I[KOHN], iKohn, I-Kohn, ICON! Yes! ICON! I got the job!
Oh you didn't know I applied?! Oh just a million years ago! Ya see, when Kohn and I realized we were going to be getting married soon he decided he should get a full-time job so he left me at Pepperidge and he went to work for ICON. I put in an application in like JULY (because I needed a full-time job too ya know!) and didn't hear anything until like 3 weeks ago! I went in for my interview today and was offered the job on the spot! :)
I'll work in a different department than Kohn, and a little bit different hours, but stilllll...I'll be in the same building! :) Plus it's going to make my schooling so much less stressful! Which is SUCH a relief! And it's a full-time job, FOR SURE HOURS! Oh, and my new boss was SUPER great about my wedding and having days off for the honeymoon and what not! Which is amazing of her BECAUSE...we're getting married in the middle of the semester, so we're not taking a long honeymoon right after the wedding. We're just going to be spending Saturday-Monday in Salt Lake AND THEN during Christmas Break we're going to take like a weeks vacation to Disneyland or something fun like that! :) And my boss is letting me have both! What a gem!!! :)
Every day we see things fall into place and it's such a testimony builder! We are being watched over 110%, there is no doubt in either of our minds! Good things come to those who wait---we are both examples of that! :)
Welp...we're still loving love! :)
Love: A wildly misunderstood, although highly desirable malfunction of the heart which weakens the brain, causes eyes to sparkle, cheeks to glow, blood pressure to rise, and the lips to pucker! ♥
Monday, September 26, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Happy 30 Years to Mom and Pops! ♥
30 years ago today my lovely parents got hitched in the Logan LDS temple! Happy day! After all, because of this, I became possible ;)
I just wanted to make a little shout out to them for being the best ever! They've had a loving, lasting marriage for the past 30 years, here's to the next 30! They've been a wonderful example to me and I'm so excited to start my marriage so I can be just as happy!
I'm so glad I have the parents I have! Through seeing their marriage my whole life, I know what kind of marriage I want to have with Kohn! Oh I just looooooove love! :)
Happy love to everyone in love!
I just wanted to make a little shout out to them for being the best ever! They've had a loving, lasting marriage for the past 30 years, here's to the next 30! They've been a wonderful example to me and I'm so excited to start my marriage so I can be just as happy!
I'm so glad I have the parents I have! Through seeing their marriage my whole life, I know what kind of marriage I want to have with Kohn! Oh I just looooooove love! :)
Happy love to everyone in love!
It's a little bit of a blur, but it's all I got! Love them much! :)
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Bridal Shower Goodness :) and some more updates!
Oh alright, so, I have like zero time in the world to do anything, but I really want to blog! So....for now, I'm going to hold off on "reliving the past" because there's so many details to remember, and not enough time in my days to remember them and put them all down on here! So, sometimes they may occasionally pop up on here, but for now...we're just going to live in the present! :) because it's definitely just as great! :)
So, today was my first bridal shower! It was awesome, I loved it, I can't wait to have more! :) We went up to Rexburg and had one with my Rexburg friends! My awesome sister-in-law and some old roommates put it together and it was a success for sure! It was such a good turn out, we played some super fun games, and I got some GREAT gifts! :) And it was just awesome to see everyone again! I sorta miss Rexburg....but Kohn is better, hands down! ;)
Updates: I am living in our new apartment! It's in Logan, it's in a fourplex, we have thee CUTEST little neighbors, and our counter tops are bright yellow! Wa-hoo! My sister, Meagan, is living with me right now, until Kohn and I tie the knot! It's been fun being here with her, getting the chance to have some sister time before I become a married woman! We've only been here a week, but things are starting to come together and it's looking a little more like a "home" everyday!
Kohn and I got our engagement pictures taken last week! Melanie Gunnell is such a great photographer and so fun to work with! I'm sure the pictures are going to turn out great, so I'm way excited for that! :) The only downer was the weather. Boo to Mother Nature! It was raining, so we had to wait it out, and after waiting it out it was still raining a little but we just went for it! For pictures my hair was curled, by the end of it one side was basically, completely flat. So look out for the horrible hair in our announcements! ;) which will be coming mid-October! :)
We're both in school now! And working full-time! I'm taking 14 credits online, and when I say I barely have time to breath, it's hardly an exaggeration! But we're pulling through, and it will all be worth it in the long run! We just have to keep telling ourselves that! :) It's crazy what you'll do for love....
