For all of you who are wondering just how Laren and I met and how we got together this is for you!
After an absolutely amazing freshman year and wonderful summer at home I came back out to Provo to start my sophomore year of college. With lots of classes, new roommates, and a renewed energy, I came to school with little interest in dating boys. Early in the summer I had applied for a study abroad in London, and I was not about to let a boy change my plans, especially my plans for going abroad.
Well I started school and was loving being back in Provo. I met a few boys in my ward and went to a few activities like desert night and ward prayer. A few boys caught my eye, but I was still resolved to keep my distance from boys. A couple weeks into school I opened the door to two boys from my ward standing at my door. They announced they were me and one of my roommate's home teachers and would be seeing once a month from the on. There was of course some roommate discussion about them after they left, but nothing significant and I didn't think anything of it. What does this have anything to do with our story, well Laren just so happened to be one of my home teachers.
The first time we "hungout" was probably one of the most awkward nights of my college experience. Laren and I found out we both had Physical Science 100 and he so kindly invited me over to study with him and a friend. When I got to his apartment, it ended up being just Laren, so of course I am feeling super awkward because I didn't know him at ALL and there was no one else to break the ice for us. We started studying and it just got worse!! I didn't know the chapter very well and thought that he was going to think I was not the brightest of people. I survived the night though, but was not in the mindset of wanting to study with him again, and I was definitely not thinking about going on a date with him.
BYU basketball rolled around and as I was waiting for the Fresno State game to start I got a text message from Laren saying " I can see you." I am terrible at spotting people in crowds and so I cannot stand when people text me that. I stood up to try and find him, he ended up having to text me where he was and then stand up and wave, luckily I found him. I sat down and one of the guys I was sitting with asked me how I knew Laren, at the same time Laren texted me and asked how I knew the boy next to me. It turns out they served in the same mission. This time I did start thinking about Laren and how nice it was of him to text me. Although I would always laugh when he offered me a ride to any ward activity ( as a good home teacher :) ) because I never took him up on it.
We had a couple more encounters, but we didn't hangout or really see each other after that, until one fateful night in November. BYU's last home football game happened to be right before a preseason basketball game. My roommate Katie and I bundled up for the football game and brought a change of clothes so we could hurry on over to the basketball game. We had been planning to sit by some boy's in our ward, but that didn't work out so we were stuck sitting by ourselves. Sports are always a lot funner when you are sitting with a bunch of people so the thought popped into my head to text Laren and see if he was going to the game. I figured that since he had been at the last one he would probably be at this one and it would be fun to sit with him. He texted me back and said he would be over as soon as the football game was over. It was a great night! We had fantastic seats, BYU won, and I really enjoyed watching the game with Laren. After the game the three of us were driving home and Laren asked me what I was doing the next Monday night. I couldn't think of anything so I said nothing and asked him why. He said there was a Jazz game, and well I might have jumped the gun a little bit and immediately said " I'd love to go!" I love sports and I jumped at going to the Jazz game. Laren then continued to say " I was wondering if you knew of anyone that would want to go." I was of course incredibly embarrassed and didn't know what to say so I laughed at him. Lucky for me he was just kidding and really was asking me out.
We dropped him off and I looked at my roommate and the first thing I said was "my home teacher just asked me out on a date....hmm." I had said I wasn't going to date on of my home teachers because there were so many ways I could see that going wrong. But, I had agreed to the date and wasn't about to turn around and tell him no. Monday came and I went on the date and it I had a blast!! We rode the trax up to Salt Lake and watched the Jazz play the Sacramento Kings with his roommates and their dates. I had such a fun time with him, he was so easy to talk to and really fun to be around. I got home that night and told my roommates that I could really like this guy.
Thanksgiving break came and I headed back to Oregon for a week. There was a crazy snow storm and I had to sit in the airport for a good couple hours. I told Laren thanks again for the night before and texted him for a lot of the time I was waiting for my plane. We continued to talk throughout thanksgiving break and I really started to like him. My ward was having a girls choice date the weekend after Thanksgiving break and I thought why not ask Laren, so as I was waiting to head back to Provo I called him up and asked him to the date. We learned that we are not blessed with the talent to make awesome gingerbread houses and it is possible to find matching sweater vests at D.I.
Sunday, the next day, we went to the Christmas Devotional at the conference center in Salt Lake with my roommates. Laren and I held hands and as cheesy as it sounds I was in heaven. That night we stood outside my door talking for at least an hour and just I thought we were going to awkwardly part ways and say goodbye he kissed me! I was really in heaven then! I came inside and sat on the kitchen floor and just smiled as my roommates all made fun of me. My mom called and asked me how my night was and I replied " great. I got kissed!" She laughed and asked by who and I said Laren and she said "I figured."
So that is story of how Laren and I got together. To spare you a longer post, I will save how he got me to say yes and fall head over heels for him for next time!!
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