HOW WE MET // ALEX SMALL AND JENNY ALESHIRE > All great relationships had to start somewhere.
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Popped collars, tennis skirts and Sperry Top-Siders dominated the room at an Alpha Delta Pi and Sigma Nu Bid Day party," Preppy Pi's and Polo Guys," in August 2009. Among the pastel-wearing prepsters, Jenny Aleshire, a junior from Topeka and Alex Small, a senior from Olathe, hit it off.
Alex and Jenny met briefly earlier in the night, but found themselves separated when they reached Salty Iguana, the official party location. When Jenny finally caught sight of Alex at the restaurant, she decided to make the first move.
"I thought he was cute when we met earlier, so I went up to him and asked him to dance," Jenny says.
Their friendship really took off after dancing. "I had an amazing time with her that night and was just looking forward to the next time I could see her," Alex says.
Two and a half months later, after getting to know each other and attending date parties together, Jenny and Alex made their relationship official.
Since then, they've even lost-ahead a seven-month break when Alex studied abroad. Despite being overseas, Alex would still send Jenny flowers and seashells from the beach.
On Oct. 23, Jenny and Alex celebrated their two-year anniversary. Turns out that this "Prepy Pi" really did find her perfect "Polo Guy."
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Fratint for Love: Jenny Aleshire and Alex Small met at a "Preppy Pt's and Polo Guys" Bid Day Party in August 2009.
CATCH OF THE WEEK // JOE CARR > A weekly peek at a fish in the KU sea.
TURN-OFFS: Super fake-tanned skin freaks me out, especially if they go the whole Jersey Shore route with dark hair. I just can't do that. Arrogance and a negative attitude also drive me nuts.
TURN-ONS: A good sense of humor and a nice smile. They have to love to eat, because I love food a lot—especially Mexican food and spicy things, so they should like hot sauce.
CELEBRITY CRUSH: I have two: Zooey Deschanel because she's super cute and I feel like she'd be fun to hang out with, and Marion Cotillard because she's a classic beauty. I'd do terrible, terrible things to be with her.
FIRST THING HE THINKS OF IN THE MORNING: Can I go back to sleep? Or, I need coffee. I am not a morning person, so I try not to think in the morning.
SONG THAT BEST DESCRIBES HIS LIFE: I love "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye. It's about a serious subject, but it always makes you feel good. It shows regardless of what's going on in your life, you should always go all the way with it.
FAVORITE CHILDHOOD TV SHOW: "The Weekenders" or "Recess." The Weekenders were the best because they just hung out with their friends. And with "Recess," who wouldn't want to be king of the playground?
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