June11Eleven.com

After Steven Sitler and Katie Travis engaged to marry, they uploaded a website called June11Eleven.com, in recognition of their wedding date. Sitler and Katie used the site to tell the story of how they met via Christ Church elder Ed Iverson and how they engaged to marry each other after only two dates. This archive is a cut-and-paste job of the principal entries from that website.

June11Eleven.com: “Our Story”

We met on August 18th, 2010 at the insistence of Mr. and Mrs. Iverson. One week later we were writing emails like it was going out of style.

June11Eleven.com: “The Meeting”

Well, let’s see. I met Katie officially on August 15th, 2010. But the story starts a little before that. Mr. and Mrs. Iverson have always been very kind to me. I have often been invited to their house for dinners and lunches, birthdays and holidays. . . .

June11Eleven.com: “The Meeting” — Katie’s Rendition

The first time I met Steven. . . well. Let me back up, because like most good stories, this one actually begins with a couple of wonderful people. . . .

June11Eleven.com: “Meeting Her Family”

August 15, 2010 was the day that I met both Katie and her family. It was a Sunday afternoon and I had been invited out to the Iverson’s for Sabbath dinner . . . and to meet Katie and her family. So the first person I really interacted with in the family was Jeni, the outgoing, crazy little sister. . . .

June11Eleven.com: “The Courtship”

Aw, yes, the story of how the Travis’s got to Moscow. Well, to start with, the brakes on all four of the travel trailer wheels had to be completely rewired. That took the first day out of the weekend. They didn’t even leave Fallon until they were supposed to be in Moscow, which is about 12 hours away. So, I was told that they would leave anyway and find a hotel along the way. I woke up the next morning and called them to see where they had stayed and. . . .

June11Eleven.com: “The Courtship” — Katie’s Rendition

The time came for us to pick Jenni up for fall break, and, heh, I got to visit Steven for the second time. Things had changed very much from the first time we had met. I was fairly sure that I was ready to see if he really was the one. He hadn’t said anything for certain, however, so I was still fairly nervous and didn’t want to say anything if he was thinking differently. Back to fall break. I don’t remember why, but from the two thirds point on (the drive to Idaho is a good 12 hours). . . .

June11Eleven.com: “Meeting His Family”

I met Steven’s parents, Dave and Roxanne for the first time on the weekend that Steven and I started courting. I’m sure it was quite the surprise for them! Mrs. Sitler and I had communicated over facebook and email a couple times, but we. . . .

June11Eleven.com: “The Engagement”

The engagement story, of course, goes back quite a ways before Christmas week. The day after Thanksgiving break, I actually bought an engagement ring. Katie and I had been talking about ring sizes and styles that she liked. She, unlike most girls, had never even looked at rings. . . .

June11Eleven.com: “The Engagement” — Katie’s Rendition

At Christmas time, Steven flew down to Nevada so that he could meet my parents and hang out at our house. He was a bit sick, but as he walked out of the gate of the plane I couldn’t help running over and pretty much jumping into his arms (one good thing about long distance relationships is that you really appreciate. . . .

June11Eleven.com: Douglas Wilson

Pastor Wilson lives in Moscow Idaho and pastors the CREC church “Christ Church” here. He has been a great influence on both Steven and Katie.

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