Ryan's side of the story:
I saw her and wanted her and got her. It was on July 5th the last Sunday that I was going to attend the ward. I even debated whether I was even going to go or not. I went and as I was sitting there with one of my best friends Brad Poduska I saw the true meaning of HOT. Chelsi walk into the room and I was pretty much speechless. I kept on looking at her all through church and I didn't care if she noticed.
The Next Sunday the 13th I continued on with the staring. I even made her mess up while singing the sacrament hymn. Chelsi looked over and I just stared at her and she go all giddy and lost her place.
I really wanted to talk to her that day but I did not have the guts to do it. I was walking right behind her enjoying her hour glass body and just wanted to put my arms and her waist. As I was walking behind her, she knew I was there and she stopped and turned around and said HI. Being the cool stud that I was I looked right back at her and said HI back with my voice cracking and then turned and walked away.
I never went to ward stare (prayer) on Sunday evenings at the Alta apartments, but that night I did for one purpose... to put my arms around that waist. I mean to meet this Hottie of a girl. During ward stare I did just that I stared at Chelsi during the whole meeting. At the end of ward prayer I found my opportunity to go speak to the mystery Hottie and this was our first real conversation that led to many, many more to come.
Chelsi's side of the story...
I wasn't going to go to 9:00 sacrament meeting just to Sunday school. But my roommate Jody, pulled me out of bed. When I got there I saw Ryan for the 1st time. He was looking good in his goatee and tan body. I did notice that he kept staring at me, but I didn't see him again until the next Sunday the 13th of July. And yes, I did lose my place singing!
Ryan was behind me, and I did know it. He said "good job" to my roommate who sang in sacrament. So I turned around and said "Hi" and he said "Hi" & ran away. I arrived all decked out to ward prayer, and he was there. My friend Jody said "oh my gosh, he's still looking at you" every 2 minutes. He's lucky I was attracted to stalkers!! Anyhow we talked that night, and found up we grew-up in the area, and that our families were in the same stake. The next night after FHE he followed me home, drank part of my Dr. Pepper (anyone who knows me , knows that's huge!), and held my hand. And I was smitten.
Just to sum up our story, by the 23rd of July we both knew we would marry each other.
On the 24th of July we said "I Love You".
On the 26th of July we chose a wedding date (count them 13 days).
We officially became engaged on the 18th of August.
And 11 years later this is us!
Bowhunt August 2007
I love the picture of my dad & Jaxsyn! She loves her Grandpa and when extra points when she asks him to sit outside on the swing, his favorite place to sit at the cabin as you can see by the view.
Here's a few pictures of how pretty Fishlake is, and the teepee which I played in when I was my kids age! I don't even know who built it, but it's been there forever. The girls were taking pictures and they all wanted their picture taken with me (with my hair not done & no makeup yeah!)
We did some work on the cabin we painted & changed doors. It is a work in progress every time we go. It's been over 14 years since we overhauled it last time. 
Sarah, Chelsi, Don & Mike.
1- Don & Jenni
This is their gorgeous pool. The kids loved the water it was really warm & the cliff to jump from. We left before the fireworks to come back to our house & go over to neighbor's the Chaing's and watch a movie outside! The kids watched Goonies while the parents chatted and ate treats! The last 2 pictures are of the kids watching the movie and Jaxsyn & Tyson playing while the others watched the show!! Yes again we have an awesome neighborhood!
Last night our culdesac has the "Culdesac of Fire" every year. This is the 5th year (that's when the first family moved into this culdesac) Scott & Jill throw the party every year, they go to tons of work! There's a cotton candy machine, sno-cone machine, Moonwalk, dunk tank, and hamburgers & hot dogs for FREE to everyone in the neighborhood. They block off the street so the kids are safe! We mark in on or calendars every year to not miss it, sadly Ryan missed it due to Scuba class. Everyone brings desserts & salads to share, and we all make donation to help out with the cost. Samantha had fun doing the dunk tank, she said the water was freezing (as you can see in the little picture her eyes are huge). The other kids ran around like crazy from the sugar high, made shots at the dunk tank, and played with the ice in the drink pool! After dark the fireworks & glow sticks come out. We are so thankful that we were able to move into this culdesac, we have spent a lot of late nights hanging out with the neighbors and letting our kids play. And I spend many, many, many afternoons watching the kids play and chatting with the other moms, thank girls you all make being a mom easier and more fun. I would miss it if I ever had to move. 
