Too many to count!!

OH WHERE TO BEGIN!! There are just so many fun and random memories! I guess I could start at the beginning...As Julie Andrews would say, that's a very good place to start.

I met Craig in 4th grade (if my memory is, in fact, correct). He was new in my ALPS class at Westland Elementary. I was pretty certain he was going to sit next to me since there was an open desk just waitin' to be filled! Keep in mind I was a ridiculously introverted and socially awkward child (I know, you wouldn't believe it now)! Anyway, Ms. Sato (I think that was the teacher's name) introduced him and directed him to the seat near me. I glanced at him, smiled, looked back at my desk and Craig said, "Hey, I like your overalls!" Pretty sure I turned 27 shades of red and didn't speak to him for the rest of the day. No worries though, eventually the ice was broken and I was able to act as normal as I was capable...eventually...

To kind of continue the story from my awkward elementary days, I later recognized Craig in the halls of West Jordan High School. I gathered all the courage I had and went up to him to see if he'd remember me. He did! I was pretty ecstatic since I hadn't seen a fellow ALPS kid in quite awhile. Funny thing was, once we got to talking, he brought up the overalls. How awesome to remember somethin' like that?

Another random memory was in high school. A bunch of my friends and I decided we would get together and ask a bunch of guys to go with us rather than just ONE date. Two of our "dates" were Kevin and Craig. We went to this park and were going absolutely crazy on a tire swing; there were like eight of us piled on while a bunch of other people pushed us around as hard as they could.

My final encounter with Craig was actually just a few weeks ago. My husband and I were driving from our home in St. George to Duchesne to visit some friends. We got off I-15 at the University exit in Provo on accident (there's an Orem exit with a far more direct route), but just considered it a slight detour...we were on our "detour," I was just lookin' out the window when I saw a guy standin' at a bus stop! I focused a little harder and realized (pretty sure anyway) that it was Craig (I figured my odds were pretty good since the hook kinda gave it away). As soon as we reached our destination, I immediately signed in to Facebook to ask Craig if I had, in fact, seen him in Provo and his response was, "You have a keen eye for pedestrians, my friend!" It made me smile.

--Aliese (Chipman) Fry