Valentines Day

Steve and I trade off being the king and queen of the day. This year, Steve is king of the even days and Teresa is queen of the odd. Thus Steve was the king of valentines day this year, so it was my duty to serve and surprise him. Since we are on a really tight budget, I had to get really creative.

I was kidnapped by the witch of slime, so Steve had to read the note the great wizard left for him in order to find me. It said:

Your lady fair has been taken away
These words will help you if you obey
You must ride away to where you first formally met
If you fail to go there you'll greatly regret
A tree of the south will bring you aid
Now go and start this crusade

The location was of course the stake center where he first flirted with me at singles ward, so he hurried over there to find the next clue:

Your next clue can be found near scholars
A place for lovers that requires no dollar
A gentle stream leads the way
Perhaps you may hear bells play
At the falls you'll find what you await
But hurry before it's too late

He hurried valiantly to the stream at BYU campus meanwhile I waited for him in the clutches of the witch of slime. Then he found:

Not too far from your castle a river runs by
The path adjacent you should give a try
With your lady you once conquered goblins at this place
Through tiny corridors and steep chutes until you blew up their base
Now in its ruins you'll find what you need
There may have been survivors though, so take heed

And indeed there were survivors when he arrived to the ruins of the goblin fort. He had to use his amazing sword skills to fight them off, and though he was outnumbered, he conquered. They handed over the next clue:

Valiant knight, you have done very well
Here is where the next clue does dwell
At the castle of your greatest friend and foe
The back gate will the next clue bestow

Nefi is his greatest friend and foe, so off he went to his castle. The master wasn't home, but there was a sinister crow sent by the queen of slime who tried to discourage him. He ignored the bird and read this last clue:

You are clever for finding this clue
But now your princess is waiting for you
She is trapped at the castle of her youth
And she's in an ordeal of trouble forsooth
The witch of slime has her quite stressed
In order to beat her you must be best dressed
And remember these great words of magic:
Goosplosh dodosh fleeber splagic
With these words you can't go wrong
With your lady you'll join in song
Hurry you only have until 5:45
Otherwise your lady will not be alive

And so Steve the valiant knight rushed to rescue his princess, ignoring the line about being best dressed. This served to surprise myself and the witch of slime, for he came an hour too early. Thus Steve the knight defeated the witch of slime when her guard was down with the magic words. I was not ready, for a princess must look her best for her knight, especially in the act of rescue, so the knight was sent home to get properly dressed.

When he arrived again for his lady fair, he was dressed like he came from a Tim Burton movie, as shown above. Steve wasn't expecting to go to a fancy ball that night because of money issues, but thanks to Laura from the library, we got free tickets to go! Thanks Laura :)

And so the couple went and danced the night away. Our love is stronger than ever and we know it will only grow with the years.