Stepping Out of the Box

Lately I've been trying to step out of the box, otherwise known as my comfort zone. I've been going out of my way to talk to a couple people I see quite often.
There's a new guy in my ward at church who is really shy and is often by himself, so last Monday I passed by him to throw something way, then turned back around after clearing my mind to build some courage, and asked him how he was doing. By the tone of his voice, he sounded very pleased yet surprised that I'd spoken to him. I just wanted him to feel like someone cared, so I also asked if he had a group for the activity we were doing. He did, but I felt better just for making sure.
In both my philosophy and history classes, there's this boy who is ALWAYS wearing a baseball cap. It's usually for the Boston Red Sox, BYU, or the Colts. I think he's attractive, so it took more courage to say hi to this kid. I made the first move of sitting near him in history (with the usual one seat between us, it's like an unwritten law) then I randomly asked "So, do you like philosophy?" haha, It was kind of funny because I'd started out like it was the middle of the conversation, and he wasn't looking at me when I'd started talking. Surprisingly though, he answered and kept the conversation going, he was even smiling! It didn't seem awkward or anything because we were just talking about how pointless philosophy is and how we thought we did on our history tests. It was a nice, casual conversation. When I saw him yesterday before our philosophy test he asked me if I was ready, and we walked into the testing center together. After the test (he'd finished while I was still checking my answers) I went to the institute building, and guess who I saw there? Just the kid I hoped to see again before the weekend, hat and all, so I could ask what his name was... haha, yep, I didn't know it up to that point. :) So, in the institute I was able to assume he is LDS and I got his name after we talked about how we think we did on the philosophy test. The conversation ended when he said, "Well, I guess I'll see you next week." :)