Choice and Accountability. What is this? Ooooh, just the topics Kohn and I were given to speak on in church tomorrow! In HIS ward, not mine! Pfffft. I've had a week to prepare it, it's Saturday night. Have I done anything for it? Of course not. But church starts at 1 so I've got all of tomorrow morning! ;) Gol, I thought I at least had until we were married to have to speak together. Wrong. Oh well. It will be good.
Well....it will only be good if I actually have a talk prepared. So I best be getting on that! More to come! :)
Quote of the day: Hold hands, not grudges.
So, today was my first bridal shower! It was awesome, I loved it, I can't wait to have more! :) We went up to Rexburg and had one with my Rexburg friends! My awesome sister-in-law and some old roommates put it together and it was a success for sure! It was such a good turn out, we played some super fun games, and I got some GREAT gifts! :) And it was just awesome to see everyone again! I sorta miss Rexburg....but Kohn is better, hands down! ;)
Updates: I am living in our new apartment! It's in Logan, it's in a fourplex, we have thee CUTEST little neighbors, and our counter tops are bright yellow! Wa-hoo! My sister, Meagan, is living with me right now, until Kohn and I tie the knot! It's been fun being here with her, getting the chance to have some sister time before I become a married woman! We've only been here a week, but things are starting to come together and it's looking a little more like a "home" everyday!
Kohn and I got our engagement pictures taken last week! Melanie Gunnell is such a great photographer and so fun to work with! I'm sure the pictures are going to turn out great, so I'm way excited for that! :) The only downer was the weather. Boo to Mother Nature! It was raining, so we had to wait it out, and after waiting it out it was still raining a little but we just went for it! For pictures my hair was curled, by the end of it one side was basically, completely flat. So look out for the horrible hair in our announcements! ;) which will be coming mid-October! :)
We're both in school now! And working full-time! I'm taking 14 credits online, and when I say I barely have time to breath, it's hardly an exaggeration! But we're pulling through, and it will all be worth it in the long run! We just have to keep telling ourselves that! :) It's crazy what you'll do for love....
Choice and Accountability. What is this? Ooooh, just the topics Kohn and I were given to speak on in church tomorrow! In HIS ward, not mine! Pfffft. I've had a week to prepare it, it's Saturday night. Have I done anything for it? Of course not. But church starts at 1 so I've got all of tomorrow morning! ;) Gol, I thought I at least had until we were married to have to speak together. Wrong. Oh well. It will be good.
Well....it will only be good if I actually have a talk prepared. So I best be getting on that! More to come! :)
Quote of the day: Hold hands, not grudges.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Hills, Chats, Fires, Rumbi's, Fro Yo....The Start of Something New!
Before I continue my story I have to make a correction. I suppose. Kohn insists anyway.
According to Kohn...on that second day of work he didn't stop me. I was at the schedule board and I stopped myself. (Well yeah, I had to see if I was working the next day!) But he does admit that he was at the schedule board a little longer than he needed to be hoping that I would come out so he could talk to me. So really, if I wouldn't have stopped, he would've stopped me! ;)
Now, to continue my story...
May 17, 2011, 10:10 a.m. My phone rings. Kohn was lost. It's not like it's that hard to get to my house anyway! When I say it's in the middle of a field, I mean it. He finally found my house and we were on our way! I was all geared up and ready to go. Got my shox, got my knee brace, got my under armor (because of course it was cold), I even had on my watch to time us. I was prepared. Ehhhh. Not so much. You see, Kohn had been telling me how terrible this was going to be because he never ran, so he was sure he was going to die. Let me tell you....Kohn could run a FULL marathon without training a single day and be just fine, I know it.
We parked the car at the West Side track and were on our way. I had to keep telling him to slow his pace down before we actually got to the hills or he really would die. His "slow" is definitely not my "slow". "Oh well, he'll just die when we get to the hills and I'll be able to say told ya so." Haha oh my, what was I thinking? I feel like he even got faster as he went up the hills!
