From the Begininng

The first time Josh and Brittany met, was the Summer of 2006. A group of friends were going to the drive in on Redwood Road in Taylorsville. Brittany's friend Rochelle invited an ex boyfriend of hers, named Josh Petersen. The group decided to meet at Randy Grant's house and drive up all together. Since Rochelle and Josh didn't know exactly where to go, Brittany met up with them at the Dollar Store in South Jordan, that way they could pick up treats too. Brittany thought Josh was cute, but didn't say anything because she knew it was Rochelle's date, and Brittany was dating someone else anyway. Upon arrival at the theater, everyone started setting up their vehicles for the show. Love Sac's in the back of pickups, camp chairs, and blankets. Brittany went over to see Rochelle. Josh had set up an air mattress in the back of his red Chevy truck, with two DeWalt radios in the corners. It was a nice set up! They chatted briefly, but there was a lot of other commotion. Josh chatted with Quinn Kotter, which is about all Josh remembers about that night! It's ok, because they were both there with others.

Fast forward a little more than a year later... (October 2007) Brittany's friends Rochelle and Suzy had both left on Missions, leaving Brittany and Angela to become good friends. Halloween was fast approaching and so they'd decided to go to an LDS sorority/fraternity party at the SkyBox downtown. While there, they ran into several friends they knew from various places. Aaron Metcalf (later to marry Angela) and Josh Petersen. Angela and Josh went to high school at Kearns together, so they stopped to say "hi" to each other. When Angela introduced Josh and Brittany, she mentioned he'd dated Rochelle, at this point Brittany recognized him by his cuteness and braces. Brittany had a crush, after chatting for a bit, Angela and Brittany had invited Josh dancing the following night, and gotten his phone number.

The next night, Josh actually went dancing with these crazy girls. Brittany tried to follow Josh from a careful distance, so she wouldn't scare him off, but as it turns out, Josh was following her like a puppy. Brittany loved his carefree attitude and the strong arms she felt when she got a chance.

The following Sunday, Brittany was at a game night with her friends from the single's ward, as they did every Sunday. She couldn't stop thinking about the cute boy she'd met. She decided to text him and invite him to the game night. He came! Only for a bit, but Brittany was able to see this cute boy interact with her other friends and see him again. After a few approvals from her friends, she admitted she was pretty into him.

The following Tuesday (November 6), Brittany got a silly horoscope saying "someone important is coming into your life, embrace it". She thought it was funny and decided to act on it. This led to a series of text messages between the two. Later that afternoon Josh called Brittany and invited her on a date that night. It was so impromptu, but she was so excited. That night, on their first official date, the went rock climbing at Momentum, got ice cream at Maggie Moo's, and went for a chilly walk around the area.

Things went well enough that when she invited Josh to do a double date with Angela and Tyler, he accepted. They went to Angela's house for a movie and caramel apples. They all had so much fun, and when he dropped Brittany off, he almost kissed her, but withheld.

The following Saturday (November 10), Josh asked Brittany out to another date. They ate pizza at The Pie. While there, they had a discussion about the 10 Commandments, for some reason, they disagreed about the order and couldn't figure out why. It was interesting. After dinner they went to Copperton to walk around the park, since Brittany hadn't been there before. It was dark, so they were startled by deer a few times. After walking around the old football field, Josh leaned in and got his first kiss. It was amazing.

The next morning, about to teach her Sunday School lesson, Josh walked in and surprised her! The lesson went well and they chatted for a few minutes afterward before leaving to go to his parents. Brittany was absolutely smitten and knew this was the beginning of something great. From that moment, almost every night was spent together and time passed quickly.

Brittany met Josh's family on Thanksgiving. And Josh met her mom, brothers, and grandpa Bob just after Christmas when he flew to Colorado with her to meet them.

January 17, 2008, Josh officially proposed and they were engaged. The wedding was April 10, 2008. The ceremony was at the Bountiful Temple followed by a reception at The Gathering Place in Gardner Village. It was a short courtship and a short engagement, but they knew they were meant to be together.