Will You Dance With Me?

I'm still in Utah, but there is a very good reason for it. Actually a few good reasons for it. Also, the reason I haven't updated sooner is because while I was with Richard Frost at his house with his family they only have dial up so it was really hard and annoying to try and get on the internet and figure things out, but now I am elsewhere where I can get to the internet anytime I want so here I am. And here I go, starting from the beginning...

I left on Sunday the 5th of October from the Sacramento Train Station. The train was pretty much on time, just a few minutes late which was very nice. Mom stayed with me until it stopped and until I new which car I was getting on. We said our sweet goodbyes before I departed to start a whole other chapter in my quickly changing life.

The Train:

The furthest car back wasn't in working condition so they pushed everyone forward and placed me next to an 18 year old boy named Zach. He was SUPER tall and kind, we had many good conversations and he let me watch a movie on his PSP. We played a few card games and eventually he fell asleep. The only downside to that short story was that he smoked... along with over half of the people in the car that I was in. I think there were maybe five of us that didn't, I was one of those five and another was a 4 year old kid, but his dad smoked... It was terrible. After the short stops everyone would get back on and the car would stink really bad and so would Zach, which I told him about. Haha. Night fell and everyone fell asleep and you weren't allowed to go to any other car really... which was annoying. Especially for those of us that couldn't sleep very well and wanted to move around... which consisted of me. *Sighs* Oh well, finally I fell asleep but not for long, and then it was off and on. Not to mention I was getting cramped from trying to sit still so I wouldn't wake up Zach. I remember watching the door slide open and hearing the lady tell the first Salt Lake passenger that we were 15 minutes out of Salt Lake and I was excited. I could move!!!! She came over and smiled at me and I politely thanked her for letting me know before I was up and trying unsuccessfully to retrieve my luggage from the above racks. I had been able to get one of them in at the beginning of the voyage but now it was pushed back against the wall and the other Zach had shoved in. I wasn't going to get those things to move any time soon. I had to wake up Zach who kinda glared at me then snorted and called me short. Once both of them were out I moved them down the steps of the car to the lower level and placed them in an area that would be easy to reach when we stopped. I grabbed some clothes to change into to make a good impression and brushed my teeth, but still I felt grimy and gross. Not to mention I was tired, hungry, and irritated, which made me feel even worse. I wanted to be off of there and in Salt Lake with Richard. Finally the train pulled to a stop, I said my quick farewell to Zach before walking quickly away from the gathering smokers and towards what I hoped would be warm welcoming arms. I hadn't planned which arm would carry what bag and so I ended up with the heavier of the two on my bad arm which made things very hard and I struggled to walk with weight of the two bags. I had brought a bunch of my old stuffed animals and ponies for Richards siblings and they filled one bag while the other was only my stuff. I travel light :D I had my head down so I could step over the tracks but finally was able to look up and there he was. I promise you at that moment he was my night and shining armor (still is ;) ) and I couldn't help but smile. As promised there was a huge hug waiting for me and I anxiously returned it. It felt like it had been forever.

Meeting Mom and Heather:
His mother and Heather, his almost 19 year old sister, had joined him on the drive down here, but being smart they stayed in the car where it was warm! It was so cold that night! (And every night here!) Heather and I kicked it off right away and we get along amazingly well, but Marlene (Frosts Mom) was another story… She was very quiet and reserved and she doesn’t like change at all… She was nervous about meeting me cause she thought I would think she wasn’t good enough, along with a bunch of other reasons and it was showing. I thought maybe it was just because it was really early and she was tired… Sadly it wasn’t. Heather and I though, talked a lot on the way back to their place and Richard and I lip sunk to a few songs which was really fun while I was shivering under a coat they had brought for me which was very thoughtful. They did turn up the heater though which was nice.

The Family:

Once we arrived at the Frost’s house Marlene went to bed and Heather showed me to her room with Richard following close behind, I put my stuff down, more like Richard put my stuff down and Kevin (Richards 17 year old brother) happened to be up, so we exchanged hello’s before Heather went back to bed and Richard and I ventured out to the family room, with Kevin watching. (More like staring) :p

No matter how much I wanted to fall asleep during that movie that we started watching I couldn’t. Because as soon as we started it, about 20 or so minutes later the kids started to wake up. And now I will list of the entire family for you…

Melvyn (Daddy), Marlene (Mother), Richard (21), Heather (Almost 19), Kevin (17), Kimberly (15), Joseph (13), Emma (11), Samuel (9), Lily (6), and Matthew (2 ½ )

Of the kids, Kimberly was the last one that I met, but over all Daddy was the last one. All of them stared at me like crazy for the first day, (Emma still stares at me) but that was okay cause by the end of the first day everyone had settled down (except Emma). At one point during the day Richard and I left to go to the park to get some peace and quiet and so we could talk, while we were there he said that the next day we were going to go to a different park, a bigger one, with lots of trees. When we went back home there was dinner and then we all watched a movie together, which is when I passed out. Then I had enough sleep to watch a movie again with Richard. We did that every night, it is just kinda our thing, it’s relaxing and it’s “us” time.

The 2^nd Park:

The whole day I was anxious to go to this park, I asked Richard a few times when we were going to go, or if we were going to, he found that silly and cute. Finally we were about to leave when he couldn’t find his blue duffle bag… I’m a curious person and he didn’t bring anything to the park last time so I was wondering what he needed the bag for and what he was going to put in it… He didn’t tell me… Finally he found it and while I was talking to Heather he put what he needed into it. As we were leaving the house I was focused not to ask about the bag, but he brought it up as we walked out to the car. He told me a blanket was in it and I said “Ya right” he laughed and said he was serious but I only half believed him. There was something else in there too…

We got to the park and he pulled out the bag also before we walked over to the play set and I began to climb and have fun with him following and laughing. I was succeeding in not asking about the bag, when he brought it up. I said something along the lines of, “I was doing so well to keep my curiousity down!” He chuckled and nodded before saying, “Ya, I noticed. It was a little too well.” After a few minutes of that going back and forth he finally said, “Do you want to know?” I stubbornly grumbled the response yes but smiled to let him know that I was teasing. He laughed before saying. “Okay, well I have a question for you…” My heart started racing as he reached into his pocket. I knew he was going to propose while I was there and that question made my stomach to flips. Anyway, he reached in his pocket and handed me a note that was about the size of the first one he gave me and on the inside said something around this…

“Hi There!

