Sunday April 10th was the anniversary of Neal and I's first date... so of course I had to make my list of 10 things today something about us.... It's been 8 years since our first date!!
We fell in love very quickly, and had a few funny moments along the way..
Here's our journey...
Step 1: we technically met sometime in mid-March, 2008 at the party of a mutual friend... and thought nothing of it. I remember talking to him a bit, and he remembers me and my tall friend Sarah walking into the party (wearing our heels and towering over 6 feet tall) and thinking "who invited the models?" Ha.
Step 2: We met again on March 28, 2008 at a bowling alley. Again, the mutual friend angle.. she invited me out bowling (I almost didn't go because I had to work the next morning) and Neal was there.
Step 3: Neal asked me if I wanted to bowl with him, and asked my shoe size and went and got me my bowling shoes. I remember thinking "he's so sweet and cute, but he's so YOUNG!!! No way."
Step 4: I had my phone out a lot that night bowling.. I was waiting for a call from my bestie Amanda, who was flying in that night on standby and I was her ride from the airport. As I had my phone out checking for a message from her, Neal used the smooth line "Hey, since you have that thing out, why don't you put my phone number in there?"
Step 5: Neal called and texted me the next day and I ignored him. Again, he was SO YOUNG (25) and I was SO MATURE (27) that I didn't know if I wanted to bother.
Step 6: I flew back with Amanda to Mississippi (where she was living at the time) for a visit, and ended up texting Neal the whole time I was there. I finally gave in to him!
Step 7: April 10, 2008 we met up at a local bar for some drinks and to play pool. He came up behind me to put his arm around me while we were playing and I got the major tingles.
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| Visiting that bar several years later.. sitting at the exact table we sat at that very first date! |
Step 8: We left the date and he got all nervous and mumbled something about getting over a cold, so he grabbed my hand, kissed my finger and ran off.
Step 9: A week after our first date, he came over to my apartment for dinner and as soon as I opened the door, he grabbed me and kissed me!
Step 10: A week after that first kiss, I noticed men's stuff in my bathroom and the fact that he was over every single night and realized he pretty much moved in. A few weeks after that... we went to an Irish pub and as we giggled and ran home (I lived across the street) we said "I Love You" to each other.
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| The exact night at the Irish pub... yes, there was beer involved. |
And look at us now.
I'm so glad I went bowling that night 8 years ago!!!
As much as we have our ups and downs (who doesn't????) I can't even fathom my life without him...
Fate put me at the right place at the right time to meet the guy that would definitely be my better half!
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