{"id":316,"date":"2016-02-14T09:33:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-14T14:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjcmenews.wpengine.com\/?p=316"},"modified":"2016-02-14T09:33:03","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T14:33:03","slug":"sjc-love-stories-tyler-and-carley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sjcme.edu\/news\/sjc-love-stories-tyler-and-carley\/","title":{"rendered":"SJC Love Stories: Tyler and Carley"},"content":{"rendered":"

I often laugh about that night; how Tyler and Alex just so happened to end up in that suite, how we ended up swimming in the lake even though the water wasn’t warm, how crazy loud we were while walking along the roads throughout campus, and then how just the two of us ended up on the roof of the soccer hut talking until\u00a04 a.m.\"VDay_6\"<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The plan was to each write our own version of our \u201clove story\u201d and then somehow combine them to share with everyone. After reading each of our stories, you\u2019ll understand why we want to share them both separately.<\/em><\/p>\n

Carley\u2019s perspective:<\/strong> I have many great memories\u00a0from Saturday nights at Saint Joe’s, but there is one\u00a0Saturday night\u00a0that stands out far above the rest, maybe because it changed my life forever. On that Saturday night,\u00a0two guys from the men\u2019s baseball team ended up at a women\u2019s field hockey gathering in one of the suites. Before I knew it, Tyler and I were sitting next to each other on the couch. I had seen him around campus plenty of times and noticed him working at many of our field hockey games. I remember always thinking to myself, “Oh, he is cute and so tall!” Looking back on that night, we had been set up by two of our mutual friends without even knowing it! I should have known, I remember the women on my team gazing at us like something magical was supposed to happen. There aren\u2019t enough words to properly thank our friends and teammates for giving us this opportunity to let love grow. I often laugh about that night; how Tyler and Alex just so happened to end up in that suite, how we ended up swimming in the lake even though the water wasn’t warm, how crazy loud we were while walking along the roads throughout campus, and then how just the two of us ended up on the roof of the soccer hut talking until\u00a04 a.m. The conversation was truly effortless. We literally talked for hours. I remember crawling into bed around\u00a0five o’clock\u00a0in the morning, thinking, \u201cHow is it possible that I could have had so much fun with someone I hardly know?\u201d As clich\u00e9 as it may sound, the rest is history. Tyler and I are getting married\u00a0on July 9th of this year. I couldn\u2019t imagine my life without him; he truly makes me a better person. I am beyond grateful that our experiences at Saint Joe\u2019s brought us together and allowed us to have this life together. It’s a beautiful life.<\/p>\n

Tyler\u2019s perspective:<\/strong> It was the fall of 2012 at Saint Joseph\u2019s College. It seemed to me like this was my last opportunity to find someone who wanted the same things as I did. I don\u2019t want to make it seem like I was searching for someone, but I just wanted to have someone to share moments with. This whole story starts with me searching for a work-study job, and I am so happy I did. Next thing I knew, I was announcing field hockey games. There was one game that I will never forget and has changed my life forever. It was a Saturday morning game, and I was looking over the rosters to make sure I wouldn\u2019t mess up any names when someone caught my eye. So, I looked at the roster to see what her name was: #13, Carley Denis. She was having so much fun, but at the same time she was intense and wanted to win more than anyone. I don\u2019t like to say it because it will give her some satisfaction, but she did intimidate me from the moment I first saw her. The way she went about everything on the field was amazing to me. I thought to myself, \u201cSomehow, I need talk to her.\u201d I think most of the credit to us actually hanging out has to go to my roommate and one of her teammates, who constructed the whole plan. This is how it happened: I was just about to get into bed and my roommate said, \u201cDo you want to go hang out with the field hockey girls, they are just downstairs?\u201d At first, I didn\u2019t really want to because there was a long week of classes ahead, but I gave in and said sure, since I’d agreed to go when we talked about it at dinner. When we got down there, she was the first person I saw. I could\u2019ve melted, I was so nervous. We kept our distance, talking to various people we were surrounded by. Then we started to get closer. I started talking to one of her friends who happened to be sitting next to Carley, and then Carley got up, so I was confused. To break the ice, I got up and sat where she had been sitting, which I knew would push her buttons a little and she would have to say something to me. Lucky for me, I was right, and we ended up talking to each other for hours, like no one was around us. If you didn\u2019t know it, you would\u2019ve thought we had been close friends for years. As people started to go to bed, we continued to talk. They kicked us out of their suite, the talking kept going. We made our way out to the soccer field and continued to talk even more. I don\u2019t think I have ever met someone where I wanted one moment to last forever. Since that moment on the soccer field, we have always been there for each other, making each other laugh, and encouraging each other to go for things in life that might scare us. Now, this summer, I’ll marry the woman I officially met one night at Saint Joe\u2019s. I am forever grateful.<\/p>\n

It’s crazy to think how one Saturday night on campus can change two peoples lives forever.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tyler Laverriere, Class of 2013, and Carley Denis, Class of 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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