The Story of Tina and Troy

I would like to tell a story.  I call this one: 

The Story of Tina and Troy 

Once upon a time in August of 2010, Tina was sitting in D&C waiting for class to begin.  It was the first week of school, and she wasn’t completely thrilled to be back.  In through the door walked this tall blonde haired kid who came up to Tina and told her she had "stolen his seat".  She calmly responded with the simple fact, “that would be impossible, because you can’t steal something that doesn’t belong to someone.”  After some witty back and forth comments he sat down next to her. 

The next class period, Tina arrived to find the same boy already in the seat that she had occupied the class period before.  From then on, he always arrived earlier and took that seat.  She always sat next to him.   She came to find that the boy’s name was Troy.

About a week later Troy fell asleep in class.  Not wanting to let this perfect opportunity slip away Tina silently jabbed him in the side with what would later be called a “vicious side-poke”.  Troy yelled out in surprise and nearly fell off his chair.  The whole class turned to look as Tina turned bright red and Troy looked around not knowing what to do.  Both tried to hold back from laughing.

This was the beginning of Tina and Troy.

It only took a week or so before Tina discovered that she really liked Troy.  Her roommates can attest to this as she came home and told them all about '"the guy she met in her D&C class".  Troy however, was not really interested in the girl that he thought was, a little too shy.  This shyness actually came from the fact that she liked him and didn’t want to do/say anything stupid.  Eventually, she decided to give up and be content with being good friends.  As soon as she stopped worrying, she was no longer shy around him, and their friendship grew. 

The semester soon ended, and Tina and Troy no longer had class together.  They occasionally were lunch buddies, or saw each other at bonfires or barbecues.  Troy vented to Tina about how stupid dating was, and Tina vented to Troy.  She started dating another guy for a while and ran into some tough spots with him.  She’d come to Troy to ask for advice; He’d always give her advice that she would then try, and it always made things better.  Eventually, Tina decided that dating wasn’t worth it, and she swore off dating, vowing to “never date again!!!”  (I think we’ve all been there)

……but Troy had other plans…..

Turns out that once Tina had given up on dating Troy, and just started being herself instead of the shy girl….well, that’s when Troy started to like her.  So, about a week after Tina swore off dating forever, and about a year after they had first met, Troy held Tina’s hand and told her she was perfect. (heart melt)

Another week went by, and Tina and Troy could be found sitting on the counter of Tina’s kitchen shoving as many waffles into their faces as they could.  Somewhere amidst all this chaos, they decided to date. 

Five months later on a hill in Salt Lake City, Troy asked Tina to marry him.  And she said yes.  About six times.  

 It’s now been a year and a half since I first met Troy Andersen – the boy I had a MAJOR crush on from the beginning.  I am literally marrying my BEST FRIEND, and I could not ask for more.