Dear all single ladies of this world,
this is Sterling.
and he is very single.

Sterling is a cool guy. I met him in the awkward first week of high school. Him and my other buddy, Adam, thought I "had pretty hair" so they talked to me. Awesome. We quickly became great friends after bonding over "Tommy Boy" whilst eating many-a-twinkie.
Sterling eventually introduced me to his.....dun dun duuuuunnnnnnn....best friend, Ted. And we all know how that went down. Actually, funny story: Sterling tried to talk Ted out of dating me. I hate you, Sterling. Just kidding...
Anyway, skip forward 6 years, and here we are. All best of friends. Sterling really is, one of me and Ted's favorite people. He is bomb dot com. Hence the reason we are here today. You see, Sterling is single...and I want to hook him up on a date. So, join me for this fun-filled post, where I manipulate you with my wit and dapper collection of photos I took of Sterling.
Single gals, pay attention...
Sterling eventually introduced me to his.....dun dun duuuuunnnnnnn....best friend, Ted. And we all know how that went down. Actually, funny story: Sterling tried to talk Ted out of dating me. I hate you, Sterling. Just kidding...
Anyway, skip forward 6 years, and here we are. All best of friends. Sterling really is, one of me and Ted's favorite people. He is bomb dot com. Hence the reason we are here today. You see, Sterling is single...and I want to hook him up on a date. So, join me for this fun-filled post, where I manipulate you with my wit and dapper collection of photos I took of Sterling.
Single gals, pay attention...
1. Sterling dons this pair of spectacles in many of the photos.
However, they are just for show. He actually has excellent vision.
This means you won't have to pay a hefty bill to the eye doctor, resulting in more money YOU can spend shopping. See, I think of everything.
*add a point to the list of awesomeness*

2. He took The Tedward and I out to dinner after the photo shoot...
Which is full of all kinds of awesome in itself.
But dude...we went to the best Mesa Main Street restaurant ever..."Queen's Pizzeria".
Um hi...please do yourself a favor and eat there.

another reason to go to "Queen's"...they have their pet baby tortoise there!
and we got to play with him. um...hi. darling.

3. Bill Wahl is Sterling's father.
This would be the perfect time to say "enough said"....
But I will go on, just for the benefit of the one person in this world who MIGHT not know Bill.
Bill owns a typewriter shoppe. Which is awesome.
Bill is a freakin legend in Mesa....tell me ONE person who doesn't know them, and I will have to kick them in the shin just for lying to my face.
Bill has been in the newspaper like 500 times. Ok...more like 241.
Bill is probably the coolest guy...ever.
Ask anyone.

Bill...I want this typewriter from your shoppe. Please sell it to Ted for a Christmas present for me. I would die happy...


sterling gave me a $20 bill yesterday. my very first payment since i started my business.
i was going to frame it. but i spent it. drat.


sterling can spin pillows on his finger.
you know. like how people spin basketballs on their fingers.
yeah. ok. nevermind.


sterling is an excellent dancer. never seen anything like it.
from a white boy. and a straight boy.
awesome.

sterling served a full time mission for our church in the ukraine.
learn more about our church, here.
sterling is a great friend.


So, my friends....let me sum it up for you:
Sterling is single.
Sterling is the bomb.
Who wants to date him?
Sterling is single.
Sterling is the bomb.
Who wants to date him?
THE END.
ps...please be awesome if you want to date him, because i plan on being best friend's with his woman. i hope you like mexican food, shopping, and watching "better off dead". awesome. kthanxbye!











































