12 years and counting

Well, in a little less than 2 weeks Sam and myself will be married 12 years. Doesn't seem that long really. So for the next 8 days I am going to share some stories of how we met, when we married, the trials of the first year, and where we are now. I hope you enjoy each story...as I enjoy remembering the last 12 years.

Today is day one which means we will start with how Sam and myself met. 14 years ago I was dating a guy from Cove, and had been for about 6 months. Tragically he was killed in a car wreck on his way home one night. I was devastated!! Sam was friends with him and had spoken to him the night before his wreck. He asked Sam to check on me if anything should happen to him.

So needless to say that Sam showed up at my house the next night after his death. Wanting to know if I was okay. Around a month later, Sam showed back up wanting to know if I was better and asking if he could possibly take me out for dinner one night. I wasn't attracted to him and was seeing/dating my "first love" again, and was semi-happy. I didn't want to date anyone else at the time.

So Sam called every night and came by work everyday till finally I agreed to dinner one night. We ate and as we were leaving he asked what I was doing for the rest of my life. I told him that was a ways off so he would have to wait to find out. As he leaned over to kiss me, I wanted to turn away but realized that I would probably hurt his feelings. So I allowed him to kiss me and that is when things changed!!

I was in love and didn't know it. I felt the butterflies and that was 12 years ago. We have not spent a night away from each other since.

Tomorrow will be the story of our wedding, from the proposal, to the planning to the event, to the honeymoon!! Watch all week for a new story of how we came to 12 years and counting.