How They Met

Chris returned home from his mission in the fall of 2003 and then attended a semester at BYU-Idaho. The next fall, he moved to Provo, Utah to attend BYU. He and some friends found an apartment complex close to campus, where they hoped to find true love. Staci had also started school at BYU that fall, and had lived in the dorms on campus the first semester of her college experience. Then, at the beginning of the second semester, she decided she needed a change. So in the winter of 2005, she moved into a new apartment building, which happened to be where Chris was. They met through Staci's new roomates and became good friends through church and other activities like "Tuesday night 8:21 pm water polo," and "Thursday movie night." They soon found that they shared a lot of similar interests. They enjoyed each other's company and continued their friendship into the summer, when Chris went home to Boise to work for his dad, and Staci went back to Albuquerque to manage the local swimming pool. August found Chris and Staci back in Provo and back around each other. They started spending more and more time together and pretty soon they were inseparable. Before long Chris realized that instead of telling her about his dates and asking her advice about dating, he should be dating Staci. She was the one he wanted to be with all of the time anyway, and that was clearly what she wanted. They dated the remainder of the year and into the summer. Except for the one month that Chris volunteered in Mexico, they spend the summer together. The following school year began and Chris proposed, much to Staci's surprise, who thought the day would never come. Chris's dream of finding true love came true, and they are excited to begin their life's journey together.

All About Chris

Chris is currently studying Physiology and Developmental Biology at Brigham Young University which he really enjoys (most of the time), and finds a lot of interest in. He is working hard volunteering at the hospital and in other areas and doing undergraduate research to prepare for medical school. He will hopefully begin medical school in the fall of 2008, after graduating next December. Chris loves playing basketball, wakeboarding, hunting and fishing. But definitely not as much as he loves being with Staci. Chris grew up in Meridian, Idaho (Boise area). He is 24, and the oldest of 7, with four younger sisters and two younger brothers. Chris served a full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Barcelona, Spain. There he learned to love the Spanish language and people and touched the lives of many he met during his two years there. He is very hard working and a genuinely caring person. He is truly in love with Staci, always trying to please her and make her happy in every way he can, and is excited to enjoy eternal happiness with her.

All About Staci

Staci is currently studying Exercise Science at Brigham Young University and working part-time as a receptionist for Gold Tip Inc.. Her studies involve learning new things about the human body and how it functions. It is fascinating to her and she really enjoys it. She will graduate in December 2007 and possibly wants to go to Physical Therapy School or find a job associated with that line of work where she can help people, because that's what she loves most, helping people. Some of ther favorite things to do include running, water polo, hiking, traveling and spending time with Chris (probably her most favorite). Staci is from Corrales, New Mexico (Albuquerque area), where she grew up with her 3 younger sisters. She is a beautiful and amazing girl who is obviously in love with Chris and makes him very happy. He is her best friend and she considers herself lucky to be the one to marry him.