113 awesomespice comments:
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UM HI STERLING IS HOT
IM glad you like sterling. Ever since he told me I was never going to amount to anything without a man, in highschool, that pretty much ended that relationship. Im sure he has grown up. Everyone else seemed to love him. Am I holding a grudge? nah, I find it funny now. Then... I wanted to kick him in his man parts and sock him in the face. I almost did. Im pretty sure fire came out of my eyes at him.
P.s-- Awesome pictures! and please dont kick me in the shin... I dont know Bill.
wow! he's gorgeous! especially without the glasses. i would date him happily (: hahah.
Sterling is a lot more attractive than I remember...I think I have only spoken to him once in my entire life. This is probably my favorite photo shoot you have done so far! Keep it up girl!
First off, that is one attractive man there. All I can say is wow. He seems like one awesome/sweet/talented guy! Go you for trying to set him up!! There really is to much "hanging out" and not actual dating anymore, trust me I would know...anywho whoever you pick is going to be one lucky girl (hint hint?) Love both your blogs, been following them since Heidi Selover showed me them months ago! You are one very talented individual
Woo woo, Sterling! ;)
I just adore your pictures. Sterling is quite cute too, and the one pic with the flying hat is possibly the coolest picture yet.
Amber
I am single.. and I am moving back to Vegas.. I could move to Arizona... haha
SERIOUSLY. THIS MAN IS GORGEOUS.
Show him this comment, because he needs to know. It will make him feel so good inside.
i would totally date him.... but i live in utah.
drat.
Lauren. I love that you are pimping out your friends! Wonderful! I do that to my little sisters sometimes.... Shhhhh =)
Lauren, this makes me want to cry...
He sounds like such a catch, is not hard to look at, I would totally date him and I live in Colorado.
I am going to be single forever. Just shoot me.
But seriously, will he date long distance?
if his name were spelled "wall" i would date him. just to possibly have the same last name as my bff. (<-- THE notorious natalie).
p.s.
your photography is amazing. the end.
He's sweet... great pictures... hook it up!!
Def sounds like a catch! I would wish ya'll luck hooking him up but HE DOESN'T NEED IT! :)
Ok, so he's hot. And I'm awesome. If he's super clever, I'm sold. However, he may be unwilling to re-locate to the Uk. Which is lame.com. Sad face :(
Wow, he is super cute! I would totally love to meet him but alas I live in Massachusetts. Too bad he seems like a wicked nice guy =/
Lol, you're postscript is awesome.
What happened to Lauren's Bite?! Both my computer's say that it no longer exists!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~Molly
Heeelllloooooooo Sterling! I'm married, and getting into my late 20s. Two very important reasons not to date Sterling. But he's super cute and sounds like an awesome guy. He's still young. He'll find a lady. ;)
Hi. So I'm married, but I know a great catch when I see one! Can he please go out with my sister Emily!? Problem though...she is in Utah and kinda has a boyfriend haha. But I think it would be a good thing!
I'd totally date him! However I live on the opposite side of the country. :( :( :(
And I totally used a type writer for YEARS. Everything I ever handed in during Middle school and High School were typed up on one. I never had a computer until after I turned 16. :) I love those little machines!
But yes. I live on the other side of the country and that is sad because I too love to dance, he seems like a lovely person, very cute, and yeah... sad.
I like mexican food,shopping and "Better Off Dead" but I'm not single.
As always,those are awesome pics! Sterling is a hottie and he sounds like a great catch!
Yay for Sterling! I like him... He's great...
I stabbed Sterling with a pencil once in 5th grade when he sat next to me in Mrs. Park's class.
Why on earth is he single? I'm not that awesome and I live in Texas but otherwise I'm totally interested. :)
he's pretty much adorable.
i hope he finds someone awesome =]
Well isn't he a fine piece of man!
Too bad I live in New Jersey, which is 02780349830984309 miles away.
oh sterling, what a kid. pictures are great. his dad is da coolest.
Well I live in Colorado soooo...
But on a side note...
I watched Better Off Dead 2 days ago and I thought of you and your love of it. =]
Love that movie.
handsome! and you have amazing photography skills.
Awesome pics Lauren! You definitely have a gift!
