We met through friends at our church, but we didn't notice any sparks until on a mission trip in Belize. Mason was supposed to work with the guys on the construction team. However, a friend lost her voice who was supposed to run the children's program all week at a school we partnered with. This friend recruited Mason to fill her spot knowing all too well that he could fill this role with tons of energy. This is when I noticed how well Mason played with the children and how much they loved his enthusiasm in teaching songs and Bible messages. As a teacher, that was super attractive! Later, I realized he was always around me and sitting across from me at meals on the trip. That's when I got wise. When we got back from the trip, we started texting a lot even while he was back home in California for a week. We met up at Sonic for the impending question to be answered, "Do you want to go out some time?" We were there for 2 hours, and I started to question whether Mason was into me since he was about to leave without asking me out. He put his hand on the door handle, and I blurted out, "Are you going to ask me out or not?" And here we are...