The Couple!
We Meet
The first time we met was at the beginning of the spring semester in 2010. I (Jon) had been an RA for a semester already and Trista came in to replace an RA. As we worked together as RA's in the same building, our friendship grew and we got to know each other pretty well! I took her out to coffee for the first time in February and on April 18th we officially started dating! It was a huge God thing because neither of us really were looking for a relationship but it seemed to be where God was leading us! It was a big step for us and God proved himself faithful. While we were dating we were able to do some really fun things!
Dating/Engaged
At the end of May we were on a team that ran across Iowa in a few days, we went down to Jacksonville for 8 weeks with the Navigators for an intense discipleship training program, and in August we spent 4 days in the Ozarks with Trista's parents! It didn't take me too long to figure out that Trista was the girl I wanted to marry. After a little bit of planning and talking with friends and family, I mustered up the courage to propose and the night of Friday, February 4th, 2011 we got engaged!! Go to the proposal to see how it happened :)
Future
Currently we are enjoying the semester and planning the wedding, which is really exciting, kind of scary, and a little overwhelming! I plan to go on staff with the Navigators here at UNI after I graduate this summer and when Trista is done she will join me! In the summer of 2012 we plan to go on Edge Corp together and continue to follow God as he leads and guides us in our relationship and soon to be marriage!
The first time we met was at the beginning of the spring semester in 2010. I (Jon) had been an RA for a semester already and Trista came in to replace an RA. As we worked together as RA's in the same building, our friendship grew and we got to know each other pretty well! I took her out to coffee for the first time in February and on April 18th we officially started dating! It was a huge God thing because neither of us really were looking for a relationship but it seemed to be where God was leading us! It was a big step for us and God proved himself faithful. While we were dating we were able to do some really fun things!
Dating/Engaged
At the end of May we were on a team that ran across Iowa in a few days, we went down to Jacksonville for 8 weeks with the Navigators for an intense discipleship training program, and in August we spent 4 days in the Ozarks with Trista's parents! It didn't take me too long to figure out that Trista was the girl I wanted to marry. After a little bit of planning and talking with friends and family, I mustered up the courage to propose and the night of Friday, February 4th, 2011 we got engaged!! Go to the proposal to see how it happened :)
Future
Currently we are enjoying the semester and planning the wedding, which is really exciting, kind of scary, and a little overwhelming! I plan to go on staff with the Navigators here at UNI after I graduate this summer and when Trista is done she will join me! In the summer of 2012 we plan to go on Edge Corp together and continue to follow God as he leads and guides us in our relationship and soon to be marriage!