I first met Jasmine when she began working at Great Wolf Lodge. I was already employed there for several months and, being young and more than a little arrogant, felt that I was too cool to talk to the new employees. A month or two went by and we were casual with one another, but didn’t talk much. However, I kept hearing good things about her from my coworkers.

One day, I got a call that there was an issue with the bowling alley, and when I came to fix it, I saw Jasmine there. We made some casual conversation and I realized that she and I share the same goofy and ironic sense of humor. We continued to talk and it felt very natural to skip past the small-talk semantics and carry more meaningful conversations.

After that initial conversation, I felt pretty dumb for waiting to talk to her for so long. I was delighted to learn that my next four shifts were all scheduled during the same time as hers. I made it a point to talk to her whenever I could find time. Not long after this, I asked her out to our first official date, where we attended my previous church, ate burritos from Wahoo’s, and checked out a classic car show that happened to be in the area.