"Okay whoa Kohn, stop!!! My knee is absolutely killing me. I need to walk it off for a minute." Bad idea Haley, bad idea. Once I stopped to give my knee some recovery there was no way I was going to start running again on that steep slant....wayyyyy to be. He probably thought I was lame sauce. Oh well. He still loves me doesn't he? :) We ended up hiking to the WS. I think I prefer it this way instead though. Why? Well, because for one I was able to speak. If I had been running there is no way on this earth I would have been able to catch a breath to say a single word! We talked the whole way up, never an awkward silence or anything. And that wasn't all, we stood on top of the WS for over an hour, just talking about life! And no, it wasn't any normal conversation about life like "I like to run, I want to be a teacher one day, blah, blah, blah" it was DEEP stuff. Spiritual experiences, doubts we'd had in life, highs in life, everything that you may not even tell your best friend. The whole time we were talking we were freezing. But neither of us wanted to go so we braved the cold. And for those of you that know me, braving the cold is a big deal. I CANNOT stand the cold and I will do just about anything to avoid it. So I must really like him yeah? :)
We finally made our way back down the mountain. I was disappointed because I thought the date was coming to an end. Oh no. He asked if I wanted to get some lunch. Of course I said yes. We started our journey towards Logan. Our deep talks continued on. Kohn was getting super into a story when all of a sudden..."Whoa! That house was on fire!" He then SLAMMED on the breaks, flipped a u-turn, and pulled into the house. "Kohn, that's the chimney smoke, no worries." He didn't believe me, he insisted it was on a fire, there was "wayyyy" too much smoke for it to just be from the chimney. The owner was outside his house and had a quizzical look on his face as Kohn pulled up.
"Sir, I think your house is on fire!"
"No, that's just the chimney smoke....."
Hahahaha told you so! Maybe one day he'll learn to listen to me. After the awkwardness of the moment we continued on to Logan. We decided to get lunch at Rumbi's Grill....my favorite! We got our rice bowls, sat down, and continued talking. It was our first date so I didn't think he'd ask me too many tough questions.....ha. Kohn does not work that way. He asked me what kind of guy I wanted to marry!!!! I love answering this question when I'm discussing it with my girl friends, but I absolutely hate it when a guy asks me! Sometimes I feel obligated to at least name one of the traits that the guy asking has. Don't ask me why, I just do. But this time, it was different. I started listing off all the qualities I'd written half a million times in YW lessons, and I just kept going. But then I stopped and realized I was describing Kohn. And he had a smug look on his face. I was not purposefully describing him, it just happened! Then to be polite, I asked him the same question. But of course about a wife ;) and let's be honest...he described me just a bit! Wahooooo! :)
After Rumbi's we moved right along next door to Twizlberry to get some frozen yogurt, fro yo! My second favorite! We sat and had more deep conversation and it was just fantastic! I wish I could write what some of those conversations were but honestly, the day was just so amazing, so...not a day I'd had before, that it was just like a dream, and all I really remember is that I loved every second of it! But of course, I do remember the door step.
He walked me up to the door and then...neither of us knew what to do. Here he was, a fresh RM who hadn't touched a girl for a good 2 years, and there I was, just super shy and like a little school girl all over again!
"Well thanks for the day. I had so much fun."
"Yeah, me too. Thanks for driving so much."---really? That's all I had to say?
"Well...see you at work tomorrow."
"Yeah, see ya."
And that was that. No hug, no hand shake, no nothing. So....I started to freak. I over analyzed EVERYTHING. Andria even came down to my house to talk to me about it because I was being ridiculous! He thought I was weird, he thought I told him too much about my life, he was going to try to avoid me at work all the time now. That's what I thought. BUT---he has informed me in the time that we've dated since then that he wanted to give me a hug, but my body language made it seem like I absolutely did not want a hug. Unfortunately I can totally see where he was coming from. My arms were folded....I WAS COLD. Whoops :) haha.
But it didn't matter. He didn't avoid me the next day at work, he loved that I'd been so open with him, and he even wanted me to be even more open with him! Oh and he didn't think I was weird. He might now, but hey, he's stuck with me forever! ;) And that was the day that led to many more dates, many more deep discussions, and some door step scenes that didn't end quite so tragically! :)
The WS date was on Tuesday, and we went on a date everyday after that day that week! And I don't think we've spent a day apart since, other than lately because of school and work and....reality!
I'll blog about the dates following the WS date when I'm not so swamped with work and homework and wedding planning...or maybe when I feel like staying up late, because let's face it...I'm going to be swamped for a long time!
