We didn't go to high school together, but we met during college freshman orientation so we consider ourselves practically high school sweethearts. During orientation, Ivan struck up a conversation with me while waiting in line for food. Being the shy person I am, I didn't say much. We ended up joining the same school organization, SAO (Southeast Asian Organization). One night at an SAO meeting, Ivan used some cheesy pickup line about the stars in my eyes. It didn't work, but I eventually gave him my number. I blew him off a few times as we were both seeing other people. Once we were both single, we went on our first date in December. It was almost Christmas. We stayed up all night as I worked on a project for class. In the brisk morning, we walked down to the river from my dorm hall, enjoyed each other's company, and looked at the decorated trees by the river. We walked along the riverfront and waited until the diner opened. We went in for breakfast, walked back to the dorm, and the rest is history.