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Ha. So, what does figuring it out mean? Well, I think that really depends on who you ask.When Katie and I met, I just knew. I knew that she was special. I knew that I wanted to (at the very least) take her on the best date of her life. I wanted to woo her. Ha. I also felt like she maybe felt a little bit of the same way (although, she might tell you otherwise...but that's her story to tell). I'd like to think that maybe that's what 'love at first sight' means to some people. In our case, that's what it meant to me.
Am I getting too soppy? I don't really care. At this point, I feel like I finally figured it out and I'm excited for all the good times (and some not-so-good times) that lay ahead.
The part in-between meeting Katie and getting engaged--when we 'figured it out'--has been great. I can't point to a moment when I haven't felt very blessed and then amazed at how much of a 'match' we are. How easily our relationship has progressed. How wonderful Katie is. How she smiles. How she makes me feel. And, how fun it is to talk so freely about...stuff. It's really awesome.
Don't get me wrong, we have some differences. For instance, Katie doesn't like seafood; and I grew up being told off for eating too much seafood or eating seafood at inappropriate times. I'm also not a huge fan of country music; Katie could probably listen to country music hits all day and not want to barf at the end of it. Differences are good. They give us something to laugh about. Maybe a little bit of competition for who'll be able to influence our family the most. I'm going to trick my kids into loving seafood. (e.g. "Oh, you don't want to eat this fish, son. Only cool people eat fish." Or something like that. :)
Moral of the story: Yes, we figured it out. Now we get to stand under arches in random public gardens to get our picture taken. (See photo above - Courtesy of Jon Johnson 2012).
4 comments:
Eating seafood at inappropriate times??? You'll have to explain that to me later . . . :)
This was a good post. I like reading/hearing about how people felt before/while they made a big decision. I think they're important stories to tell. Especially the part about how you still have differences, but that they don't seem to matter all that much.
Congratulations, again. So happy for you and Katie. :)
You should have Katie post her thoughts on here, too! :)
Having a hard time deciding what is an "inappropriate time" to eat seafood. . . maybe because in my opinion, EVERY time is an inappropriate time. Idk
I think the word is SAPPY. :) P.s. I need a nap now.
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