mission boys

matt benson..

mattie boy benson.

matt was senior my junior year of cross. for the longest time i thought he was sorta hilarious but he was a SENIOR BOY. on VARSITY.

i couldn't talk to him..there was no way. 

so i waited until he talked to me. and he did.

we sat next to each other the entire ride home from idaho. and every time we got on any bus together it restarted a never ending match of "yellow car" 

he was just so easy to talk to and basically he was one of, if not my best guy friend. 

i could literally talk to him about anything. running, school, other boys. 

although i rarely did because i secretly thought he was super cute.. 

then he graduated and went to USU and i started my senior year at MV.

we sorta lost touch for a while just because he was so far away. and with cross being a summer thing too, usually you don't stop talking with your team because you're with each other allllll summer long..so it was weird not having him around.

it was kinda funny though, one day in the locker room, this girl who was friends with matt's little sister, who was a sophomore last year, was like "OH!! so YOU'RE Ali!! i've heard so much about you!!" and i was like "whaaaaat?" then she goes "Well sorta. Tammy one day was like 'That's her.. Matt talks about that girl all the time. she's really pretty'" and of course i was like "haha oh. well yeah, i'm Ali!" but inside i was like "AHH! MATT TALKS ABOUT ME ALL THE TIME!!" clearly that ment he was in love with me. duh. 

kidding. totes kidding tay..:)

ANYWAYS

eventually we got over that awkwardness and he was back to being my bestie. and basically, it was back to the usual. 

a- "matt. i don't wanna run today"

m-"what would coach hunter say?"

or

a- "andrus is such a butt head.."

m-"yea? what's new? he is an amazing coach though"

i don't think i ever heard him say anything negative about anyone ever. 

then! he got his mission call to Argentina!! 

and of course ALL the xc girls were at his farewell. 

his talk was long. like really long. i sorta feel like he's one of those missionaries that can talk for days..but hey, hispanics can talk for days. so he wa to go to Argentina!

that was the day i decided that i HATED farewells. 

when we left the open house, he gave me a hug and said "see ya in two!' 

and i smiled and almost started to cry.

my best friend was leaving me. 

for 2 whole years. 

i cried that night. 

when he finally went into the MTC,i took my sweet time getting around to writing him. just because i didn't wanna be the first girl to write him. i didn't wanna be the creepy one that would be like "oh hey matt. hi! hi hi hi!!" 

even if he was my best guy friend..

weeeerid. 

so eventually i did write him..it turned out to be his last week at the MTC.

so off he went to Argentina. 

and and now it takes 6 weeks for letters to get there..and i just miss my best friend so much.. 

labscpauienvduinae.