Sterling, darling, you'll find someone, I know! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! ;)
xo,
Ella
Oh Lauren, you wouldn't have to convince me--if I lived anywhere near you. CO's probably pretty long distance to date this fantastic (and attractive) boy.
But if I'm ever in AZ I still want to get Mexican with you and shop! Espepcially shop...I need your expertise.
Sterling is gorgeous!! :) I'd totally date him!
I'm over in Pittsburgh, but I'm sure we can make it work somehow, heh.
Ps. I love Mexican food, shopping and watching "better off dead". Awesome. :D
cathy_philippines
uhhmm hi lauren.. i'm just wondering what happen to laurensbite??
anyway, great photoshoot and i wish i could take pictures like this.
.. he's really cute.. good looking guy and he's HOT.. haha.. i don't think he'll have hard time finding someone because with the way you describe him, he is really quite a catch.
yes, i'm single and lives in a kingdom far, far away.. (not really a kingdom.. lol)
.. :D ..
1. You are absolutely adorable, talented, and creative. This post is amazing. The photography is brilliant, and you make me laugh and laugh which makes you my new favorite person haha. ;)
2. Did I mention that these are some incredible, beautiful, insanely amazing photographs?
3. Your best bud is a gorgeous guy, with an amazing personality and it seems has a beautiful heart. I have no idea how he could possible be single. But you can tell him to move to my area haha. But seriously, he seems like a rare and amazing guy. And I love that he has a friend like you to spotlight him like this and show the blog world that real amazing men DO exist!! Yay I have hope now!! ;)
Great post darling!
Wanna know a secret? I saw these pics on facebook & thought, "dang, I hope this guy is single". Guess I'm pretty much psychic! haha.
& I guess this is where I pimp myself out...because A. I'm definitely single B. I've totally eaten at Queen's, TWICE. I was even going to take their cake decorating class C. I live in Mesa D. I'm single E. I'm psychic (this will definitely come in handy at least once) F. ummm, oh ya, I'm single
I think the fact that I can go all the way to F makes me the most qualified candidate.
(haha jk)
um.. CUTIE!
Too bad I'm half a decade younger than him! And live a state away...
Well I live in Vegas, not Arizona. which is a drag because, boy be fiiiiiiiine. haha
great photos. isn't queens the best? we eat there just about every week. and i always like to stare in the windows of the typewriter shop.
I introduce you to Ted you fool
Yeah so too bad I live in Michigan....Sterling is probably the best looking guy I've EVER seen. I drooled a little (which is not so attractive haha)
WOOOOWWW. 'Nuff said!
So, I am pretty sure I dated this kid at some point in time. However, I don't remember him being such an attractive young man! Ah well...I am married now so it does not matter! :) Great photos! He looks very fetching. To all the ladies -- he is a great guy as far as I remember...
Um wow. He is gorgeous. I would totally date him and be your bee-eff-eff, but unfortunately, I live in SC. Dang...
P.S. Does he know that you are pimping him out? Ha!
Oh! I just remembered! I am 99% sure that we were in a singin and dancin thing together...yes girls...he is a mean swing dancer!
Too bad that if I dated Sterling it would make him a Pedafile.
LAME!!!!!
He seems like a babe and I've actually heard of him and his awesomeness.
And those pictures are fabulous.
And I would've loved to be your best friend.
Um hi Sterling I pretty much love you! He is a fox...and has an awesome-tastic name! If only I didn't live in California...I would try to snatch him up! Hey who knows I might just have to come to The AZ and try to snatch him up anyways. Man all the good ones live in other states...and hey I am not LDS but I have dated one before!
So after reading Emma's comment about him being a mean swing partner I am getting ready to relocate! haha. I have been trying to find a strong dance partner...
Yeah, Colorado seriously lacks...
arrgh...i have a friend who is THISCLOSE to being single. Its a long story...but I think she might be a little older than him. but I happen to think they'd be cute together. ;) oh...and she LOVES mexican food. LOVES Twilight. LOVES shopping. Not so sure about "better off dead". :p
arrgh...i have a friend who is THISCLOSE to being single. Its a long story...but I think she might be a little older than him. but I happen to think they'd be cute together. ;) oh...and she LOVES mexican food. LOVES Twilight. LOVES shopping. Not so sure about "better off dead". :p
