How we met [hou wee met]
-- a happy sentence
1. introduced through a mutual friend
2. moved to Austin.
a. Jason to attend graduate school at the University of Texas
b. Heather to start her career at Dell
3. attended same singles ward
4. liked each other
5. started dating
Ja·son
[jey-suhn]
-- noun (very masculine)
Growing up: Alta Loma CA (1978-1995)
Activities as a youngster: Soccer, Cross-country, Track, Senior class treasurer, Eagle Scout
College Years: Ricks (1995-1998), BYU (1999-2001) B.S. in Accounting
LDS Mission: Santiago North, Chile (1996-1998)
Post College / Years of Growing up: Palo Alto, CA, Working for a property management company as their controller, training for triathlons, taking Spanish- speaking Boy Scouts to the woods to pass off their merit badges as a scout master, roller blading through San Francisco, playing ultimate Frisbee on Stanford campus, continuous nights of Settlers of Catan with his groupies, playing on indoor soccer leagues.
Graduate School: University of Texas MBA program (2009)
Austin Years: 2007-present
Current Hobbies: Runner, Fantasy Football lover, Mike and Mike in the morning follower, ad-hoc running coach, soccer league frequenter, best dishwasher you've ever seen.
Heath·er
[heth-er]
-- noun (feminine)
Growing up: Clarkston WA (1981-1999)
Activities as a youngster: Volleyball, Track, Basketball, Student Government, Boating on the river, Teaching Swim Lessons, Sipping on Phosphates (yum)
College Years: BYU (1999-2005) B.S. Accounting
LDS Mission: Minneapolis Minnesota Mission Spanish speaking (2003-2004)
Post College Years / Years of Growing up: Seattle, WA., worked for Boeing, met best friends, went on road trips, threw parties, first real apartment, hiking through the Pacific Northwest, backpacking trips along the Washington Coast Wilderness, learned how to furnish an apartment using Craigslist.
Graduate School: Brigham Young University MBA program (2008)
Austin Years: 2008-present
Current Hobbies: Cooking (although grocery shopping is no fun for this chica), making things beautiful, entertaining, traveling, "feeling alive" by being where the people of the community are (exercise paths, live band performances in the park, etc.).