The Story of Us

     In the spring of 2009, I was brand new to the YSA Turlock 5th Branch. I had been somewhat shy to make friends, but I noticed this REALLY tall good looking guy around. The more I made friends the more I realized that my new friends were really good friends with Jon. He was cute and I wanted to get to know him better. He came to a few activities that I went to and came over to my house for a few Sunday hang outs. I kept mentioning to my friends that I liked him. There was a YSA dance that was happening on a Friday and I was really hoping that he would go. Surprisingly he did but he was sitting in the foyer the whole time. I wanted to dance with him so I went out and asked him to dance. I of course was completely and totally giddy inside but I didn't let that show. The dance was wonderful and it made me even more eager to get to know him better. The next day was the YSA annual lake trip. He was one of the few people that went a day prior to help set up, so I knew he would be there. The day went well, we played 3 flags up, and some mud football and he flirted with me (as much as he tries to deny it). I was loving the fact that he finally knew I existed. On Sunday, I told our mutual friend Tara that I liked him and with her outgoing personality she asked him what he thought about taking me on a date. That night I had a hang out at my house after church and we were all eating dessert and watching a movie. People started leaving and there was no sign of him leaving. After everyone left, he stayed around for another hour just talking to me. 
     That night of talking led to a WHOLE week of hanging out. Tuesday I had a picnic and I invited him along with some other friends (not thinking he would come) and he did. I made sandwiches and we ate fruit snacks while watching the ducks at Donnelly Park. Eventually more people showed up and they started playing on the play structure. We had other ideas. We just sat and talked to each other on the pond bank just getting to know each other. By the end of that night we were left to ourselves yet again talking on a bench and he  asked me if I would like to go to the movies with him to see Transformers 2. We set it up for the next day. So Wednesday I went to work anxiously waiting his phone call about our day, but being the gentlemen that he is he waited until AFTER I got off work to call me. So we made plans and he planned on picking me up. We went and watched Transformers 2. On Thursday we spent most of the day together watching Lord of the Rings. I had never seen any of the movies and those are his favorite so he sweet talked his way into getting me to watch them ( I personally just wanted an excuse to 1. see him 2. hang out with him and 3. possibly cuddle with him (: )
     I stayed awake through the first two movies ( amazing I know lol) and we started sitting with about a foot between us and ended up cuddling after less than an hour. Friday we decided to go walk around the mall, and as we were walking he reached for my hand to hold it. I was definitely not complaining but was somewhat curious because we weren't technically dating. At that point he had noticed that I pretty much see someone I know wherever I go and right after that Brother Severson comes and taps us on the shoulder. We got CAUGHT holding hands so we knew the rumors of us dating were definitely going to spread like wild fire. Later that evening we had been invited to go hang out with some friends and as we were walking up to our friends' house he reached for my hand again. I told him that if we walked in holding hands everyone would think that we were dating. (Of course I REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted to date him, and I had been wondering were our hang outs would lead and had been eagerly waiting for the "so where do you see us" conversation) So I asked him if we walk in holding hands and they wonder if we are dating, are we? He thought for a second and said Yes. 

     So like I have said I initiated this relationship as much as he tries to say otherwise. We enjoyed hanging out with friends that night and July 3, 2009 started the beginning of US. 


* The picture was taken 07.04.09 at a 4th of July BBQ because my mom wanted to see him :)