It's a Date!

I have a date! Can you believe it?

I can't. Mainly because I asked him! Wow, I had to be on something to ask a guy out on a date! I guess I just couldn't live with myself if I had gone yet another semester up here at BYU-Idaho and still no dates. I assume that's what people mean by taking matters into your own hands.

Now for the story of how it all happened:

It was Thanksgiving break and I was planning to drive back to Rexburg on Monday because my classes didn't start until 2 that afternoon. But, Saturday night rolled around and I had a feeling that I wanted to go back up with my roommate Lara on Sunday after she got into the Salt Lake Airport.

Sunday morning arrived and I texted Lara and asked if it would be alright to caravan back up to Idaho with her. She was happy that I was going to come back with her but she said that there were some boys up in Bountiful that needed a ride and Lara thought she would let one of the boys ride with me.

I'm not great at talking to boys but a sheepishly agreed anyways.

We picked up Lara's friend John first because his family had made us some dessert for us and then we went over to pick us my passenger, DJ.

I have to shamefully admit that I was so nervous, I was terrified of not knowing what to say and the ride ending up being super awkward for the entire 4 hour drive. But as soon as we were packed up and in the car, the conversation came so easy, it was shocking to me.

In those short 4 hours, I learned a lot and I had so much fun. DJ, is really funny and really easy to talk to. There was honestly nothing to be nervous about and I have to thank him for that. But, anyways, we seemed to keep coming back to dating and he seemed genuinely surprised to hear that I had never had a boyfriend and had only gone on two "real" dates and I had never been asked out while up at school. He kept asking me about it and how I felt about not dating. We got pretty personal on certain subjects and I wasn't expecting that at all.

By the time we got into Rexburg he told me that I had to promise him that by Sunday I needed to have asked someone out (I avoided answering him) and when we got to his apartment and unloaded his things. Again he said, "Okay you promised, you need to ask someone out!"

I told him that I never promised and he kept egging me to promise him but had to remind him there were no guys in my classes because there are only girls in my classes. He then proceeded to tell me I could ask someone in my ward (did I mention he's in my ward?). Finally I caved and I ended up asking him if he would like to go on a date with me.

He said yes.

So now I am going on a date with DJ this Saturday! I can't tell you how excited I am!

I just thought I would let everyone know that I, Alyssa Wood, finally, have a date :) Thanks for reading!