More to come....SOOOOON! :)
According to Kohn...on that second day of work he didn't stop me. I was at the schedule board and I stopped myself. (Well yeah, I had to see if I was working the next day!) But he does admit that he was at the schedule board a little longer than he needed to be hoping that I would come out so he could talk to me. So really, if I wouldn't have stopped, he would've stopped me! ;)
Now, to continue my story...
May 17, 2011, 10:10 a.m. My phone rings. Kohn was lost. It's not like it's that hard to get to my house anyway! When I say it's in the middle of a field, I mean it. He finally found my house and we were on our way! I was all geared up and ready to go. Got my shox, got my knee brace, got my under armor (because of course it was cold), I even had on my watch to time us. I was prepared. Ehhhh. Not so much. You see, Kohn had been telling me how terrible this was going to be because he never ran, so he was sure he was going to die. Let me tell you....Kohn could run a FULL marathon without training a single day and be just fine, I know it.
We parked the car at the West Side track and were on our way. I had to keep telling him to slow his pace down before we actually got to the hills or he really would die. His "slow" is definitely not my "slow". "Oh well, he'll just die when we get to the hills and I'll be able to say told ya so." Haha oh my, what was I thinking? I feel like he even got faster as he went up the hills!
"Okay whoa Kohn, stop!!! My knee is absolutely killing me. I need to walk it off for a minute." Bad idea Haley, bad idea. Once I stopped to give my knee some recovery there was no way I was going to start running again on that steep slant....wayyyyy to be. He probably thought I was lame sauce. Oh well. He still loves me doesn't he? :) We ended up hiking to the WS. I think I prefer it this way instead though. Why? Well, because for one I was able to speak. If I had been running there is no way on this earth I would have been able to catch a breath to say a single word! We talked the whole way up, never an awkward silence or anything. And that wasn't all, we stood on top of the WS for over an hour, just talking about life! And no, it wasn't any normal conversation about life like "I like to run, I want to be a teacher one day, blah, blah, blah" it was DEEP stuff. Spiritual experiences, doubts we'd had in life, highs in life, everything that you may not even tell your best friend. The whole time we were talking we were freezing. But neither of us wanted to go so we braved the cold. And for those of you that know me, braving the cold is a big deal. I CANNOT stand the cold and I will do just about anything to avoid it. So I must really like him yeah? :)
We finally made our way back down the mountain. I was disappointed because I thought the date was coming to an end. Oh no. He asked if I wanted to get some lunch. Of course I said yes. We started our journey towards Logan. Our deep talks continued on. Kohn was getting super into a story when all of a sudden..."Whoa! That house was on fire!" He then SLAMMED on the breaks, flipped a u-turn, and pulled into the house. "Kohn, that's the chimney smoke, no worries." He didn't believe me, he insisted it was on a fire, there was "wayyyy" too much smoke for it to just be from the chimney. The owner was outside his house and had a quizzical look on his face as Kohn pulled up.
"Sir, I think your house is on fire!"
"No, that's just the chimney smoke....."
Hahahaha told you so! Maybe one day he'll learn to listen to me. After the awkwardness of the moment we continued on to Logan. We decided to get lunch at Rumbi's Grill....my favorite! We got our rice bowls, sat down, and continued talking. It was our first date so I didn't think he'd ask me too many tough questions.....ha. Kohn does not work that way. He asked me what kind of guy I wanted to marry!!!! I love answering this question when I'm discussing it with my girl friends, but I absolutely hate it when a guy asks me! Sometimes I feel obligated to at least name one of the traits that the guy asking has. Don't ask me why, I just do. But this time, it was different. I started listing off all the qualities I'd written half a million times in YW lessons, and I just kept going. But then I stopped and realized I was describing Kohn. And he had a smug look on his face. I was not purposefully describing him, it just happened! Then to be polite, I asked him the same question. But of course about a wife ;) and let's be honest...he described me just a bit! Wahooooo! :)
After Rumbi's we moved right along next door to Twizlberry to get some frozen yogurt, fro yo! My second favorite! We sat and had more deep conversation and it was just fantastic! I wish I could write what some of those conversations were but honestly, the day was just so amazing, so...not a day I'd had before, that it was just like a dream, and all I really remember is that I loved every second of it! But of course, I do remember the door step.
