How Julie Met Jared

April of 2003, I was at a young single adult dance.  I'd arrived with my good friend, Sara.  After entering the steamy, stinky, room, Sara and I positioned ourselves so as to get a good, long look at the crowd.  Immediately, I noticed a tall, blue-eyed hunk across the room.  Since I'd only been home from Utah State University for a week, I hadn't met too many people.  Pointing toward the direction of the sexy man, I said to Sara, "Who is that?"  She replied, "That's Jared Casady.  Don't pay any attention to him, he's with Sandy.  Oh, and he already has his Bachelor's Degree."  Apparently, these two things meant a great deal to Sara.  Anyway, I couldn't take my eyes off of him.  There were two reasons for this, his good looks and his discombobulated dancing.  I didn't see him spending a significant length of time with any one girl so, I decided I'd make a move.  I asked him to dance.  Fortunately for him, it was a slow song.  Unfortunately for me, we were dancing in front of a speaker.  I managed to squawk a few meaningless sentences.  Just before the conclusion of the song, I thought about making a request for a "next slow song re-dance".  However, much to my dismay, the song we'd danced to was the last one for the evening.  The lights came on and the dance was over.  I sensed Jared liked me.  However, also to my dismay, another girl, Heather, had already put the moves on earlier in the evening and it was obvious, he was interested in her.  I didn't fret because I'd been in similar positions before, and well, I had a boyfriend anyway...To be continued...yes, we've been married for four years and we just bought a house.  For your information, I will be adding to this post.  However, in between, I will be discussing and posting about our current life...Think of my blog like the movie, "The Princess Bride."  Much like the grandfather, I am telling a story.  However, in addition to telling the story, I have to discuss things in the present.  Get it?  Got it?  Good.