Not only is today the day that we celebrate our 31st month-iversary, but it is also only 5 months away from being our first day together as husband and wife. I am pretty excited, to say the least. Put aside all the stress from planning, I am so thrilled to see what these next few months bring.
Today, I am spending time away from the checklist that has taken over this year. I know we will get everything done so one day off is okay. I am so thankful today. We have been so blessed to have so many wonderful people who fill our lives. So many people who have stepped forward and offered to help us out. I cannot believe how beautiful everyone is.
I thought some reminiscing would be nice for this update. What do you say? Most of you know our story, but some may not. Here is a little tale that may sound grossly cute:
In June of 2003, My family moved up to Minnesota from Florida. It was a really rough move, especially for a girl trying to figure herself out. I was enrolled at Christian Life School in Farmington against my own will. It was such a sad and tiny school (still is). I met quite a few people there and started friendships a lot easier than I had thought. I did the typical girl thing, including trying to be someone cooler than I was. Oh the teenage years. :laughs:
Mike was one of the first people I befriended. He was nice, quiet, and of course cute. Being the youngin I was, I had one fat crush on the boy. Over the first year, I was probably obnoxious and obvious. Mike apparently just did his things but still remained nice to me. In my ninth grade year (aka year two, project Minnesota), we really developed a friendship. He helped me in study hall with my spanish homework by drawing ridiculous cartoons on my notebooks. There have been so many good times and memories from that year.
Towards the summer, we knew we wouldn't see each other that much. Mike was accepted to Bethel University. I was on my way to Eagan High School to begin anew. Our friendship still grew. We talked so much over the phone that summer. Then the new school year came. We didn't see much of each other, but still stayed in contact.
It wasn't until after I had given up on the idea of something more that something happened. We hung out so much the summer after my junior year. One day, Mike said he wanted to talk to me about something. We met at the Burnsville Caribou. We talked like always and decided to take a walk. We walked all the way down the road with anticipation in the air. I bet everyone could feel it sticking in the heat of the air. We turned around. We got back to the car with not much said. Finally, finally, Mike told me that he has feelings for me. Those gross, squishy ones that live in the stomach. It was shocking, exciting, and totally awesome.
The next few weeks we stepped on the subject ever so lightly. This friendship was so awesome, but how do we deal with something more? After a day of hanging out we went back to my parents. I made mac 'n cheese for us both. We grabbed some blankets and laid under the stars. We talked it through and on that day everything became official.
June 27th, 2007
All this time and there has never been a doubt in my mind that we are awesome together. It is weird to have such a cutesy, storybook kind of story. I never expected anything like this to happen. Maybe that is what makes it awesome and fun. Seriously the awed reaction from telling the story always seems sickening to me. I guess I will have to deal with it. It is grossly cute, I guess.
Five more months to go. Are you kids ready for this? It is going to be intense. No doubt about it.
Actual updates coming soon.
I can fill in more stories if you would like.
