with Aces and am so grateful that he has blessed me with three wonderful children.
Aces and I met in 1999 at Grandma's house in Idaho. He was on his way to go out with a girl in Boise and stopped by to visit with his good friends who happened to be my cousins. I was there with Bubba for a Mary Kay function that I decided I was just plain to ugly to be attending. (Unfortunately, I was experiencing a pity party that day.) When Aces showed up, I thought I could just bury my head in the sand! He was so cute and, well, as I stated, I thought I was so ugly! The first thing I did was look at his hand to see if he was married, and sure enough the hand was bare. But of course I was too self-absorbed to say much to this handsome stranger in my pitiful state of mind. I observed him from a distant chair as he played with my cousin's daughters and thought how wonderful it was to see a grown man having such a great time laughing and entertaining little ones and well....being a big kid himself!
Well, the time came for him to head down the road so we said our goodbyes (which was about the majority of what I said to him the whole time he was there) and I thought that was that. Little did I know that shortly after he arrived in Boise to spend the weekend with this girl, he turned around to seek out my cousin to beg for my email address. But that is a story he will have to tell as I was not there.
Gratefully, I gave him my email address, and we corresponded that way for about a months time until I found whatever excuse I could find to make my way back up to Idaho to see if this guy was for real. A week and half after our first date, Aces came down to my house in Utah and asked me to marry him. I was thrilled, delighted, and terrified! I hardly knew this man, but I knew that I couldn't let him slip away. On April 25, 2000, 11 months later (yes, I am cruel and made him wait what seemed a lifetime) we were married.
It has been an exciting ride with some bumps and bruises but mostly joy and laughter. I am so grateful to share my life with Aces and am so grateful that he has blessed me with three wonderful children.
1 comment:
Lori and Mike-
You left out the part that Mike said that you were the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. And you still are. Your kids are adorable and I miss you. Haven't seen you in ages...I don't get to Rexburg much. How's the temple coming.
Love you lots,
Marilyn
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