Zach and I went back to Las Vegas last month for Labor Day weekend. Maybe it’s not a romantic place for most people, but Las Vegas was the place where I first started to fall in love with Zach. We went to Las Vegas the weekend after Valentine’s Day this year, and I came back smitten. Half a year later, we went back to Las Vegas where Zach showed he loved me by riding the New York, NY roller coaster–despite his complete fear and hatred of roller coasters–all because I wanted to go with him. And I showed my love for him by giving him his wedding/engagement ring, despite the fact that typically only women get engagement rings. It was pretty special. Zach took me to dinner at the Bellagio, then we walked outside and got a front-row view of the Bellagio fountain water show. It was picture perfect.

And despite the fact that I started to fall in love with Zach in Las Vegas in February, it was not until General Conference in April that I realized how much I wanted to marry him. Zach was sick last general conference so we didn’t get to attend together, but we made up for it this weekend.

I look forward to a whole new lifetime of milestones with this man.