LOVE IN THE BOI: Krystle & Evan

Dental appointment led to dinner & a movie & eventually #LoveInTheBOI. This is Krystle & Evan’s love story.

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First they fell in love with one another, next they fell in love with Boise and finally they get to live their mutual dream and share the love they have for their community- one donut at a time 

Originally from Michigan and Oregon- Krystle and Evan met in Washington DC. They left the big city behind and decided to take a chance on Boise, because it reminded Evan of Bend, OR where he grew up.
They quickly fell in love with the city of Boise, more specifically the people and sense of community that exists here. So this time they decided to take steps toward what had been stirring in their hearts- starting a business that served the community. They launched @missiondonut out of their garage in 2018 and that led them to their home- Boise’s original, made from scratch donut shop- @gurudonuts

LOVE IN THE BOI: Jessie & Jacob

Meet Jessie & Jacob. What started as a Tinder message & Snapchat exchanges has led to #LoveInTheBOI. Here’s their story!

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How did you two meet?

We actually met on Tinder. We ended up matching on the weekend and began talking on there. He was visiting his sister in Corvallis, Oregon where I was finishing up my bachelors degree at OSU at the time. After a couple days he ended up asking "Do you want to see my cats?" Not sure how to take that, I ended up saying sure. He snapchat photos of his two little cats to me and then we ended up talking and video chatting all day and most of the night every day for about 6 weeks. He initially didn't tell me he lived in Washington, which was about 4.5 hour drive from where I was living, so we had to coordinate to finally meet up and have a first date.

Describe Your First Date

Our first date was at a brewpub and a Saint Patrick's day festival. He picked me up from where I worked in Corvallis and we ended up drinking beer and talking for a few hours. Then the next day, we ended up going to a St. Patrick's day festival that the local Irish pub was putting on where we drank green beer, watched irish dancing, and danced around. We started "officially" dating then and it was a really fun time.

What are you favorite local things to do & places to go?

Jacob ended up following me to Boise, Idaho since I got a job here right out of my master's program. We are both beer enthusiasts as Jacob home brews and I like to drink it, our favorite things are to check out all the different breweries in town. We're pleasantly surprised by the variety here! We also enjoy going to Steelhead games, front street fights, and check out the Saturday Market as much as we can. We look forward to going hiking and getting to snowboard. We got engaged at the Frightened Felons night at the Idaho State Penitentiary (we're both big lovers of all things Halloween) and will be getting married on Halloween this year in Idaho!

What is one word of advice you have to those who are still in search of love? 

Don't search for it. Sometimes, you think something is meant to be and then all of a sudden, someone pops up and changes everything. We were both in a place where we were not necessarily looking for a person but then we met each other and it was like finding someone I've known forever.

Thank you Jessie & Jacob for sharing your #LoveInTheBOI story! Make sure you follow them on social media at @jessbutchino and @jakeschwehr

LOVE IN THE BOI: Stephen and Alyssa

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

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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.

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Make sure you follow these two on social media at Alyssakeri59 and Salt.Fife