The Siberian American: Seven Years: A Short Version of Our Love Story

Monday, September 22, 2014

Seven Years: A Short Version of Our Love Story


Seven years ago, Chris and I were two freshmen adjusting to college life. We met on our first day at Baylor, a week before classes started because we were in the same Welcome Week group.

A few days later, I was in his car as we carpooled to an event, and we struck up a conversation on our way back. From then on, we became fast friends. Every night after we finished our homework, we would meet and spend hours walking around campus. We told stories about family and friends back home—he was from a small town (graduated with 13 people) while I graduated with one of the largest graduating classes in the nation.

Our conversations quickly grew deeper. We often discussed our hopes and dreams for the future.  Our conversations went on for hours. We had trouble deciding when it was time to go back to our dorms. It wasn’t long before it became obvious to both of us that we were interested in each other.


We were anxious about starting a relationship. We both dated our best friends in high school, and those relationships ended badly. We were worried about ruining what had become a strong friendship.  Plus, I had been telling everyone back home that I was planning to focus solely on my studies and didn’t want a serious relationship until I graduated. (Ha!)

On September 20, 2007, after a long, drawn-out, confusing conversation that lasted five hours, we decided that it was worth it for us to give a relationship a try.  I’m so thankful for that night seven years ago when we decided to take the risk because the reward was greater than I ever imagined.

Chris, I can’t believe it has already been seven years since that night. These past seven years have been amazing, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for us. I love you!

Note: One of these days I’m planning on writing out a long version of our love story with much more detail, but I thought it would be fun to post a short version today. 

18 comments:

  1. This is such a great love story! Thanks for sharing it :)

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  2. Awwww, happy date-anniversary!!! What a sweet story!

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  3. awww this is such a sweet story - dating your friends can really turn out badly, and it's (obviously) so great you guys decided to give it a try! love it :)

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  4. So sweet - best friends make the best life long partner!!

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  5. Congrats on your 7-year mark! Very sweet love story ;-)

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  6. Happy 7 years!!!! Here's to many more!

    www.jerseygirltexanheart.com

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  7. Isn't it so neat to remember the times when you see it all coming together :)

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  8. Awe what a cute love story!!!! Wishes for many more happy years!

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  9. you guys are so so cute! i love it! Happy 7 years!

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  10. So glad you posted this! Isn't it funny how we make our own plans, such as not dating anyone until after graduating, but God has other plans? Your story is great! I've been thinking about writing something about ours but haven't done it yet. You've given me the inspiration to just go ahead and do it :)

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    1. I know, right? I hadn't even planned to attend Baylor until others kept talking about it. It was definitely God's will! You should totally write yours out! I love love stories, and I think it'll be fun to look back on it. :)

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  11. I so enjoy reading these kind of stories, they make me smile :) And congrats to you both!

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  12. Awww! This is so sweet. So glad it going well!

    ~Ashley @ A Cute Angle
    acutelifestyle.blogspot.com

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  13. Such a sweet story, thanks for sharing!! :)

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  14. Love the first pic! Sucha sweet story- happy date-iversary!

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  15. Too cute! Cheers to many more happy years for y'all!

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  16. Aww, this sounds nearly identical to my BF and my story! We met our first week of college in 2007 and hit it off super hard. He had just gotten out of his first serious relationship, so we were just fast friends for a couple of months until things started to get complicated (as they do). A year later, after he went to Costa Rica for 3 months, we officially started dating and have been together ever since :)

    Here's to many more years for you and your love <3

    Cat
    http://oddlylovely.com

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