Buckaroo Round Up: Couples

Buckaroo Round Up: Couples

By Ale Ibarra Posted March 07, 2017

Alex Brooks and Shai Welsh

Q: Where and how did you guys meet?
Alex: Dance team car wash.
Shai: We met at a dance team car wash during the summer.

Q: What did you think of each other before you met?
Alex: I thought he was cute, and he seemed really nice.
Shai: Well, I thought she was pretty cute when I first saw her, and she was really nice.

Q: What did you think of each other after you started dating?
Alex: I think he’s really sweet and had a good personality. We both clicked once we got to know each other.
Shai: When we first started dating, she was super shy, and I thought it was pretty cute, but then she stopped being shy and became a living hell.

Q: Favorite thing about them?
Alex: Personality and eyes.
Shai: Exactly what she said and her laugh.

Q: Do you guys have a song?
Alex: “Closer” by The Chainsmokers.
Shai: True.

Q: Favorite memory?
Alex: When he asked me to homecoming.
Shai: Yeah, when I asked her to homecoming.

Q: If you could change one thing about them, what would it be?
Alex: Nothing. I like him just the way he is.
Shai: Nothing, she is perfect just the way she is.

Hailey Fernandez and Ariel Gonzalez

Hailey Fernandez and Ariel Gonzalez/Ron Espinola • The Brand
Hailey Fernandez and Ariel Gonzalez/Ron Espinola • The Brand

Q: Where and how did you guys meet?
Hailey: We met at a spring soccer scrimmage. He kept stealing my ball whenever I tried to kick it.
Ariel: What she said. She was all up on me tbh. I was just trying to play.
Hailey: He’s lying.

Q: What did you guys think of each other before you actually met?
Hailey: I thought he was attractive and seemed like a friendly guy.
Ariel: I thought she was pretty and seemed chill since she played soccer.

Q: What did you think of her after you started dating?
Hailey: He’s an amazing guy; easy to talk to & a great person to trust. I’m glad I’ve been able to spend his senior year with him.
Ariel: She’s not as shy as I thought she was. I’m glad I started talking to her before going off to college.

Q: Favorite thing about them?
Hailey: I love that he has big dreams for his future. He doesn’t let anyone tell him that he can’t achieve them, and I love that. I can trust him with anything, too.
Ariel: Well, I absolutely love her eyes; they are stunning. And I like how comfortable we are around each other. I also never run out of things to talk about with her.

Q: Do you guys have a song?
Hailey: Not really.
Ariel: “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran. It’s our song now, Hailey.
Hailey: Fair enough.

Q: Favorite memory with them?
Hailey: When I tried to teach him how to ice skate this Christmas, he refused to let go of the wall the whole hour we were there.
Ariel: Yeah, that was a pretty fun day. So I agree.

Q: If you could change one thing about them, what would it be?
Hailey: Nothing.
Ariel: Nothing, because she wouldn’t be the same girl that I asked out.

Danielle Terou and Riley Sakurada

Danielle Terou and Riley Sakurada /Ron Espinola • The Brand
Danielle Terou and Riley Sakurada /Ron Espinola • The Brand

Q: Where and how did you guys meet?
Danielle: At a home football game. I was hanging out with Celest C., and Riley was hanging out with her boyfriend, Dominic, and we just started talking.
Riley: Home football game.

Q: What did you think of them before you actually met?
Danielle: I thought he was cute and looked nice, lol.
Riley: I thought she was really cute.

Q: What did you think of him after you started dating?
Danielle: I think he’s amazing, and he’s the sweetest guy ever.
Riley: There’s just something about her, she’s the most amazing girl ever.

Q: Favorite thing about them?
Danielle: His personality, Riley, always has a way of putting a smile on my face, and I love that about them.
Riley: Her smile.

Q: Do you guys have a song?
Danielle: We both really like “American Country Love Song” by Jake Owen, “Closer” by The Chainsmokers
Riley: Probably “Closer”.

Q: Favorite memory?
Danielle: We went fishing one time, we were catching fish and splashing in the water, and it was a lot of fun
Riley: When we went riding to the river, we jumped off the cliff.

Q: If you could change one thing about them, what would it be?
Danielle: I wouldn’t change anything about him because he is amazing to me.
Riley: Nothing, she’s perfect the way she is.