How I Became Mrs. Johnson: Part 1

Journal writing...not my strong suit. For now this is going to have to count as my journal entry.  I have never recorded how I met my husband from the beginning.  If you would like to please join me for this bumpy ride as I share how I met my number one squeeze.

Our First Encounter:

Ashlena: We have to rewind all the way back to May of 2011.  This summer I decided to live in a random house an old sorority house in fact for the summer.  I didn't know any of the girls in the house.  By the end of the summer I had met so many good friends, including my best friend McKinsey Crabb.  Housing was already arranged for the next school year so we just remained good friends, but in the end decided to live together for the next school year (Fall 2012).  By the time we moved in together Kinsey had met a young man in the summer named Zach.  By the end of October they were falling in love.  Around this same time I found myself once again single and NOT wanting to mingle.  I became pretty comfortable playing third wheel with Kinsey and Zach.  On October 29th, 2012 Zach's younger brother Brandon came home from his mission.  Up to this point everyone was joking about Brandon and I going on a date when he got home.  I didn't think much of the joke and assumed that I would never really spend time with him.  On November 1st McKinsey had a bad cold and like any good boyfriend would Zach was taking care of her.  Poor Brandon was still in a little bit of an awkward missionary mode and was just following Zach around.  Now when I heard Brandon was coming over I felt really awkward.  I just feel awkward when I don't need to.  Well he was standing down in the kitchen.  I walked down the stairs and tried to carry on a quick conversation.  I was busy and was trying to get out of this awkward situation as fast as I could.  He was so great at making conversation with me.  I remember leaving feeling flushed...  

Brandon: The first time I heard the name Ashlena was on my way home from the airport.  Now remember I hadn't seen my family for two years, I was already overwhelmed.  Zach had written me and told me that he was bringing his girlfriend to the airport.  As we were all driving home in the same car McKinsey mentioned that she had a roommate who wasn't dating anyone that she wanted to set me up with.  I didn't think anything of it.  After being home for a day I realized that sitting around was boring so I hung around with Zach.  His girlfriend McKinsey was sick so we kept visiting her.  On one of these visits I met Ashlena.  Let me tell you for the short amount of time we were talking she was busy.  I don't even remember what was said I just remember thinking wow she is just too busy.  Also I thought she was super old.

Yep, that is exactly what I wanted my future husband to think I was old and too busy for him.

 Part 2 Coming Soon: The Basketball Game (Be Excited)