He walked me up to the door and then...neither of us knew what to do. Here he was, a fresh RM who hadn't touched a girl for a good 2 years, and there I was, just super shy and like a little school girl all over again!
"Well thanks for the day. I had so much fun."
"Yeah, me too. Thanks for driving so much."---really? That's all I had to say?
"Well...see you at work tomorrow."
"Yeah, see ya."
And that was that. No hug, no hand shake, no nothing. So....I started to freak. I over analyzed EVERYTHING. Andria even came down to my house to talk to me about it because I was being ridiculous! He thought I was weird, he thought I told him too much about my life, he was going to try to avoid me at work all the time now. That's what I thought. BUT---he has informed me in the time that we've dated since then that he wanted to give me a hug, but my body language made it seem like I absolutely did not want a hug. Unfortunately I can totally see where he was coming from. My arms were folded....I WAS COLD. Whoops :) haha.
But it didn't matter. He didn't avoid me the next day at work, he loved that I'd been so open with him, and he even wanted me to be even more open with him! Oh and he didn't think I was weird. He might now, but hey, he's stuck with me forever! ;) And that was the day that led to many more dates, many more deep discussions, and some door step scenes that didn't end quite so tragically! :)
The WS date was on Tuesday, and we went on a date everyday after that day that week! And I don't think we've spent a day apart since, other than lately because of school and work and....reality!
I'll blog about the dates following the WS date when I'm not so swamped with work and homework and wedding planning...or maybe when I feel like staying up late, because let's face it...I'm going to be swamped for a long time!
More to come....SOOOOON! :)
Sunday, September 11, 2011
-Man Pants And Hair Nets-
Kohn Thedell and Haley Nielsen---such an unlikely couple, such an unexpected love story. Want a little background??? Okay.
Kohn graduated from Sky View in 2008. He was, and still is, an amazing baseball player and had opportunities to go play some college ball, but he didn't accept the offers, because he wasn't going to let anything stop him from serving his mission. So, instead of going to school for a semester or two to pitch he was lucky enough to end up working at Pepperidge Farm (heavy on the sarcasm) on Line 5. Remember that, Line 5, because it is a very important detail in the future.
Fast forward-------> Haley graduated from West Side in 2010. I was preparing to go to BYU-Idaho in Rexburg in the fall and needed to earn a little bit of cash for the coming school year, so I was also a lucky one and got to work at Pepperidge Farm for the summer! But I was on Line 4. This is also important for the future.
Rewind<------ Kohn left on his mission in April of 2009 for Kentucky. He left a friend, who was a girl, behind. They were pretty faithful writers for the first bit of his mission, then the letters came from her side less and less, he knew what was happening, and I'm pretty sure you can figure it out too. You guessed it, she found someone and got married while Kohn was gone. He didn't let this get to him though, and his missionary work only continued to get stronger.
Back to Haley...no need to go too into depth about writing missionaries here! We'll just say that I have written a few "Dear John's" in my day!
April 2011. Kohn was returning from his very successful, 2 year mission. I was finishing up my first year of college. As I mentioned, Kohn had a very successful mission. He experienced so many different things, so many things that helped him grow so much. Maybe one day I can get him to share a few mission stories on here :) because he's got some crazy, good ones! Now---my first year of college was not what I expected. There were so many up's and so many down's. By the time my 2nd semester came to an end I was ready to be back home in my sweet, little Weston, Idaho! That time finally came.
