9.15.2010

How I met Kevin 1

(me in my dorky and over-sized counselor shirt)
I have had a couple of friends ask me to post about how Kevin and I met. It is a special story to me, but a long one so for accurate details I may need to do it in three separate posts. I hope you don't mind. My blog is a journal for me in many ways, and I want to document this as accurately and perfectly as I can. This is also more personal information than I have ever disclosed on this blog, so please be sensitive to that.

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My parents moved to Connecticut. Glastonbury (Hartford area) to be exact. My parents told me they wanted me to come out for the summer, but I was unsure about leaving my then-boyfriend of 18 months. When things began to fall apart with him, I decided to go, feeling so afraid for what was up ahead, and wondering how I would heal from such a broken heart.

Before I got to Connecticut I applied to be an EFY (Especially For Youth) counselor. My church has a camp where youth can go and play games and get to know each other and do other church activities. I thought it was dorky at the time, but decided to do it anyway so I could meet other counselors my age who lived on the East coast as well. So at the end of my lovely summer in Connecticut, I headed to Plymouth New Hampshire feeling less than excited, and regretting my decision to apply for a counselor position. I told my mom I didn't want to go and she said she had a really strong feeling that I should. Since I trust my mom more than anyone, I decided to suck it up and go.

The first day was Saturday, and I met a lot of awesome people who I really felt I could be friends with, but several of them had known each other from being counselors in Virginia earlier in the summer and I felt slightly out of place with them. Sunday evening before the campers came, all the counselors jammed onto one table for dinner (about 20 of us) and the only seat available on the table was directly across from me (convenient I know).

Enter Kevin Ryan Voisin. As soon as Kevin walked in the room, I knew I liked him. He is pretty tall (6'4") but he carries it well. I fell in love with his curly brown hair and perfect smile immediately, but mostly I liked the casual way he wore nice dress pants, a white button up with rolled up sleeps and flip-flops so well. He had about six pieces (not joking) of pizza on his tray and came to sit directly in front of me when immediately everyone began yelling "Kevin!" "What up Man?" "How was the flight?" and I began to realize that probably every guy on that table was friends with him and every girl on that table was already in love with him... and I couldn't blame them at all. One girl even moved her chair next to his so she could sit closer to him.

I focused on my food, and chatted with a couple of girls, before realizing that Kevin was staring directly at me. (Wow I just pictured this being a Twilight moment and almost died. He was not creepy, or Edward like even a little bit I promise :) He asked me what my name was... etc. etc. and I found out he was from Utah as well, also attended BYU, and was studying neuroscience, pre-med. He also told me that he was a health counselor. (There were only two in the whole camp, and basically they were in charge of keeping track of those with medical issues and applying first aid, etc.)

I already liked him so much. I couldn't help it, I really didn't know how this was possible. I had never believed in love at first sight, and maybe I still don't but I do believe now in really really desperately like at first sight, because that is exactly how I felt. I wanted to be with him already. I even found his overloaded tray of food endearing, and the flip-flops with the dress clothes extremely attractive. And I wanted him to like me and only me.

And that is as far as I will go for today :)

Part II to be continued tomorrow.

16 comments:

Jalene said...

ahhh! i'm so excited!


this is so cute already.


you guys are cute cute cute!

Anonymous said...

LOOOOVE it! Can't wait for part 2!

Jamie said...

This is so romantic!
I'm excited to hear part two! :]

Caroline said...

I love this story!! xo

emily said...

i LOVE dress clothes and flip flops. so funny. why is that so attractive i wonder?

vanessa said...

awwww!

Laura said...

Awww it sounds like the start of a proper love story! Can't wait to here more!

L x

katrina said...

ooh so cute. i cant wait to hear the rest.

Julie Standley said...

I remember when i met my
husband(travis), I was "off track" at BYUI and had no interest or prospects in attending a singles branch back home, but my mother convinced me! and low and behold. Travis and I were given similar callings &... it(we) began.
I love the way you write. I feel like Im sitting at the table, & watching the magic happen :)

this free bird said...

I'm loving this story! Now scoot off to Target and get that dress in time to finish it!

xoxo,
Carrie
yes - Target...couldn't believe my eyes.

Michelle said...

so cute! I'm excited for Part II!!!

andy & lo said...

LOOOVVEEEEE THIS :)

ps first thing that came to mind was: harry potter & herminie

i don't know how to even spell herminie. haha.
i feel like there is an "O" in there somewhere.
oh well.

andy & i are being MONSTERS.haha

here's a good list:http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/halloween/l/blhalcouples.htm

Brittany said...

i can't wait for the rest of your story, because i have a feeling it is so neat. thank you for sharing such a big part of yourself.

Anonymous said...

i am loving this already. your inspiring me to write ours... :)

(lando is 6'4, too. i loooooooooove it)

Melissa said...

I can't tell you how excited I am for the net installments. And I really like Kevin. It is so fun to read your first impressions!

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