Ten Year Trivia

So, Marc and I are coming up on the big 10 year anniversary in May. We know we won't be able to do anything huge so we are celebrating in small ways starting this month. Because our courtship was so short, every date and small milestone seems significant to our relationship. I thought it would be fun to post a few of the things that happened in January of 2002 which led to the establishment of the Marc and Sarah Ricks family.
Jan 9th- Marc walks into Sarah's honor biology class. Sarah is ticked off because Marc was in her honors astronomy class the semester before and he wrecked all the curves giving her her first B+ since Junior High. Sarah thought he was dating someone because he always came to class with some girl, who turned out to be his sister. Sarah is dreading another semester of his curve-wrecking ways when he announces that he is the T.A. Phew!
Jan 10th- Sarah goes to a scholarship banquet and discovers that Marc has the same scholarship. They chat over hors d'oeuvres and then Sarah sits down with friends at a table. Marc actually asks someone to move so that he can sit next to Sarah. He has her attention...
Jan 14th- Marc shows up again! It turns out he has guitar lessons at the same time as and in the room next to Sarah's voice lessons. He is also in the major office when Sarah goes to declare a new major of genetics. They chat again. Sarah inquires about Marc's lunch plans. Marc says he will be eating a frozen burrito and then promptly leaves. Sarah feels confused. She would have taken him out to lunch on her meal plan. Maybe he's not interested? Sarah should have realized then that Marc is just not good at picking up on hints. Even not-so-subtle ones.
Jan 24th- Sarah, lacking a car, asks Marc after voice lessons if he could pick up some music when he goes to get guitar supplies. He says yes.
Jan 25th- Marc asks for Sarah's phone number, you know, for music buying-related questions. They talk for at least an hour later that night. Marc asks her on a date, but only after clearing it with the biology professor. He is her T.A. after all.
Jan 26th- We have our first date. Our double backs out at the last minute so after buying music, we head back to Marc's house to decide what we want to do. We end up staying since Marcus is cooking something amazing for dinner. Sarah has a good time with Marc's niece and nephew despite the fact that we watch Willow. Marc's dad tries to be generous by offering Sarah large quantities of gummy bears. Marcus causes some embarrassment when he indicates that Sarah can only eat dinner if she agrees to marry Marc. Who knew she'd actually keep her end of the bargain?
Jan 27th- Sarah invites Marc over for dinner with the excuse that her printer needs fixing. Could she have fixed it herself? Probably. She attempts to make rolls without success. It turns out she is using powdered sugar instead of flour. Sarah is still wondering why her roommates had a gigantic canister of powdered sugar and only a small container of flour. After discovering the problem, rolls have lost their appeal. She makes bread instead. Dinner is a success. The printer gets fixed.
Jan 29th- Marc casually stops by after Sarah's German class to give her a homemade card and a present. It turns out to be a bread knife. Marc had to cut the homemade bread with a butterknife the night before so he knows Sarah could use one. Sarah still loves that bread knife. Sarah also listens to an amazing devotional by Dallin H. Oaks about the Lord's timing. This concept of the Lord's timing will be important when Sarah realizes she might not be going on a mission before she gets married.
Here is a picture of us at a campus ice-sculpting contest from January 2002. Awww.