Our love story started long before Jordan and I ever actually met.
And when you think about it, most love stories do start out that way. Every moment leading up to the one in which you meet your future husband or wife somehow shapes you and prepares you for that person you were fated for. Any previous heartbreaks or dark days or lonely nights can be crucially important in the grand scheme of things - sometimes we need to know what something feels like when it's wrong, before we can ever really know what RIGHT feels like.
So that's why I need to start the story with a little bit of background. Telling you the typical story, "girl meets boy, boy and girl fall in love, boy and girl get married" is just too simple to me and dilutes the beauty of God's master plans.
So here is Chapter One of our story:
I'd just given up on love. Completely said it was for the birds and was through with guys and their ugliness. (See I told you, you do have to go through the bad apples to get to the good one!) This was around December of my freshman year of college, about a year after my high school love dropped me like a sack of potatoes when he left for college the year before me.
Fast forward to New Years Eve. My cousin and her now husband were throwing a get together at their home and I'm so thankful now that I made an appearance :)
He had long hair and was sort of a wild child, constantly cutting up and making everyone laugh.
His humour is contagious. It is never a dull moment with this man. He gets me laughing so hard my stomach hurts sometimes. He always has a way of lighting up a room with his clever jokes and witty smile.
As if the fake mustache doesn't give away his hilariousness... This was our first of many pictures to come!
So back to the party. Everyone was coupled up at the New Years Eve party, besides Jordan and myself. And when the clock struck midnight, we shared our first kiss! I've never had so many butterflies in my stomach before. I think it's funny that I can still remember that feeling from more than three years ago. And it all happened when I least expected it.
And the rest is history.. No not really, but for today it is. ha!
This boy has taught me so much over the past four years... perseverance, patience, humility, trust, etc. etc. but above all, He has given me more love and happiness than I could have ever hoped for!
Lord, Thank you for putting people in our life that fill us up with love, happiness and encouragement. Let us always be willing to be the same for others. Forgive us when we fail to do so. -Amen
Until next time :)
-A
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