Ashley and David

Some of you may ask, "So, what's the story?" The short version is that Ashley and David have had a short holiday romance. They became a couple on a romantic weekend in Rexburg, Idaho just a week before Halloween. While visiting my parents and sister in Oregon over Thanksgiving break they became officially engaged. And...they will be sealed in the Palmyra Temple, December 26, 2008 (yes, that's an 8)!!!!! But, honestly, just look at those pictures. You can almost feel the love they have for each other. We're all very excited and happy for them. ((Some of us are a little stressed as well!!!!))

Congratulations, Ashley and David!!!!!

Their story in Ashley's words:

"My finance’s name is David Nance. I met him at BYUI in 2003. We were in the same freshman orientation group, and had many of the same friends after that. He served his mission in Chile Santiago North and I wrote him a few times, and he wrote me back. I left for my mission about four days after or before he returned from his. He emailed me a few times I think, and to back in touch with me once I had returned – which was late last December.

He had transferred down to the BYU campus in Provo, Utah since I had seen him last, so even though we kept in close contact over the phone, I didn’t actually meet up with him until August when we visited my family near there for my cousin Eric’s baptism. He came and visited me there for a couple hours, and apparently I did something right, because by October it was obvious he liked me, and I sure liked him. He came up to visit me in Rexburg in mid-October and we went on our first official date. “Fireworks” is a mild description for the feelings we had that weekend. Don’t be alarmed. We’re very careful to behave ourselves :) Two weeks later he came to visit again and we started talking about being together forever.

Two weeks later was Thanksgiving break. I went down to Provo for a few days then we went together to visit my Grandparents in Oregon. On the Sunday before Thanksgiving (11/23) he proposed in a saw-it-coming sort of out-of-the-blue way, down on one knee and everything. Wednesday he called my house and asked my Dad. Thursday we announced it to everyone in Oregon, and some of the phone calls spilled over into Friday. Friday we got the ring and materials for my dress, as my Grandma Lois and Aunt Lois (Weig) said they would make it for me. By the time I woke up Saturday morning they had finished the dress, and I took it back with me to Rexburg.

Sunday we ran into a friend, Jonathan Dunstan, who took some pictures for us with my camera to put on the wedding announcements. Then he went back down to Provo for school and I stayed here. We’ll be married in Palmyra, New York, in the Palmyra temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the 26th of December – the day after Christmas!!!! Crazy, yes, but it’s right. It’s so right. And I’m excited to start sharing my forever with my best friend, David Blen Nance."