Our Love Story

Our Love Story - this was written as a preface to our engagement pictures that might be featured on a wedding blog (still pending confirmation of when, but will let you know!). I just realized - why not post it on my own blog with a few of our favorite pictures???? Here you go:

The timid freshman and the second year frat boy

They met at the beginning of 2006, in the safest college class one can take, environmental science. She sat toward the middle of the room, him up a few rows and towards the outer edge. They were paired together for a few assignments and over time began to talk more frequently during lecture and lab. His first hint to her was an invitation to check out his MySpace page – very smooth move at the time – and she did just that, getting him in trouble with his current girlfriend at the time.

At the end of the school year she moved away. Both thinking about the other one here and there through the years, checking out each other’s facebook pages every so often, and of course, keeping tabs on the others “relationship status.” In August of 2012, the once timid freshman went back to the city where they met to visit a friend The frat boy noticed it on facebook and decided to reach out to her. They messaged back and forth a while and then texted and eventually talked on the phone.

They grew to love each other within this few week time span, and quite literally over dinner one night. At the end of August, he decided to make a move. He came to see her for dinner in her hometown, on a Monday night, and had sent her a huge bouquet of flowers the day of their dinner date. That night, they went for sushi (both of their favorites) and talked for hours. She didn’t want him to leave and he didn’t either. They knew after that first date who God made for them. That following weekend they spent together they became “facebook official” and two weeks after that said “I Love You” for the first time, even though they had felt it since date #1.

In February 2013, five months after starting this journey, they got engaged. He surprised her at her apartment February 15th with rose petals, candles and a ring. The two couldn't be more thrilled and all that is left now is "happily ever after" on 8/17/13!!!