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Alicia and Ben - How They Met

Alicia and Ben met one another through the Academy of Urban Learning, a charter school near downtown Denver. Alicia was the social worker on staff and Ben was the contracted “Computer Guy” for the school. Despite both having started working with the school at approximately the same time, it wasn’t until “Hippie Ben” cut off his pony tail that Alicia would notice him strutting his IT stuff around the school (and eventually into her heart).

One snowy January Friday afternoon (shortly after chopping his hair off) Ben was working at the school where he was invited to go out with the staff for some happy hour beverages down the street. Alicia and Ben ended up sitting next to one another in the booth, and being a question-asker-extraordinaire, Alicia started asking Ben many questions. This got Ben talking about his trip to New Zealand - not a short story. After Ben rambled on for what they both would most likely agree was nearing an eternity, Alicia’s friend Travis arrived to meet her. She got up, greeted him, and sat Travis down between herself and Ben. At this point Ben was sure he had proverbially “blown it” and started asking himself questions like “Why did I tell her that STUPID story?”.

Now let’s fast forward to the following Sunday. Ben received a text from Alicia stating that she would like to hear the rest of the New Zealand story. After doing a short happy-dance Ben calmed down enough to respond with a cool “OK, when?” and they setup their first date for the following Monday.

Today Ben and Alicia live in the same roomy apartment on Capitol Hill in Denver that they had their first date in. They both enjoy skiing, hiking, camping, playing Wii, and drinking "designer" beers.