Ian can attest that I am the best hairdresser he has ever had. Not to be dramatic, but the perm and a good haircut have changed his life. It’s convenient for both of us to do haircuts in the kitchen. We joke about the power of the perm! Ian’s goal is to convince all the male nurses on his nursing unit to let me give them perms.
While I converted Ian to running, he converted me to going to the gym. I have come a long way from my little 5lb weights. Whether we do the same workout together or completely separate workouts, we love going to the gym together. We have different gym goals but we both work towards a healthy active lifestyle. The home gym is already in the works!
I’ve given Ian the running bug. Just about everywhere we go we try to go on a run together! Even though I started as the constant yapper, Ian has come around to adding to the conversation as well. Running is a fun way we have explored new places and appreciated the beauty of the earth around us.
Big Cottonwood Half Marathon
Ian signed up for a half marathon and convinced my friend and I literally days before to join him. So we ran a half marathon on a whim and had a lot of fun! I’ve never seen someone so excited to get a medal. Ian has been nothing but supportive in all my running endeavors and it was so fun to do a race together. I’ve got him addicted to medals, so there will be many more races to come!
1 year dating anniversary August 23rd 2024
Ian is the reason I have watched all the Harry Potter movies. When we saw that the Megaplex theater was putting on a Harry Potter Marathon we thought it would be fun to go! So we spent 22 hours in the movie theater watching all 8 Harry Potter movies. The whole theater was decked out in Harry Potter decor, it was legit. We tried some butterbeer and ate lots of popcorn. We both fell asleep and documented it. It was a memorable experience thats for sure!
Ian loves to dirtbike! He has participated in the Idaho City 100 3 times as a dirtbike racer. It has been very eye opening to me to watch the racing and all that goes into it. I love watching Ian challenge himself doing something he loves!
Trail runs and hikes are some of our favorite adventures. Mount Timp was one of those adventures which we have done twice. The first time we hiked it was more than your usual hike. We left later in the day as we thought we could do the whole hike in about 5 hours. Lets just say I am a cocky hiker. Timp took us a good 10 hours that day. And on the way down it was dark and stormy. We only had phone flash lights to get back. To make it more of an adventure Ian’s phone died on the way down so we were relying on one device for light and directions while it rained and we could see lightning in the distance. Ian doesn’t trust me with guesstimating the timing and difficulty of hikes. We also always over prepare now. It was quite the adventure!
Saratoga Springs, Utah
I brought Ian home for my 21st birthday. He had previously met my family at a friends wedding reception, but this was the first time we did something at my house with all the kiddos. We played some baseball in the field and had some cake and ice cream!
Aberdeen Idaho
We went up to Aberdeen for the 4th of July in 2024. He showed me around town, including the house he grew up in and the family potato farm. We ran the 4 mile loop Ian used to run in high school together. We also went cliff jumping and it was freezing cold, and then we ended the night with fireworks of course!
Capitol Reef June 2023
Ian and I met on a backpacking trip in Capitol Reef, a national park in Southern Utah. I had a friend from high school who invited me on the trip. That friend had met Ian at institute and had decided he passed the cool vibes test and invited him. We hit it off talking the whole trip. Ian got everyone’s numbers after the trip, and I reached out to thank him for sharing his sourdough bread on the trip. We have texted paragraphs almost everyday since!
PS Ian bought teva’s specifically for this trip. He is not a sandals guy… it is rare to see him not wearing socks.