I am neither Mormon nor from Mesa, so I think that pretty much excludes me from being considered. ;) Just wanted to chime in with the others and say that yes, he is very handsome, and wow, your photography skills are amazing! :)
dude hook me up
im kinda sad i havent seen sterling since he's been home.
and plus he can beat box like no one's bidness!! haha
I would love to go on a date with this guy!! he seems great. I am single, lds, live in gilbert/mesa AND I can't resist a man in specs...even if they are fake! perfect huh?? oh plus, it gets even better...mexican food is my favorite and shopping is my favorite pastime (besides eating of course). Please hook a girl up. (meaning me, myself, and I)
I love Sterling!
Sterling is tall!
Sterling is hilarious!
Sterling is fun and entertaining to talk to!
*Hey! He didn't even pay me to say this stuff! :D
P.S. Sterling is one of my two favorite pretend adopted sons! :D
Holy dang!! I didn't know Sterling came home already! (Guess it would make sense since Ted and everyone is but still!)
And yes still as handsome as he was in high school ;)
BUT I'll pass o dating him. Not really my type of guy ;)
Lauren,
um why helloooo. i am dead. If he ever comes to utah, id totally date him. :)
ps. yay for church! and missions!And your photography is awesome, keep up the good work
Law-ren, this post cracked me up. I totally saw these pics on the book and thought he was handsome! You photo skills are crazy as well, I love the one of him jumping on the stairs. & he doesn't need the glasses? who knew? they look amazing on him.
Oh what a great guy, Maybe he and Maddi will bump into eachother someday and fall in love and get married,have an eternal family... Oh wouldn't that be so perfect! Then we could laugh about how you made this post and we talked about it...
My hubs and I are 7 years apart and going on 18 years of marriage...a little age difference never hurt anyone Lol :)
You are really a great photographer, I love the glasses in the water, very unique! Keep it up girlie!
Dear Lauren,
I have a certain sister that is so SO awesome AND she's going to be back in AZ in 2 weeks.
I think you should set something up.
♥
MomBabe
great pics! i've prob said this before but i wish u lived in PA so i could have u take pics of my fiance.. you do great guy pics. (girl pics as well!)
I love sterling! he was one of the cutest guys in my ward growing up.. ok Lauren.. i'll throw Ted in that category too.. those pictures look great! his dad is pretty awesome! you know the o'crowley's in 20th ward? well chelsea just graduated.. she is a cute.. we should set them up...
Lovely photos!
Lovely, lovely guy!
Too bad I reside in Texas!
From these comments I am reading, he should have no trouble!
He's cute. I'd definitely date him but alas, I believe we're too far away. I'm on the east coast afterall. Plus idk how old he is. I'm 20. Is that too young?
Mexican food, shopping, better off dead? oh yeah, we're good. he is so cute and sounds so sweet!! these pictures are so fabulous!! i think they are some of my favorite pictures you have ever taken (the fact that sterling ain't hard to look at helps :) ) but seriously, these are fab. Sorry to say he might not want to date me, but it's chill ;)
Well hello gorgeous man! Geez! Hook a sista up! Super cute guy and he seems awesome! Too bad I live in Vegas... danget. Ps, if you're ever in Vegas lemme know, I'm a photographer down here and would love to get together and do a play photoshoot! :) Anyways, love your blog... my sister and I stalk it all the time :)
Chauntelle
(ps, when you have a free sec, check out my photo blog... www.chauntellegrafphotography.com/blog)
Lauren I like mexican food, shopping AND watching BETTER OFF DEAD too! It is hilarious! Can we be best friends?! ha! But honestly Sterling looks very handsome, not that he isn't anyways. But this is a great display of him! OW OW BABE-AY!
I would sooo date him, hes dang good looking! better hurry though cause I leave for BYU-Idaho in September!
Lauren--
I am in love!! I would totally date him! And I randomly break into song too!!! But, I'm stuck here in Idaho, maybe you could send him up here? We could still be friends too--I love Mexican and shopping and watching Better Off Dead. Pretty please? He is so good looking!
Oh P.S. to my comment. I would date Sterling, but I think he thinks I'm weird. . . You know high school days. . . Plus i never really talked to him. Huh. . . oh well! ha!
Lauren, what a great friend you are! This post cracks me up...so cute!
