*There is some debate over the exact "first" time that we met. I (Alyssa) claim that it was several months before Björn does. My belief is that we met at a leadership retreat through our campus ministry and ended up in one of those classic college freshman moments - a circle of new faces all introducing themselves. It wouldn't be until several months and a whole new semester later that Björn and I would have our first full conversation. This is when he thinks we first met but I think this time still counts. I (Björn) believe we met at a bonfire on a fall retreat for the same campus ministry, Cru, that we were both a part of. We had several mutual friends who were standing around the fire with Alyssa. I walked up and started a conversation with her. We stayed talking until everyone else had gone to bed. We hung out a lot the rest of the weekend and made future plans for watching meteor showers. Soon after we were back on campus I asked for her phone number and eventually a date. This moment at the bonfire is when I remember our first time meeting was. We'll let you decide though!