Wendy and Ben's Story - Freestyle Ski Championships

Wendy currently resides in a city in which skiing is a lifestyle; not just an activity. On one of my weekends off (February 4th, 2011) we decided to go to a freestyle ski competition.  What people do on skis amazes me. There was only one drawback to attending the event. It got COLD! I’m usually a person who doesn’t get cold easily. I almost wonder if Wendy took me to this event just to evaluated whether I would get cold or not. I did.

Wendy and Ben's Story - Snowshoeing

I enjoy hiking; Wendy tells me that she also enjoys hiking. We decided that we weren’t going to let a little snow get between us and the enjoyment of the mountains.

Wendy and Ben's Story - Museums

Wendy has the goal to visit every single museum in Utah.  not just the big city museums but also all of the little Daughters of Utah Pioneers museums and sites scattered all over Utah. I don’t know how many she’s managed to see up to this point.  I decided that as a good boyfriend/fiance that I would help her reach this goal. We’ve scoped out a couple of museums; I’m sure there will be plenty more in our future.

Wendy and Ben's Story - Snowbird

My family through the generosity of several extended relatives enjoyed access to two week-long timeshares at Snowbird ski resort.  Every year twice I year, even when school was in session, we got to spend a week at Snowbird.  Snowbird is a great place to be a kid. There’s all kinds of activities. Lots of rocks to climb and lots of woods to play army in. Many of my favorite childhood memories revolve around Snowbird and my experiences there. I had to introduce Wendy to a place that had so many memories for me.

Wendy and Ben's Story - Halloween

Wendy was game enough to participate full in Halloween activities with me. She spent an entire day at Lagoon's Frightmares with me; including all three of their spooky haunted houses. She carved pumpkins with me.  The kicker of them all; she watched two scary movies with me in the dark.

Wendy and Ben's Story - Our First date

First dates are always interesting.  As a guy you want to plan something that is casual and fun so that she wants to go out with again.  You also want to make sure that it's simple enough that if there are no sparks you not stuck spending 4 hours together.

For my first date with Wendy I didn't have to worry about time management. Her schedule only allowed me a brief window between eight and nine PM.  Nothing is better as a one hour date than ice cream at Maggie Moo's. Only one hitch; she showed up late. I didn't even have a full hour in which to impress the girl; she still needed to leave by 9pm. It appears that I succeeded. Our less than 1 hour date turned into a 3 hour talk marathon.  I think we only ended because our tables were within the automatic sprinklers range.