A Little Love Story

I thought I would share our “love story” since it is Valentine’s Day and all. As I’ve said before, Nate and I met online. I joined the site as a complete joke with my friends and was just having fun with it. One night, Nate messaged me saying that he has always wanted a boxer. I think I may have fallen in love with him right then. Just kidding. For the next week we talked constantly, getting to know more about each other. We had our first date a week after we first started talking. Before I left, I told my mom that I was going to meet my future husband. Not kidding.

I met Nate in a parking lot so that he could drive. Sounds kinda sketching doesn’t it, with us never meeting before and all? We went to downtown St. Paul. It was all pretty and glittery with lights everywhere and what not. I thought Nate had a plan of what we were going to do. No. Absolutely not. We start walking around like he can’t find the restaurant when he tells me he doesn’t know where we are going. I was like ummmmm, okay? The organizer and planner inside me was having a minor panic attack. He thought that there would be many restaurants to choose from. But there wasn’t. So he got out his freaking phone and was using GPS to find some restaurant. And we were walking along with the GPS. It’s funny when you think about it. I can’t remember who initiated it, but we held hands and it felt so natural. Eventually, we found a restaurant and had a great time, even though I nearly knocked down a string of lights inside when I was taking off my coat. To this day we can’t remember the name of the restaurant! We’ve tried Googling it, but nothing rings a bell. We keep on meaning to go walk around over there again to see if we can find it. When he dropped me off at my car later that night he kissed me. I was all the more convinced that I was going to marry him.

We hung out the next night too. From there we were always talking, hanging out, and learning more about each other. He would come over after work, not leave until 1:00, 2:00 in the morning, and be up for work again the next day. We also texted an obnoxious amount. I just couldn’t get enough of him. We talked about moving in together within two months of the relationship. We moved in together after about six months. Some may have thought that it was rushing things, but when you know, you know. I know that is an annoying saying, but it’s true. You just don’t realize it until it happens to you.

On our one year dating anniversary (mushy gushy, I know), Nate proposed (at 8:00 AM might I add). And on October 5 we got married! The day was so fun and filled with so much love.

I’m so blessed to have found a guy that is in this life with me together. We have the same dreams and goals and are looking forward to all the things that we will accomplish together. Through successes and failures, I know that I have a partner who will always be there for me, support me, respect me, and love me. 

 This is the first picture we ever took together.

 

This is one of the most recent pictures of us.