My brother served in the Ukraine! So cool... Do you know what years he served?
He sounds like a great guy!
Great pictures! :)
Cute.
Man if only I wasn't married.....We are already best friends, love mexi food, love shopping and better off dead....we could've had it all my friend!! I love this post! I have never laughed so hard SERIOUSLY!!! He is going to love you for this!
Married. Dang.
BUT the world makes sense for me now after your post.. I have seen Bill around on occasion and have always thought that someone with as magnificently perfect hair as him MUST be amazing, and now thanks to your post, I know that he is.
::side note:: - as an added bonus to anyone interested in Sterling have them look at his dads hair as to what could possibly be there when he gets older!! .. I'm just saying.
What a cool kid
I'm baaack!!! We must chill. Or play. I'm down for either.
And hello. I love your skills.
OMG OMG OMG OMGGGG!!!!!! i live in kansas, and i'm 32. but that's okay..it's how all the ladies these days are doing it. a few things about myself:
1) i really don't like flossing. but boys secretly dig that stuff.
2) i put freezer food in the oven and call it homemade.
3) i talk in my sleep. correction* i yell in my sleep.
4) i own 13 cats. each one sleeps in my bed with me.
5) my last 2 husbands couldn't deal with my junk collection..i think it was the saved chewing gum collection from my 5th grade boyfriend that sent them packing.
AND I WONDER WHY IM STILL SINGLE!!!
First of all, those photos are incredible. If I ever decide to get married in the US can I hire you?? haha
Second: Sterling is such a cutie! He's looks like such an awesome guy :)
xox
First off...you know how I feel about the mid-jump one...awesome. He's a young Frank Sinatra. Yes, he is.
Second...
you know how I feel about Better Off Dead. Right now, I am drinking my morning beverage, aka, "And for dessert...PERU!" Amazing.
Finally...
you're going to die. I own that exact same typewriter. Same brand. Same color. Probably even the same year. Want to know why?
Because my grandfather, Ed Roth, was the Bill Wahl of Meridian, Mississippi, back in the day. Like--the 1930's, and until his death in 1965. "E. H. Roth Typewriter Service."
So yes, I own that typewriter. It's at my parents' house. It still works. It's still awesome. It was one of his machines. My mother taught typing/business for 32 years. We are a typing family, clearly.
p.s. One day, Sterling will thank you for providing this dating service for him.
Poor Sterling.. I'm already taken! But I have a super hot single sister for him. Her name is Ashley and she will be 21 on the 11th! She does hair and is a babe!
BTW- Love love love the pics :)
i love sterling & would love to be his friend.
hmmm. i can come up with numerous reasons of why i SHOULDN'T date Sterling.... like the fact that i'm only 16 1/2 (yes, halves count, dang it!) and the fact that i'm not LDS and the fact that i live in South Africa. sucks for me because i'd love to be your besty! oh, and also because Sterling sounds like a STERLING catch :) (indie band?! random bursts of singing?! spinning pillows on his FINGER?! an excellent dancer?! and THAT good looking?!)
oh well! :( from the comments i read, you should hook him up with either Amy J, the Mombabe's sister or Lauren's sister Ashley! :)
btw: these photos are the bomb. reinforcing, once again, my desire to have you photograph me when i get married one day. i will make my husband take me to Arizona if need be... srsly. The End.
HELLLLOOO STERLING!!!
I'm single! Pick me, pick me, pick me! :)
Ok, I'm happily married, so no comment on Sterling - but he is easy on the eyes :)
My main comment is that you are super fabulous with that camera!! You need to get that biz going, Lauren, cuz you can rock it!!! Those are some fabulous pics!!
okay, i just gots to say it, even though i've commented already...
Sterling is hot sauce!
The End.
oh, and also? i think i am in love with that lil' tortoise. that really is all.
How cute is Sterling?!?!
Ok I would date Sterling if these few things fell into place:
he were in my age range, we were the same religion, we lived in the same city, and if I wasn't already dating someone awesome. so what do you think? Will it ever happen? drat. (drat= my newly fave word that i am stealing from you in addition to half of my vocab already stolen from you Lauren)
