Rains came down.. and the floods came up.

I have always had this strange fantasy ever since I was a child;

to be in a flood.

I remember one time when it was raining really hard, putting on my favorite jumper and swimming in the gutter. Yes, the gutter. I couldn't move much but I had always fantasized about swimming in a real flood, even to this day. Well I should say until I was actually in one.

Kylan and I went to run some errands right as Kylan got a job, so I decided to go with him on his job. When we went outside it looked like a waterfall was coming off of our roof because it was raining so hard. I had never seen anything like it. So we ran to the car and started driving, we went out to Pennsylvania avenue and it was pure chaos. there was so much water in the streets it was up to our hood. It seemed as it was leaking into the car. I could take a raft down the street! We looked about 30 feet ahead of us and cars had their hazard lights on because they had been flooded and stalled. We decided to turn around and take a different street. But there was no way we could make it anywhere! The water was higher than the curbs spilling everywhere, parks look like lakes, and houses were flooded, canals were overflowing on to the streets. I was so excited and wanted to stay in it, but kylan was getting a little nervous. So after a little bit there was no way we could make it to his job so we turned around and went back to home. When we got there we turned on the news and watched mother nature take its course. There had even been a couple people who where swept away and died! Anyway scary stuff!

Good ole' OKC

On a last minute decision, I decided to move to okc. I had quite an adventure coming here might I add. As I was about to board my flight in SLC, and I found out my flight had been delayed because of bad weather at the Denver airport, where my layover was. I boarded my flight an hour late. I landed at the Denver airport and then found out my gate was changed and my layover was now 2 hours longer than expected. About 2 and a half hours later I finally boarded the plane, sat down in my seat and started to relax.

After a while of sitting in silence I turned to fellow passengers as the lady next to me jokingly says; "Now they have to blow-dry the ice of the side of the plane". The man behind her chuckles and says; "They have no one to push us out, I'll go out there and push". That then started a whole lot of mummers for we had now been sitting there for 30 minutes. Then the pilot comes on overhead "Um I guess we are switching planes, I don't know why, I just found out."

Everyone was very frustrated as they told us our plane was at the original gate. We walked from 42 to 58. There a man on a megaphone informed us that they didn't have fuel in the plane, they were working on a wheel, they have to move our luggage over to this plane, find a new crew, and since they already took our tickets; they were going to check us on row by row.

After another hour of waiting I boarded the plane. I never thought I could bond with the most random diverse group of strangers like I did. I felt like it was Oceanic flight 815. I landed in okc at 2pm, and walked as fast as I could over to baggage clam because that's where Kylan was waiting for me and I hadn't seen him in 5 weeks! I saw him standing there with a bouquet of flowers. I gave him the biggest grin, I could not stop smiling. We stood there hugging for it seemed like 10 minutes. My whole plane walking by us and admiring and commenting

I got lucky and got to stay in the office empty bedroom for free. The first day here I went on a job with Kylan. I was very tired and had to wait in the car so I was thinking I'll just sleep. It was 95 degree weather and I was wearing jeans. They car was turned off as I fell asleep. About a half and hour into it I woke up in a dead sweat. I was roasting! I quickly turned on the car and I thought I was going to die.

It sure gave me appreciation for Kylan and his dedication and devotion to support me and our future family. I got a bite of what he goes through everyday. He is a strong, motivated person I will always look up to. He has the biggest ambition and has a great out-look on life. We have had some good times out here, and some rough, but life is a learning experience. We take what works, leave what doesn't. I am so grateful for Kylan, he is the love of my life.

The separation.

On May 9, I left for the summer to Wichita Kansas. So far, it has been a really tough separation since we are both use to spending our entire day together. It has been great though, we have discovered many things about one another, and yes, there have been the occassional disagreements (she is always right). Dana has been keeping busy working at APX Alarm in the Data Entry Department, making crafts, playing with her little sisters, and helping her Mom around the house. As for myself, its the same thing day in and day out, installing alarms. I love my job but I miss Dana more and more each day we are apart. It is true you always appreciate the things in life you can't have. In my case, I cant see Dana. I love her and miss her and can't wait to start our life together...

How it all started.

This last school year I got a job at Sports Authority. One slow, late night in January I was working and Kylan walked into the store. He asked me if we had any sweat bands, so I decided to show him where they were because I thought he was pretty cute. I asked him if he was going to the university dance, he told me yes and tried convincing me to go so we could dance. I secretly wanted to go to find him but none of my friends were going and I was so tired from work so I never ended up going. Little did I know that Kylan went home after that encounter and told his roommates that "he found the girl he was going to marry". I was the 'sports authority girl' according to his roommates. He would drive by sports authority to see if I was working just so he could get my number, but I was never working when he did.

A month past by and we hadn't seen each other. Then my roommates through a birthday for me and mine and Kylans mutual friend Trevor came. Kylan has been friends with Trevor since they were kids. He told me, "Dana we need to talk" I was like oh no... what is this. He sat me down and told me he has a friend who had been talking about me and wanted to take me out. I asked who? After he told me it was Kylan I was pretty excited because he seemed like a fun, cute kid, and Trevor told me "he was the best guy he knows." So I told Trevor make sure you tell Kylan I want to go on a date with him.

A day or two passed, and I got a text saying hey Dana I was wondering if you could take my shift this weekend. I asked who it was and he told me; this is eddy I work in the back. I text him back and told him that I was pretty sure I didn't work with him and he must have the wrong person. He told me that he works in the back so that's why I never saw him. I had worked there for five months and I still questioned, so I called my work and asked if an "eddy" works there. Of coarse there was no "eddy" and I eventually found out it was Kylan messing with me. Ever since then we have been inseperable. We got engaged on the April 30th. It happened really fast but I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. Kylan and I are perfect for each other!

A new beginning.

Well, a couple days ago Kylan proposed! and I said "yes" of coarse. I have been so ecstatic since then, but I can't believe he is leaving in just a few days. Kylan installs for APX Alarm and is leaving to Oklahoma City this summer. So he will be gone for pretty much our whole engagement! Our date is September 2nd, but somehow I wish it was sooner. ;) This summer is going to go so slow!

A little bit about us..

{Kylan} is twenty-three years old, grew up in beautiful Collingston/Petersboro... (lets just say 15 minutes West of Logan) It's pretty much out in the county and I think he has a cute little country accent, but he never will admit it. He comes from a wonderful family of 10 that I am so lucky to be a part of. They are all married but his youngest sister, and he has a bunch of nieces and nephews so family dinners get a little crazy. He is majoring in Operations Management, and will graduate in 2 years. Kylan is the one of the smartest people I know, he likes to have a fun time, and he is very sweet and thoughtful.

As for {me}; I am twenty years old, grew up in Highand, and I come from a wonderful family of seven. I'll be the first to get married so I'm pretty sure my parents are freaking just a bit. I am majoring in Art with an emphasis in Graphic Design and I am very excited to get into the program. I love life and cannot wait to marry that boy!