Fun story insert: A few days after I got home my family and I were doing some grocery shopping at Lee's in Smithfield. I remember it perfectly. We were in the dairy section and I heard someone saying "Meagan" over and over. I remember I kept thinking that this "Meagan" girl must be deaf or something because whoever was trying to get her attention was not succeeding. As the lady behind me continued to repeat herself, my mom finally turned and said with a very confused look on her face "Haley maybe?" The lady started laughing at herself "Oh shoot, I did that all last summer too! That's right, you're Haley, your older sister is Meagan." Oooooh, it was a lady I had worked with last summer at Pepperidge, Jean Thedell. I laughed it off and told her it was okay and we continued talking, asking how the other had been...just making small talk. "Oh, I'm so good. My son comes home from his mission soon and we're going to Kentucky in a few weeks to see everything from his mission." Instantly my mind jumped to the thought of an RM, a mature boy. What would it be like? After talking about how exciting that was we went our separate ways. As my mom and I were walking to the car I leaned over to her and said "Mom, I'm going to meet Jean's son...and I'm going to marry him." Oooooookay whoa Haley!!!! You've never even met this boy, you don't know if he's cute or not so attractive. Was I even sure of what his name was?!?!? Well, do I really need to say more---I don't know if you noticed or not, but Jean and Kohn happen to have the same last name :)
Let's take a step back---during finals week I had talked with HR at Pepperidge and they told me they had a job for me and to call them when I got home from school and was all settled in. So, I did just that. When I called they told me that they weren't sure that there would be much work anymore, but that they would get back to me soon. A few days later I received a call, they were still not 100% positive and even mentioned looking elsewhere for a job. Of course, I lacked all motivation at this time and didn't even attempt to find another job. About a month later I finally got a call back from Pepperidge. They told me that they had found somewhere for me to work. I was assigned to the frozen line. You see, most temps are put on Line 4, and that's where I had been the summer before, so that's where I was supposed to be this summer as well, and up until this phone call that is where I had been planning on being. But, I needed a job, so I took the frozen job. Now, I don't know how it all played out for Kohn, BUT I do know that he was told he would be on Line 5, since that's where he had worked before his mission. He too had to wait longer than he expected to get back on at Pepperidge, and he also was told he'd be on frozen instead.
Frozen only hires 2 temps over the summer. The line starts at 6:55 every morning. But the bread has to go through the freezer before it can be packaged. The freezer process takes about 50 minutes. So, the 2 temps come in at 7:45 instead. The rest of the line gets off at 3, but the TWO people who start at 7:45 get done around 4. So the temps are there alone for about an hour at the end of the day.
May 9, 2011: First day on the job.
I walked into work and saw this realllllllly cute boy at the schedule board. I didn't think anything other than that he was cute though. I was not about to get involved with anyone this summer. This summer was about my running and taking a nice little break from "life". I was determined that it was going to be that way. Ha! Yeah. Right. I won't lie though, I was pleasantly surprised to see that he was working on my line :) good eye candy never hurt anyone, because you know man pants and hair nets look SO attractive on everyone! I guess I wasn't the only one that felt this way though. I kid you not, ALL day we kept catching each other staring! Then what I did not want to happen, happened. We ended up in the positions across from each other on a rotation. We rotate every 30 minutes. Usually when people are in these 2 positions they talk. Crap. I got in my spot and started pushing the bread down the belt, looking down. I would glance up and he was just smiling and laughing. Yes, I was being foolish. Right next to us our two little Asian trainers were talking, but not in English, so it's not like we could have joined in their conversation. So he decided he needed to start a conversation for us. So we talked. I was shy, gave super short answers, and was so relieved when he finally rotated. We continued to make eye contact the rest of the day, and we finally got to the point where we wouldn't look away really fast, but we finally started laughing and smiling whenever we caught each other staring.
The next day at work was a pretty normal day, I didn't think anything was going to happen with him. I was glad though, because I had my goals for the summer. No boys. After work ended though I was walking out of the locker room and getting ready to head out to my car, but Kohn stopped me in my tracks. We started talking, and it was actually really easy to talk to this boy now that we didn't have ear plugs in and loud machines all around. The conversation was good, he talked about how he wanted to go play baseball for some college far away after a semester at Utah Sate. This was good news I thought, because if he wanted to go play baseball somewhere then he definitely wouldn't be looking to have a relationship. Gooooood. I was feeling extra chipper as we were leaving the plant and were getting ready to head into opposite directions. We stuttered an awkward goodbye and then as I was turning to go towards my car, he stopped me.
"Uhhhhh, do you think I could maybe ummm....get your number?"
"Oh sure! Definitely!" Ugggh, I sounded way toooooo excited about this.
We exchanged numbers and he said he wanted to do something sometime. We decided it wouldn't work the coming weekend though because he had baseball games and I was making a trip to Boise for my roommates wedding. We peaced out and that was that.
I rode to Boise with my dear friend Nicole :) the whole way there we talked about Blake and Kohn. Blake just happens to be her HUSBAND. Who was just someone she had started dating when we were driving to Boise together! And well, I promise I'm not a creep. I just talked about Kohn and didn't know him very well, and then Facebook stalked him when we got to Boise. But don't worry, he stalked me too---he told me so! Nicole will tell you that I talked about wanting to date him and everything great like that, but I will tell you otherwise ;)
Anyways---Boise was great, we made it home Saturday night and then Sunday afternoon I got a text from Kohn, I have never been so excited to get a text in my whole entire life! Such a girl. I don't think we've stopped texting since then though, other than when we're together.