wow. super attractive man-candy. i'd date 'im. too bad i live in Utah, huh? p.s. fedoras on boys always=the most attractive. p.s.s. glasses on boys(whether necessary for eyesight or not) always make the boy 98% more attractive. p.s.s.s i giggled through every one of those pictures of him.(because they were great...and attractive boys make me giggle)
OMG.... How disgustingly cute is that man???? Why, oh why, oh why, oh why, ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh why was I born a continent away???
Hmmmmm how does Sterling feel about English girls??
Okay Sterling = DREAMY!! Hook an old T-Bird classmate UP!!! And if you Don't Lucas and Ann will!!! :) He is definately my kind of guy! Love the glasses!
he is adorable! i love all of your pictures. you did such a great job lovely. does he have an older brother? i bet he's too young for me.
I know Sterling from MCC. Cool guy. He was in ENG 101 with me. He probably doesn't even remember me. I can't believe it's already been two years. Crazy.
Unfortunately, I'm married but hopefully he finds a great girl to date.
You take great photos.
I'm taken...but MAN- what a hottie!
I'd totally date him.
It'd be totally illegal.
Aw shucks......
Okay I'd totally date him if I was ANYWHERE near Arizona. Um, yeah. He's a babe.
And I love shopping AND Mexican food pretty much = life.
Hey there Miss Lauren. First of all, I don't ever post comments on blogs, so this is a first :) Second, I love your blog (I loved Lauren's Bite, too. I'm THRILLED that you're a huge fan of Rob). You're so cute! Your style is completely unique and modest. Third, this boy, Sterling, is a doll. Keep up the good work!
Is Sterling a gift sent from heaven? And can he help me time travel to be his age? If so, I'd definitley date him. Sterling is gorgeous. I love him already.
Hey, I just barely found your blog and I think it is absolutely adorable, along with your friend Sterling :) Umm...wow is all I can say. He should move to Utah and than I would totally up for dating him. The end.
P.S. You have the best first name in the world!!! (I try to be all secretive and not give my real name, but I'm a Lauren as well:)
I'm just a wee bit sad that I live in Georgia far away from this lovely Sterling. It makes my heart hurt.
~Elyse
I'll send my daughter to your site. She went with us to Russia for three years when we opened a mission there. All her brothers served in Russian-speaking missions (one was in the Ukraine). She's incredibly smart, beautiful, talented, tall and ... shy.
Oh, and he'll have to some up to Salt Lake to talk to her. Oh well
P.S. Shy until you get to know her, then watch out.
He sure looks like a Catch with a capital C.
Lauren, your photos are fantastic! You've got such an eye for capturing that moment.
I'm just wondering if Sterling is over 6 feet tall...I've got a neice who's pretty tall and very lovely with a super strong testimony. She's contemplating serving a mission next year when she turns 21 if she hasn't found the right guy by then.
http://sarahelyse.blogspot.com/2009/08/mission.html
I'm sure she'd be mortified if she knew I'd done this :) but what the heck!
Um ya. I think Sterling is probably too young for me. How do you feel about guys dating older girls?? haha. Maybe you could do a special "advertisement" for me...cause I'm single. That would be sooosooo awesome!
Mmmm kay how the heck did I miss this post?!?!
Sterling you're super duper cute and sound awesome and I soooooooooooooooooooooooo wish I lived in AZ right. But ya know... utah isn't really all that far away, esp. when you (meaning I) have a car and am pretty sure I could find my way to Mesa.
:0)
I have this problem where if I see a manual type writer in a thrift store I must purchase it...I have one brown one olive and one tiffany's blue. I was unaware and therefore so glad to hear about the shop in Mesa. I am needing new ribbon!
P.S. I would love to receive a type written (dare I say "love") note from this fellow please and thank you.
Freak. I am so ca-rushed that I only discovered this post right at this moment. Freak. Sterling and I could totes be soul mates. Well that is if he's over/close to six feet and likes sports.
omg. i so love to date sterling. haha. he's so handsome, those pictures are awesome!!! too bad i live here in the philippines. :(
I just wanted to say thanks for the info about your church... I (in no condescending way at all) have always found the mormon religion really interesting! so yay thanks!
Ohmygoodness, I do not want this post to end.
WHY DID I JUST FIND THIS!!! WHY WHY WHY?!?!?!?!?!
And for that matter, why do you live in mesa?
I'm just a little bit sadder about life having read this.
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