How it all started...

Ashley here, let me tell you how Ben and I became "Ben and Ashley"
My first encounter with the Phenix family happened with Caroline, Bens younger sister. She and my sister Alisa became really good friends shrotly after Caroline and her parents moved to Kentucky (Ben was on his mission at the time). Alisa and I are good friends so while i was at BYU-I she told that I had to meet Caroline becuase she was exactly like me and that I would love her. About a year later I decided to go on a mission and returned home about 2 months before my departure date. Alisa made mention that Carolines brother, Ben, had just gotten home from his mission and I might see him at institute. The funny part is, the very first conversation we ever had went something like this...
We were in a resturant after institute and Ben was sitting across from me. Although we were in the same group of friends, during the first month that I had been home we never spoke to each other. I don't know what Bens reason was but I was scared. So this is how the converstaion went...
B "Don't I know you?"
A "I don't know. You're Ben Phenix right?"
B "yeah"
A "Well, my sister hangs out with your sister all the time."
B "Oh, thats it! You look just like your sister."
A "really, haven't heard that one before."
Precious, right? But thats how it went down.
Ben and I didn't write while I was on my mission but he did come to my farewell talk.

Now the Rest of the story...
I got home on Wed, June 11th and on Monday, June 16th I went to the young single adult FHE, and one of the first people i saw was Ben. This was my first real public outing since being released so I was pretty nervous and didn't really have my "sea legs" but with in 10 minutes after the closing prayer, Ben asked for my phone number. Its up for debate when we had our first date. Some say it was when he chaperoned a youth dance with me on June 21st because although i did ask him as a favor so I wouldn't be alone, he did ditch friends to come. Others agree that its June 28th when we went to 4th street live. Which ever it was, we haven't spent a day apart.