Monday, May 16th, Kohn agreed he would run a 5k with me some time in the summer. I told him he would have to start running some hills to train. He agreed to that and even suggested that we run some together. Then I was such a smart one and suggested running the WS sometime. For those of you that don't know...WS=BIG MOUNTAIN. I was really cocky about my running at this time so I thought it would be great and I could show this boy up. It just so happened that we weren't scheduled to work the next day. I guess Kohn was eager to start working on those hills. We decided that we would brave the WS the next morning. And THAT'S where WE really begin....TO BE CONTINUED...
Kohn graduated from Sky View in 2008. He was, and still is, an amazing baseball player and had opportunities to go play some college ball, but he didn't accept the offers, because he wasn't going to let anything stop him from serving his mission. So, instead of going to school for a semester or two to pitch he was lucky enough to end up working at Pepperidge Farm (heavy on the sarcasm) on Line 5. Remember that, Line 5, because it is a very important detail in the future.
Fast forward-------> Haley graduated from West Side in 2010. I was preparing to go to BYU-Idaho in Rexburg in the fall and needed to earn a little bit of cash for the coming school year, so I was also a lucky one and got to work at Pepperidge Farm for the summer! But I was on Line 4. This is also important for the future.
Rewind<------ Kohn left on his mission in April of 2009 for Kentucky. He left a friend, who was a girl, behind. They were pretty faithful writers for the first bit of his mission, then the letters came from her side less and less, he knew what was happening, and I'm pretty sure you can figure it out too. You guessed it, she found someone and got married while Kohn was gone. He didn't let this get to him though, and his missionary work only continued to get stronger.
Back to Haley...no need to go too into depth about writing missionaries here! We'll just say that I have written a few "Dear John's" in my day!
April 2011. Kohn was returning from his very successful, 2 year mission. I was finishing up my first year of college. As I mentioned, Kohn had a very successful mission. He experienced so many different things, so many things that helped him grow so much. Maybe one day I can get him to share a few mission stories on here :) because he's got some crazy, good ones! Now---my first year of college was not what I expected. There were so many up's and so many down's. By the time my 2nd semester came to an end I was ready to be back home in my sweet, little Weston, Idaho! That time finally came.
Fun story insert: A few days after I got home my family and I were doing some grocery shopping at Lee's in Smithfield. I remember it perfectly. We were in the dairy section and I heard someone saying "Meagan" over and over. I remember I kept thinking that this "Meagan" girl must be deaf or something because whoever was trying to get her attention was not succeeding. As the lady behind me continued to repeat herself, my mom finally turned and said with a very confused look on her face "Haley maybe?" The lady started laughing at herself "Oh shoot, I did that all last summer too! That's right, you're Haley, your older sister is Meagan." Oooooh, it was a lady I had worked with last summer at Pepperidge, Jean Thedell. I laughed it off and told her it was okay and we continued talking, asking how the other had been...just making small talk. "Oh, I'm so good. My son comes home from his mission soon and we're going to Kentucky in a few weeks to see everything from his mission." Instantly my mind jumped to the thought of an RM, a mature boy. What would it be like? After talking about how exciting that was we went our separate ways. As my mom and I were walking to the car I leaned over to her and said "Mom, I'm going to meet Jean's son...and I'm going to marry him." Oooooookay whoa Haley!!!! You've never even met this boy, you don't know if he's cute or not so attractive. Was I even sure of what his name was?!?!? Well, do I really need to say more---I don't know if you noticed or not, but Jean and Kohn happen to have the same last name :)
Let's take a step back---during finals week I had talked with HR at Pepperidge and they told me they had a job for me and to call them when I got home from school and was all settled in. So, I did just that. When I called they told me that they weren't sure that there would be much work anymore, but that they would get back to me soon. A few days later I received a call, they were still not 100% positive and even mentioned looking elsewhere for a job. Of course, I lacked all motivation at this time and didn't even attempt to find another job. About a month later I finally got a call back from Pepperidge. They told me that they had found somewhere for me to work. I was assigned to the frozen line. You see, most temps are put on Line 4, and that's where I had been the summer before, so that's where I was supposed to be this summer as well, and up until this phone call that is where I had been planning on being. But, I needed a job, so I took the frozen job. Now, I don't know how it all played out for Kohn, BUT I do know that he was told he would be on Line 5, since that's where he had worked before his mission. He too had to wait longer than he expected to get back on at Pepperidge, and he also was told he'd be on frozen instead.
