Maybe.

               I was supposed to spend the weekend at my brother’s apartment in Salt Lake City. Oliver offered to drive me there, and my brother was going to drive me home. Oliver picked me up around 5:30pm to go to SLC, but we were going to go to the South Jordan Temple first. Jordan also had asked us to do a favor for him, so our first stop was at his parent’s house to pick some stuff up for him. Then, we went to the Jordan River Temple. It was beautiful; I loved the pretty stained glass windows. I was able to be confirmed and baptized by Oliver. On the second confirmation, Oliver forgot my last name. I said, “You lost my name, huh?”  He replied, “I didn’t lose it; I just misplaced it for a minute?”

We had a great time at the temple, and we sat and talked in the car afterwards about our experience. He told me that he really really likes me, and that he had a great time that night. He then told me that he thought I was so cute from the first time we played volleyball, even calling me the prettiest girl on the volleyball court. Then, he said that I got hit in the eye, but I was still pretty. He kissed my hand, and asked if I wanted to get something to eat.

We went to Wendy’s, my favorite place, and he could not believe when the total cost was just three dollars. Oliver again asked if we were dating. To which, I responded, “Maybe.”  He kept eating his food, seeming disappointed. I laughed, and said told him that in Ashley speak, that means “yes.”  He got really excited, and his face lit up. He told me if we made it past December, his parents were going to want to meet me, and that his dad would say to get her a ticket and fly her out there (there being Missouri). Oliver then dropped me off at my brother’s apartment, met and talked with Brandon, and gave me a kiss goodbye.

Jealous?

Oliver surprised me by dropping off Frosties, and I helped him memorize scriptures. When he left, he told me he had a date with another girl the next night. Later on, he told me that he did not want to go, but some family and friends had told him to make me jealous by going on a date with someone else. It did not make me jealous, and he told me that he did not have a good time; he just wanted to be with me.

Beauty and the Beast

We watched Beauty and the Beast, one of my favorite Disney movies, and we had a great time talking.

A Gentleman

Oliver and I went to the CES Fireside together where President Packer spoke. On the way home, he draped his suit coat across my legs on the ride home to keep me warm. I had been noticing that he always acted like a gentleman with those little things, which was important to me. Outside my apartment door, he asked me again, “Are we dating?”  I told him that I still was not quite ready (just two days after he had asked me the first time). We said good night, and he left.

Dating?

Oliver picked me up from work to let me go home and change for our date. He took me to eat at Village Inn. There he asked me if we were dating. I had just gotten out of a relationship a few weeks before that so I told him that I was tentative about starting a new relationship so soon. I told him that I wanted to take it slow and date other people too for a while and that I had a date with someone else the next night. He said that was okay and that he liked me. He asked my opinion about marriage and relationships. Then, he asked if I thought we could be dating in the future. I told him it was a possibility. We went to Auto Zone to get something for his car; he loves cars (a fact I realizing more and more each day).

Then we rented Rango from Red Box at Macey’s and went to his apartment complex. While waiting for our double date, we went to visit Kristalyn, my co-worker who also lives at Stadium Terrace. Then we joked around with Chris and Dolly. Our activity was “watching” Rango while fingerpainting. Not much watching was going on; we had too much fun fingerprinting, because you painted the picture with the other person’s hand. After painting several pictures, we watched the last few minutes of Rango while holding hands. He took me home, told me I was awesome and that he liked me, and he gave me a hug and kiss goodnight.

Frosty for a Black Eye

I had an intramural ultimate Frisbee game. Oliver said he wished he could go, but he had work. We were playing a tough team. During the game, I guy chucked the Frisbee hard and fast without looking, hitting me who was three feet in front of him, right in the eye. It began to swell immediately. I said that I was okay and kept playing. The play right after he hit me, I made a goal. My eye was starting to hurt, so I took myself out. My teammates told me that it was already swollen and bruised purple. I just watched the last few minutes of the game. We ended up losing 9 to 12, but the other team was really good, so we felt we still played well.

My friends, Kendall Thacker, Todd Nelson, and Megan Chipman stopped by my apartment after the game to give me a certificate for making Goliath look like a wimp. After that, Oliver came to see me, because I told him about my eye. He brought me a frosty and some food from my favorite fast food restaurant to make me feel better.

Last Supper, First Kiss

This was the “Last Supper” for Elise. She was leaving on her mission and had asked a group of friends to come see her off with one last hurrah. Oliver and I were both invited, so he asked me to go with him. The dinner was at Guru’s. We arrived early and talked.

Once everyone got there, we ordered our food and enjoyed spending time with Elise and friends. We got a picture with Elise before we left the party. She was really excited that we were going on dates together, because we had met because of her. After we left, we went on a short walk and talked. Oliver took my hand again. He drove me home, and on my porch, he was acting a little bit nervous. I knew what was coming. He asked to kiss me, and I said yes. Later, I found out that he could not stop smiling afterwards, nor could I.