the dating revolution

sarah and julia and i are sick and tired of never going on dates!! so we've taken matters into our own hands. we're starting a dating revolution. it's called the low-stakes dating movement. culturally speaking, people here are stuck in the mentality that if you go on one date, you must then immediately assess the marriage-ability of that person. it's too much pressure, high-stakes dating, if you will. and because of that, most people we know just avoid going on dates altogether. so we've decided to retrain the world into the correct thinking that one date merely means that you'd like to know that person more. after a few of this kind of dates, one might want to move on to something more serious, like medium-rare steaks dating and then maybe well-done steaks dating, which might then lead to *gasp* courtship.

here are some photos from our innagural event, which was also, coincidentally, our first bonfire of the season up millcreek canyon.

this is heather and trevor. heather used to live in our ward and now lives in logan. they drove all the way down here to participate.

jared and sarah. sarah is one of the founding members of the revolution and jared is one of our favorite people ever.

julia and nathan. julia is the other founding member. nathan is jared's roommate/cousin. it's hard to get more than a smile out of him, so i like to gauge funniness on how many times he laughs out loud. we were on a roll this night because i counted at least 3 or 4 laughs from him.

me and seth. seth's a quiet man, but once he opens up, prepare to laugh. i am roasting starburst, which is quite delicious. crispy outside, chewy inside. try it. you won't regret it.

nathan, julia, and sarah making faces for the camera.

nathan captured this great picture of our bonfire. i'm a fan of both the picture and the fire.