Frozen only hires 2 temps over the summer. The line starts at 6:55 every morning. But the bread has to go through the freezer before it can be packaged. The freezer process takes about 50 minutes. So, the 2 temps come in at 7:45 instead. The rest of the line gets off at 3, but the TWO people who start at 7:45 get done around 4. So the temps are there alone for about an hour at the end of the day.
May 9, 2011: First day on the job.
I walked into work and saw this realllllllly cute boy at the schedule board. I didn't think anything other than that he was cute though. I was not about to get involved with anyone this summer. This summer was about my running and taking a nice little break from "life". I was determined that it was going to be that way. Ha! Yeah. Right. I won't lie though, I was pleasantly surprised to see that he was working on my line :) good eye candy never hurt anyone, because you know man pants and hair nets look SO attractive on everyone! I guess I wasn't the only one that felt this way though. I kid you not, ALL day we kept catching each other staring! Then what I did not want to happen, happened. We ended up in the positions across from each other on a rotation. We rotate every 30 minutes. Usually when people are in these 2 positions they talk. Crap. I got in my spot and started pushing the bread down the belt, looking down. I would glance up and he was just smiling and laughing. Yes, I was being foolish. Right next to us our two little Asian trainers were talking, but not in English, so it's not like we could have joined in their conversation. So he decided he needed to start a conversation for us. So we talked. I was shy, gave super short answers, and was so relieved when he finally rotated. We continued to make eye contact the rest of the day, and we finally got to the point where we wouldn't look away really fast, but we finally started laughing and smiling whenever we caught each other staring.
The next day at work was a pretty normal day, I didn't think anything was going to happen with him. I was glad though, because I had my goals for the summer. No boys. After work ended though I was walking out of the locker room and getting ready to head out to my car, but Kohn stopped me in my tracks. We started talking, and it was actually really easy to talk to this boy now that we didn't have ear plugs in and loud machines all around. The conversation was good, he talked about how he wanted to go play baseball for some college far away after a semester at Utah Sate. This was good news I thought, because if he wanted to go play baseball somewhere then he definitely wouldn't be looking to have a relationship. Gooooood. I was feeling extra chipper as we were leaving the plant and were getting ready to head into opposite directions. We stuttered an awkward goodbye and then as I was turning to go towards my car, he stopped me.
"Uhhhhh, do you think I could maybe ummm....get your number?"
"Oh sure! Definitely!" Ugggh, I sounded way toooooo excited about this.
We exchanged numbers and he said he wanted to do something sometime. We decided it wouldn't work the coming weekend though because he had baseball games and I was making a trip to Boise for my roommates wedding. We peaced out and that was that.
I rode to Boise with my dear friend Nicole :) the whole way there we talked about Blake and Kohn. Blake just happens to be her HUSBAND. Who was just someone she had started dating when we were driving to Boise together! And well, I promise I'm not a creep. I just talked about Kohn and didn't know him very well, and then Facebook stalked him when we got to Boise. But don't worry, he stalked me too---he told me so! Nicole will tell you that I talked about wanting to date him and everything great like that, but I will tell you otherwise ;)
Anyways---Boise was great, we made it home Saturday night and then Sunday afternoon I got a text from Kohn, I have never been so excited to get a text in my whole entire life! Such a girl. I don't think we've stopped texting since then though, other than when we're together.
Monday, May 16th, Kohn agreed he would run a 5k with me some time in the summer. I told him he would have to start running some hills to train. He agreed to that and even suggested that we run some together. Then I was such a smart one and suggested running the WS sometime. For those of you that don't know...WS=BIG MOUNTAIN. I was really cocky about my running at this time so I thought it would be great and I could show this boy up. It just so happened that we weren't scheduled to work the next day. I guess Kohn was eager to start working on those hills. We decided that we would brave the WS the next morning. And THAT'S where WE really begin....TO BE CONTINUED...
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