A Love Story?

Here is a little about my boyfriend. He's so sweet, and I can't believe I'm lucky enough to have him, truly. He has dark brown hair, olive skin, glasses, and eyes the color of the wood on my piano--a dark brown ring around a lighter, red-brown in the middle. I am 5'2", and I barely make it up to his shoulder height wise. He is athletic, and such a sweetheart.

We met at the BYU Salt Lake Center; we had two classes together. However, when school started I wasn't really looking for a boyfriend, it was quite the opposite. I was focusing on school, not on making new friends. 

I....kind of didn't notice him........which I feel horrible about! I will probably never forgive myself for almost passing up a guy like him.

But I didn't notice anyone! I went on a few dates with another guy, but I wasn't interested. Then one day, my friend gave me some advice to let go of the things that were holding me back from making new friend and meeting new people. Suddenly I was paying attention and when he first talked to me, I was charmed. Here's how it happened.

We both got to our Book of Mormon class a little early (which is quite a feat for him, let me tell you), so he said "Hi! Your name is Strawberryblonde, right?” So we start small talk. I asked him what he did over the weekend. He said he did homework and read (nerdy, but hey! I am a fellow nerd, and have spent many a weekend in the company of books and such) which piqued my interest. 

"What did you read? Was it for school? Or for fun reading?" Here he paused, a sheepish look on his face, almost like he didn't want to tell me, but I waited.

"Um, well, I was reading Lord of the Rings."

*GASP* "I love Lord of the Rings!!"

..."Wait, really?"

"Yes!"

Basically he had me at Lord of the Rings, as you can see. Not long after that though, the teacher walked in, as well as other students, and class started, stopping our conversation. After class, he invited me to walk around the Salt Lake Temple with him. I agreed, and this first date (? still confused as to if it was a date or not. exactly.) earned him the nickname "Temple Boy" by some of my friends, and I will refer to him as such in this blog.

Things seemed to go fast, and I dropped him plenty of hints that he should ask me out. This worked better than I expected!

After four wonderful official dates I decided that I wanted to kick the relationship up to official as well. So after math class, I asked him "So, what are we?” kind of forcing him to make the choice then and there. At first he was taken aback, and he laughed. Then he crossed his fingers for luck, and said, "Well, I was hoping you would be my girlfriend."

"Well, I was hoping you would be my boyfriend."

Then, I honestly don't remember what he said next. I just hugged him, and skipped off to class, so happy; being late to class never felt so good.

Now we've been together since November 15th, making it 2.14 months so far (but who's counting?)

Every time I see his face, hear his voice over the phone, or see his picture pop up when I get a new text message from him, I can't help but smile and feel grateful that there's someone out there who cares about me, and wants to know if I'm happy.

Best moments-- 

          When he is doing something, like unlocking the door for me, I put my head on his  

          shoulder and he stops whatever he is doing just to hug me :)

          When he takes my hand in both of his.

          When he touches my hair.

          When he tells me that something I've said has helped him.

           When he helps me to be a better person, and inspires me with quotes, or

           Scriptures.

          When he listens to my troubles, and tries to fix my hurts.

He is the best boyfriend, and I hope he knows how much I really and truly care about him. He's always there when I need him, to laugh at a joke, or to talk about everything under the sun. I am so lucky :)