Its finally happening!

On May 3, 2013, Michelle was running late to meet her friends Vicki and Michal at Julia Davis Park for their first run with the Meetup group they had just joined, the Boise Area Runners. Jeff was among the dozen or so people who had gathered, leaning on his bike while Monica, the group leader, led a round of introductions. Michelle thought Jeff was one of the co-leaders 😝. Michelle had only been running for few months and Jeff was a triathlete, so they didn’t run off into the sunset togther that day. But after the run, Vicki, Michal, and Michelle joined a few other runners at the Ram for beer, and Jeff and Michelle began getting to know one another.

In early August Jeff messaged Michelle about possibly having coffee sometime. She agreed, but she remembers texting her brother, Michael, to ask if it was "just coffee" or a date? "Will you be in your running clothes?"Michael asked. "No." "Will your running group be there?" "No." "Then it's a DATE, Shell!" Michelle still wasn't convinced, but she met Jeff at Java at Hyde Park the morning of August 18. After great conversation and a walk around the Hyde Park neighborhood, Michelle knew she really liked him. She just wasn't sure if she was ready for something more.

A week or so after their coffee date, Jeff asked Michelle out to dinner. They met at the Cottonwood Grille and ... (more to come)