Last week was our two year anniversary!
In some ways it feels like it has been longer. And some times it feels like our time together has just flown by.
Scott's mother came to visit us this week and I was sharing with her the whole story about how and when Scott and I met and eventually ended up here. So I thought I would write it out for all of you.
September 2006
It all started one Sunday after church. A few girl friends of mine, myself, and Scott decided to get a bite to eat after the service. There were five girls there and Scott. I had never met him before, he was a friend of one of the girls. He sat right across from me at the table.
Us girls were chatting away and it wasn't until half way through the meal when I turned to Scott and said, "I'm sorry, I'm blossom, what's your name?" Then I apologized for all of us ignoring him.
Shortly after that I was preparing to leave for India. Somehow Scott was invited to my going away party. Very few close friends were there so I was shocked that this guy showed up who I had only met once. I said to myself, "yep, he likes me" ;) LOL
But Scott made an impression on me that day for some reason. He ended up on my emailing list and received all my emails from India. We exchanged just a few personal emails during that six months.
May 2007
When I returned home I was hired to work at the coffee shop at Taft and Scott was already working there. I was really looking forward to getting to know him better.
I came in one day to talk with the manager about my work schedule. On the way out this rather hairy fella was walking towards me down the hall. The hall where only staff was allowed!
My first thought was, "who let the homeless guy back here?" My second thought was, "wow, that homeless guy is kinda cute." Then we were introduced by another staff member. Ha! Who knew hair could grow so much in just six months.
I worked the early morning shift and I must admit that everytime the door opened I was hoping it was Scott coming in to work that day.
July
We quickly became friends. We hung out and had some great talks. We watched movies. We even went grocery shopping together. And of course there was texting!
For a few weeks we hung out almost everyday. Then we had THE talk.
Should we "start" dating?
I was hesitant. I had had my share of bad relationships and horrible breakups and I knew that if or when we broke up, I would be the one that would have to find a new job, I would be the one that would have to find a new church and new friends.
So I said NO.
A few days after that I went on a girls retreat to Austin. I was able to talk to a few girls about my concerns and they were all very encouraging and suggested I give the relationship a try.
When I got home I asked Scott if I could be his girl. He said Yes.
August
It was really just a few days after that that Scott and I were discussing marriage. He asked me what I thought. I stepped back from the conversation and I waited. I waited for that feeling. That feeling I got when I was in a relationship I knew I shouldn't have been in. That gut feeling that went off like a siren in my being letting me know this was no bueno. I never got that horrible "*warning* *warning* *danger* " feeling. So I said, "yeah, let's do it!"
I didn't base it all on feelings though. I knew Scott was different than any other man I'd met. He had such a genuine, kind, beautiful heart. There were many things I did not know about him yet like his favorite food or the fact that he has freakishly crooked toes, but I knew he had a good heart. And a fantastic beard!!!
From there we were talking about the best time of year to have a wedding. We both liked Fall. Hmmm...but we were already in Fall. So we said, how bout next fall.
After a few days we decided that next fall was too far away so we joked about getting married that fall. And after some time we didn't think that was such a funny idea. Why wait?
Some people wait so they can plan this extravagant expensive wedding. We didn't want that. Some people wait until they can save up money. We just figured we'd have a potluck wedding! And we just decided we didn't need to wait, or want to wait.
So we called our parents. Mine were thrilled. His showed concern. LOL
But overall we felt supported.
September 2007
We set the date to the weekend after we finished marriage counseling!
Everything came together. Scott did most of the wedding planning and arranging.
And for the first 10 months of our marriage we lived with another married couple. Wow, we learned a lot in that time!
So now it has been two years. I never realized how hard the first year was until we entered our second year and it seemed to be soooo much easier!
We shared a car for 10 months. We've been through job changes, body changes, hair cuts, beard trimmings. He was holding my hand at my grandfather's funeral, and I was there at his grandmother's funeral. We've mourned the lose of our church and community, but celebrated life with new friends and with new hope. We've built a home together and I adopted his pup as my own. We have also added one sweet sassy kitty to our growing family. We've struggled with money, but have been cared for and provided for greatly. We've had our share of fights, but at the end of the day we always kiss goodnight!
Thanks for a great two years babe! I love you tremendously!
