Even though I can’t tell you specifically the first time I met Alexa, I definitely remember how I felt. The feeling that always came back every time I saw her on campus, at a party or on the big screen at our football games. Anytime one of my friends mentioned her that feeling would always come back. I remember always being mesmerized by those beautiful blue eyes and her kind and loving demeanor. She had the most gorgeous smile and look to her.

It’s crazy to think back before we were dating, I was always asking Cooper, who had the same classes as Alexa, “How is my girl doing?”, “How was she looking today?” It was always crazy to me that I could talk to anyone in the world, but with her it seemed like I had a loss of words. Our conversations back then were brutally short and sometimes awkward. On my end, I just did not want her to realize I had a massive crush on her. All throughout my sophomore and most of my junior year at TCU there were always moments like that. Little did I know she, on the other end, felt the same way.

Finally, during summer 2017, the day came when she texted me out of nowhere, letting me know that she was staying in town, all by herself, and if we were doing anything fun to please let her know. I remember being with Nolan that day and going crazy about the fact that Alexa had texted me out of the blue to basically hang out. In my head, all I had to do was execute. As we continued to discuss the strategy of how not to blow this opportunity, Nolan sat me down and told me, “if you go down this path, call your single career a wrap.” We both knew that Alexa’s the type of girl that is long term and eventually the girl you marry. She had everything going for her, beautiful, smart, dedicated, goal-driven and knew sports just as much as we did.

It took 2 years of knowing each other (and the feelings of those moments) that finally led me to capitalize on the opportunity and invite her to one of our Super Regional games at TCU. She accepted! You won’t believe how excited I was putting her name on the guest list. After the game, I invited her out to get ice cream at Marble Slab Creamery. I remember that date, the endless conversation. We wanted to get to know each other because we hadn’t spoken much over two years. I remember feeling so comfortable just being locked into those beautiful blue eyes. It was a moment that was meant to happen. Everything was flowing so easy and we were really enjoying each other’s company. We had learned so much about each other and it seemed the more and more we spoke the closer we got. You could feel it!

Eventually, I told her that when we win this Super Regional we would throw a party and that she would be invited. In true TCU Baseball fashion, we won the Super Regional and were going to the College World Series for a 4th consecutive year. The party was on and Alexa Shaw was coming. It was a big night for the boys and everyone was in assist mode. We danced the night away, played drinking games, and had a blast. That night was our first kiss and the rest was history.

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