I love you Crystal! Congratulations, you have made it to the Frosty Game show! Would you like to play? Yes – or – No”

Next to the yes and no were boxes for me to check. Me, being the silly girl I am, checked yes and then wrote maybe next to it. It was hilarious as he read it and quickly turned around to say, “Maybe?!” with a big smile on his face, I laughed and then said, “Hey I checked yes didn’t I?” He then proceeded with “the game show.” Here are the things I had to do.

1.) I had to listen to him recite lots of movie quotes and then tell him what movie they were from. That was so much fun! He got really into them and on a few of them, like one from Lion King where Pumba just got called pig and he goes, “They called me MR. PIG!!! AHHHH!!!!!” Richard yelled them like he was supposed to and I was cracking up laughing and I swear that the whole street could have heard him because it echoed.

2.) He had 3 by 5 note cards with memories of us on them, that I had to put in order. Here they are. First time we saw each other, playing with the kid, the little note, first time we spoke, first hug, first dance, and first kiss.

3.) I had to beat the worlds longest hug. We don’t really know what the time on that is so we just had a very very long hug.

4.) He pulled out a hang man. I’m not very good at hang man most of the time so I was a little nervous about that, but as soon as I saw it I smiled as I noticed that it fir perfectly with I Love You. I asked him if I could just guess it and he acted all shocked before saying something along the lines of… “Well no one has ever done that in this game show! You sure you want to do that?” I said yes and guessed and got it right.

(Side note!) All through out this he would say, “I have a question for you” And every time he did that my heart started to pound really really bad! Also after this one he kissed me (again) and I said, “So correct me if I’m wrong, but I thought the Host wasn’t supposed to fraternize and kiss the contestants?” He looked at me quizzically before thinking fast and saying something along the lines of, “Oh well it says in this booklet here in section 387 of 91 part E that on October 7 that is allowed.” I said oh really, can I see that? And he said maybe later.

5.) Next, he had written down LOTS of memories and things we like to do together down and I had to write seven of them down and match his. So I did, and the first one both of us had written was Dancing. Him and I love dancing together and Singing and all that Art stuff. I’m so glad that he is into all that like I am. He said that it was amazing and that no other contestant had been this far. I laughed and then said, “How many contestants have there been?” He cleared his throat and whispered “Well, you’re kinda the first” Or something along those lines. I chuckled and then said “Good.”

6.) He stared at me for a little bit and then said well, this brings us to the last question. Which is when my heart started pounding really really REALLY bad. Then he took my hand and said, “Crystal, (dramatic pause) Will you dance with me?” I let out this HUGE sigh and said, “Yes I would love to.” He led me out onto the grass before telling me to close my eyes and not to move. He proceeded to run back and gather everything up before coming back with a song playing that is now our song. “Come What May” From Moulin Rouge. I asked what we would be dancing with a huge smile on my face and he said, “well the foxtrot goes very well with this song.” So we danced the foxtrot, and I tried to sing a little bit and it almost messed me up and then he tried to and completely messed both of us up. We laughed and ended the song in a hug. He then said, “I have one last question for you.”

He went down on one knee as I felt the blood rush from my face and my heart speed up to triple time. He pulled out a ring that I only glanced at for maybe a quarter of a second, before staring at him again. “Will you marry me?” I couldn’t do or say anything, I just stood there! In my head I was screaming at myself, SAY YES SAY YES!!!! And finally I was able to speak, but all that came out was, … ya… in a tiny voice I barely recognized. He smiled really big and slid the ring onto my finger before giving me a huge hug.

I later found out that he was freaking out and super nervous the entire time and when I barely glanced at the ring and didn’t say anything for a bit he was even more nervous. There is no way I would have said anything other then yes though!!!

The Ring:

It is beautiful! It’s white gold with an aqua-marine stone in the middle and two smaller ones on the out side. I love it! He wasn’t sure if I would and was worried when I didn’t stop to look at it when he asked me but I do. I love it and I told him that over and over and over again. So yes… I’M ENGAGED!!!!

I Can't Believe I'm Doing This!

I've been doing a lot of thinking, actually Frost and I have been doing a lot of thinking and we have only been dating for about a month and talking a little over a month and known each other for about four and a half months, but both of us know that we don't want to be away from each other. I don't know how we know this or anything but we do. It all feels right and so natural! I know this is supposed to be happening. So anyway, him and I have been thinking and we have determined that I am moving to Utah. I was going to wait to move till after Thanksgiving, but I'm going to go back as soon as we find out what the orhto. surgeon says about my shoulder. It's craziness I know, but it was either I move there or he move here and he has already started school up there. We can't stay apart from each other that long. It has only been a few days and it feels like forever! Not even kidding and the other night we spent over 5 hours on the phone! I have never talked on the phone that long to anyone. It's amazing. So I'm moving to Utah, to the state I loath, to be with the man I'm completely in love with. Wow.
Things are moving pretty fast which is exciting. I will be getting a job up there as soon as possible and then continuing on to Snow College which is south of Orem. I will be rooming with Heather his sister who I get a long with amazingly well. It is going to be a lot of fun!