chapter eight: those three little words

By this point, Aaron and I had been solidly dating for a couple of months. We had started the big sprinkler project at his home and spent a lot of our weekends doing yard work and hanging out with nieces and nephews. Being the couple without kids, we had officially become babysitters for many, and we loved it. Still love it. Summer was here so we spent time at soccer games, baseball games, and swimming at my parent's condo pool. I took a nanny job with two kiddos for the summer, but had Friday's off. I loved taking Aaron lunch at work on Friday's,  and of course his co-workers would tease us all the time.

We had gone to dinner at his mom's house one Sunday. It was a great day and when we came back,  I boldly asked Aaron if he could see us married some day. It was one of those, "Did I just say that out loud?/Gulp) moments. To my surprise, Aaron did not hesitate and said yes. That was the night I told him I loved him. I always said I would wait for him to say it first, but I couldn't take it anymore. I felt it and I said it. Aaron, however...needed some more time to say it back. Are you surprised? Again, just one more lesson in patience for Holly, and that's ok.

One Friday, I had taken lunch to Aaron and asked him what his plans were for the evening. He said he was tired and he'd like to just head home and relax. However, that only lasted a few minutes and I received a text a few minutes later asking if I'd like to go to Maddox and the Brigham City Temple.  I met Aaron at his home in Clinton. He was different. Even more affectionate than usual, and he told me I looked really pretty when I had just come from the pool with wet hair and a thrown together outfit. It was a gorgeous summer night. We went to the temple and afterwards headed to dinner.

 Aaron is always a gentleman. he carried my purse as you will see by the picture. Upon arriving at Maddox, as I was getting out of the car Aaron came around to open my door. He met me with a kiss and said, "I love you". BEST. WORDS. EVER. I kissed him back and throughout the night I kept smiling. There is no better thing in all of this world than the man you love, loving you back. I was over the moon.