When I used to blog, I never used the real names for the people I was talking about. Part of it was because I wanted to keep some anonymity in my life. If you know me, then you know who is who, but if you don't, you'll still enjoy the stories.
This time around, I want to have a proper introduction for the people you'll hear about most.
Today you'll meet my Forever Wedding Date!
This Is Us: Wedding Date
Our love story is a funny one - we met in 2002 or 2003. I was a cashier at a BBQ restaurant and he was one of my regular customers. Every single weekday morning and some Saturdays he would come in and order the same thing: two sausage, potato, bean and cheese tacos and a large sweet tea. For about a year we would have small talk, but there was never any flirting going on. All business. He wanted tacos, I gave him the tacos.
This Is Us: 2015 National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas
Well, one morning he strolled and while he was waiting for his tacos he said "you probably won't see me again. I'm moving to San Antonio tomorrow". We chatted a bit about that and then he walked off to fill his cup with his sweet tea. While he was doing that, I wrote my phone number on a piece of aluminium foil, rolled it in a ball and threw it at him as he was walking away. He put it in his bag and left.
That night he called me. He asked if I wanted to go to dinner and I said yes, except I really didn't know this guy. So, like any smart girl would do, I called my sister and told her she needed to go with me on this "date".
We show up and I'll be damned if he didn't bring his brother along for the exact same reason.
We got married on 11/12/2005 and the rest is history.
He can be the biggest pain in my ass, but I've never loved a grown human more than I do him (parents/family excluded). He literally is the hardest working man I know. He has always been the bread-winner in our house. He provides everything The Kid and I could ever want or need.
Also, he thinks I'm pretty funny, so there's that. We also created the most beautiful kid together. Only one though. More on that later.
This Is Us: 12th Anniversary Hunting Trip
He stands 6 foot tall to my 4 foot 9. He has a woolly beard that I love, eyes as blue as the ocean (a pretty ocean, not a murky one) and unkempt hair. Unkempt in the way of like, "I'm too manly to go get a hair cut so I let it grow until I can't stand it any more and then I use my own clippers to knock it down". If he doesn't have a hat on he feels weird. He started wearing glasses after his entire life of NOT wearing them and he freaked out a little because now he can really see. He loves to fish and hunt and spend time with his girls when he's not working or tinkering (building, fabricating, fixing). He's the handiest man a woman could ever marry. Very rarely do we need someone to look at something that may be broken. He is a jack of all trades kind of man. SO SEXY!
This Is Us: Go Rodeo Roundup 2017
Most of all - my most absolute favorite of all is that he loves me so hard. Of course there are fights and bickering, but I know he loves me more than anything else on this planet (besides our very *perfect, beautiful kid).
If you're reading this, because historically you say you don't read it, but you do...I love you all of the stars in the sky. I love you big as the oceans. I love you forever!
*She is literally a Hot Mess Express. I should probably call her that instead of "The Kid", but...hot mess, that one.
If you're reading this, because historically you say you don't read it, but you do...I love you all of the stars in the sky. I love you big as the oceans. I love you forever!
*She is literally a Hot Mess Express. I should probably call her that instead of "The Kid", but...hot mess, that one.
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