How We Met

In late Fall 2004 Brittany was living at 1214 Idaho Ave in Santa Monica while attending college. A month after she moved in Sam sublet the apartment above her from a friend. Shortly after Sam moved in, Brittany began to notice Sam hanging out next door with fellow neighbor Debra and her Shih-tzu named Lulu. Debra introduced the two and a date followed. Sam made a 3 course dinner for Brittany and they talked and laughed for hours. Three months later Sam left for a year long trip around the world. After daily emailing, weekly skype meetings and many phone calls, Brittany flew to Paris to see Sam again.

Three months later they met again in Spain and three months after that they met again in Thailand. It was a whirlwind romance from the start and has only gotten more exciting.

How We Met Facts by Sam Shefrin

• Sam was on his way to sign a lease at an apartment in Palms, when his friend Randy offered his room at 1214 Idaho Ave., Santa Monica
• Brittany lived in a first floor apartment at 1214 Idaho Ave., Santa Monica
• Sam claimed the best parking space at the building as his own
• The first time Sam saw Brittany was from the 3rd floor as he was trying to determine who was stealing his parking space
• Sam started running unparalleled game on Brittany
• Over the span of 4 weeks, Brittany rejected the following verbal offers from Sam:
• Entering her apartment to talk
• Knocking on the door on at least 8 different occasions
• Invite to do charity at the Boys & Girls Club
• Invite to go on a motorcycle ride
• Invite to go to an art exhibit
• Invite to go out to Hollywood
• Invite to play Scrabble
• Invite to watch a movie
• Sam couldn’t figure out what was wrong with Brittany, so he asked his mom
• His mom explained, she wasn’t comfortable verbally communicating and suggested writing
• Sam worked on winning a date with Brittany over AOL Instant Messenger
• Brittany still wouldn’t go out with him
• Sam teamed up with Brittany's neighbor and friend to convince Brittany to give Sam a chance
• Brittany still wouldn’t go out with him
• Nature decided it was time for Sam and Brittany to be together and sacrificed a mouse into a mouse trap in Brittany's closet
• Brittany knocked on Sam’s door at 7am on a Saturday morning to remove a dead mouse from her closet
• Sam had a grade 10 hangover; he could barely move, cursed himself after looking in the mirror, but rushed out to take advantage of the time with Brittany
• Sam picked up the mouse with his hands, showing Brittany what a manly man he is
• Sam cooked Brittany dinner as a first date in her apartment and told her, "we can’t be together unless you like this dessert"
• The dessert was Breyer’s Mint Chocolate Chip and the only ice cream Brittany liked
• Sam deleted the girls he was dating from his phone after he met Brittany
• It took him a good 5 minutes of pressing the delete button
• Sam and Brittany fell in love at the end of 2004
• Sam went on a 1 year trip around the world in January 2005
• Sam said he would come to back to Brittany after his trip
• Sam had to come back to Brittany, because he left his car keys and lucky bamboo at Brittany’s apartment
• Brittany killed Sam’s lucky bamboo
• Sam flew Brittany to Paris, France in April 2005
• Brittany couldn’t stay away from Sam and traveled to meet him in Spain and Thailand later that year
• Sam came back in 2006 and they went straight to Cabo San Lucas.

Facts About How I Met Sam by Brittany Randolph

• We met during my senior year in college while I was living in Santa Monica, CA
• Sam came to my door no less than 5 times and each time I pretended to not be home as I was not interested in dating a neighbor...at all.
• One of the many times I was hiding in my bedroom while he was pounding away at the door, I was on the phone with my sister Rachel who literally said to me, "Brittany go out there and answer the door, he could be your husband!" I ran out, but he was already gone.
• The first thing Sam said to me made me laugh out loud, I was immediately intrigued.
• When Sam came to my door, I didn’t allow him in (I WAS A SINGLE GIRL LIVING ALONE!) so we stood in my doorway and talked for 2 hours. Most of those two hours I just stared at his arms.
• If a mouse had not died in my apartment and Sam had not rushed down to help me, I may not have had the guts to agree to go out with him.
• On our first date we both wore purple button down shirts and the same wash jeans. We looked like we had planned it.
• After our first date I thought I had possibly met my future husband. After our second date I never wanted to see Sam again because I found him to be the most obnoxious person I had ever met.
• Sam had exactly 7 books on his nightstand and every single one had "Jesus" in the title. I was terrified.
• After three months of dating, Sam left for a year long trip around the world. Two months later his parents flew to LA and met me. I instantly fell in love with them and literally spent over six hours alone with them wandering around Santa Monica talking about existential psychology, family values and everything in between.
• In our first year of dating, Sam and I traveled to Paris, Barcelona, Bangkok and Cabo San Lucas.