Meet Alyssa and Stephen. One was playing professional baseball for the Boston Red Sox. The other was a nursing student. A blissful summer in 2008 led to a winter to remember in December. Here’s their #LOVEINTHEBOI story
How did you two meet?
Stephen is from Boise, but I met him in Lowell Massachusetts where I just finished nursing school and where he was starting his first year of pro baseball after being drafted by the Boston Red Sox .
Describe Your First Date
We hung out all summer of 2008 on the east coast where he was playing baseball. I didn’t know where Idaho was on the map, so he drew me a picture of the northwest half of the country on a napkin. We had a fun summer together, but our love story began December 2008 when I flew to Boise to visit him. He wanted to give me a good taste of Boise so he had every day romantically planned out. The itinerary included a wine tasting at Ste chapels winery, different restaurants and breweries downtown, botanical gardens Christmas lights, a drive up Bogus Basin with a milky way latte from Moxie Java and finally a trip up to McCall to his families cabin where he asked me to be his girlfriend. He wanted me to fall in love with him, and Boise. It worked. After a 10 year long professional baseball career, we moved here with our two sons last February to raise our boys!
What are you favorite local things to do & places to go?
Indian creek winery, western collective, table rock, Bavarian brewery, The Springs, hikes, Boise balloon classic, Boise state football games, bogus basin for summer outdoor music and the mountain roller coaster, berry and apple picking in Emmett, McCall for the snow and all the various local festivals year round!
What is one word of advice you have to those who are still in search of love?
Find a boy from Idaho!
They have way better manners than most of the states! Volunteer at church or hang out a places you enjoy so you find someone with similar interests and beliefs.
Make sure you follow these two on social media at Alyssakeri59 and Salt.Fife