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So ShaNae
asked me to write in her blog this time around since she is swamped with
school, work and wedding planning. Obviously, all of us who read ShaNae’s blog
know what an amazing writer she is. I apologize in advance if I bore any
readers. She will be back writing soon.
There is so
much I could write about, but again, to avoid boring people and making
this post twenty pages long I’ll try to keep my comments sweet and simple.
The first
thing I need to write about is the first time we met. ShaNae wrote a post not too long ago talking about that very thing. But it's all wrong. She says that it was at Chili’s
with another friend but she is very much mistaken. Here is the real story of how we first met.
My best
friend at the time was living down in Provo. I would usually go down after
work or on the weekends and we would chill. I had just gotten out of a
relationship so we were two bachelors who didn’t have a care in the world. After
a few weeks he started hanging out with this girl who later became his girlfriend. And I kept hanging out with them since I didn’t have any other friends, so we
became the three amigos and did everything together.
One night I
got a call from this friend saying that we were going to do something crazy for
the weekend and that I needed to get down as soon as I was done with work. He
told me that his girlfriend had brought her best friend along to hang out with
us. I didn’t think much of it at the time since I
had recently gotten out of a relationship and wasn't on the prowl. I just thought it would be nice to have someone else there for
conversation.
Once I got
down to the house in Provo they were all waiting for me. Then we were
deciding what crazy things we could do for the weekend. THAT'S when ShaNae and I met for the first
time. (Unless you ask her…She has no memory of this night. Probably because she too, had recently gotten out of a relationship and had no interest in the
opposite gender.) Anyway, no one had any great ideas until my buddy and I decided to go
to the store for some dry ice and make a dry ice bomb in the park near his
house. So we went to the store and got all the needed material. Then, later, to the park so no one would be walking through as we were making
it. It turned out to be one of the biggest fails ever. Nothing even happened.
We stood out there watching it for probably an hour before we decided to go up and see why it hadn't gone off. The dry ice had melted a hole in the
plastic bottle and let out all the water...oh. That's why...
This whole
time we were all talking about random things but mostly ShaNae and I were along
for the ride while our best friends were doing their thing. I guess I didn’t make
an impression on ShaNae because I didn’t talk much and I didn’t try to impress
her because she made it clear she was not looking for any type of relationship
and in fact hated most males at this moment in her life.
The next time we met
was at Chili’s with her friend, which is the first time she remembers meeting
me. After that, all four of us started hanging out together, going to parties or
just chillin on the weekends. Throughout these few months, ShaNae always made it clear that she was not looking for a relationship so I never tried anything with her.
But that wasn't exactly what I wanted. I remember from the first time meeting
her that I was attracted to her. Not just because she was a gorgeous ginger,
but because of her personality as well. She wasn’t like other girls I had dated
or been friends with in the past. She was much more…real. If I had one word to
describe ShaNae it would be REAL. Because she doesn’t ever put a mask on for
anyone or ever pretend to be someone she isn’t. If she didn’t like you she
would tell you to your face instead of pretending to get along with you. At
first it took me by surprise, and I’m not going to lie I was intimidated by
her, which is another reason I didn’t try to ask her out or anything. We were just
friends who hung out on the weekends and no more. But again, I didn’t try
anything with her because she made it clear that she hated men…not because I didn’t want to. She always intrigued me though and I felt myself becoming more and more attracted to her the better I got
to know her. But all I could do was be myself and see if she started to trust
people again and see where we could go. Then when the summer came along and she
stopped hanging out with us I was a bit disappointed. There goes this amazing
girl who I had started to fall for and she never even knew. And for all I knew
I would never see her again.
Well that is
my side of the story of how we met and the first few months of our crazy
relationship. Since she is much better at writing and storytelling I’ll let her
tell the rest of our story. But I would like to take some time to embarrass her
and maybe tell everyone some things she wouldn’t otherwise tell. Hopefully she doesn’t get too mad at me.
First thing
that I find funny is the terrible luck she has with cops. She hasn’t had a
single run in with the law that had gone her way. I on the other hand am the
exact opposite. I have only had one speeding ticket which was when I was
seventeen, and every time I have been pulled over since I have had a cool police
officer who was super nice and let me off with a warning. This doesn’t make her
happy either…Don’t even ask her how many times she has been pulled over. She
finally had her license suspended because she had too many points on her
record. Let just say that I do most of the driving when we are together.
One of our
favorite things to do together is to go rock climbing at the Quarry in Provo.
ShaNae got me all my gear for Christmas and since then we have tried to go as
often as possible. We are always looking for people to go with us on Friday nights
since we get in two people for free with our passes (*winkwink*).
One of the
funniest things I have ever witnessed has been when ShaNae had the hiccups. I
was literally on the ground crying the first time she got them when we were
together. I can’t even explain them; you just have to witness them for yourself
to understand how funny they are.
Every opportunity
I have to brag about ShaNae, I take, and this seems like one of the best places
to do just that. So...
Simply put,
ShaNae is the best thing that has ever happened in my life. But, at the same
time, one of the hardest. Which has been no one’s fault. We just frequently question how after all the many things that have almost torn us apart, we've have managed to keep it together. All I can say is, and I’m sure
that ShaNae will agree with me on this, the Big Man better be ready to
start throwing some blessings our way. We need a break!!
The biggest
blessing in my life is going to happen in a month from now when we are married
for time and all eternity in the Temple of the Lord. It is something we both
thought would happen later in our lives when we were either more established,
more prepared, had more money or one of a thousand other reasons. But we
decided that now is the time for us to finally tie the knot. (And I’m pretty
sure if we wait any longer something else will happen. Between the amnesia and
heart surgery and having to postpone the wedding this many times already, I’m
not letting ShaNae out of my sight until we are married and I can go with her
on her crazy adventures.)
I guess just
to end I want to remind ShaNae how in love with her I am. I’ve never been a
real touchy person; ShaNae has changed that for me. I have never been able to
talk to people the way I can talk to ShaNae. I never pictured myself falling in
love with such an amazing woman the way I have with ShaNae. I have never had anyone motivate me to do
things with my life until I met and fell in love with ShaNae. In short she makes me a better person in all areas of my life. I love that she has goals in all aspects of her life including school, personal goals, religion and the family life we are
going to start together. She is the most incredible woman I have ever met and
once again I couldn’t be more grateful for her and I love her so much.
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