Our first date, was terrible. And we both agree on that to this day. It was awkward and we didn't know each other all that well. I thought for sure he didn't like me much because he didn't try to hold my hand or kiss me at the end of the date. Never go to an amusement park on your first date!
But he called me again and we talked on the phone a lot the week after that. Then he asked me to go out on a date with him that following Friday. I happily said yes. May 14th 1993 is the day we actually became a couple. It was at Pizza Hut that he asked me to be his girlfriend and we have been together ever since. I got my first kiss from him that same night, although if it wasn't for "My Name Is Mud" by Primus, I might have had to wait a little longer (he stayed in my car for that song and kisssed me).
I am lucky to have a wonderful husband like Earl. I couldn't ask for anyone else, because I know he is my soulmate. My senior year of high school was hard and rough, but luckily I had Earl there to help me through it all.
When my father died suddenly in June of 1994, Earl was there for me when I needed him. I had always been "daddy's little girl" and without Earl, I wouldn't have made it through such a terrible time in my life.
Earl has always been there for me, no matter what. I have never met a more wonderful man then him. He has loved me at my smallest and at my heaviest. I know that I am not the easiest person to live with and yes, we have had our fights, but in the end, everything has worked out for us.
Earl asked me to marry him in May of 1997, on our four year anniversary together. Until I had met Earl, I never wanted to get married. And even though we waited another three years to get married, it was worth it.
There is nothing like being married to your best friend. I don't know what I would do without him. We have been together for so long, that I don't remember what my life was like before we met. I am just lucky to have such a great man in my life and plan to keep it that way until the day I die.
When Earl and I got married on September 22, 2000 it was the happiest day of my life. I didn't cry like I thought I would when we got married. All I could do was smile at him. This big goofy smile that stayed plastered on my face the whole day and night. It was my dream come true. I had the wedding I wanted and the man that I wanted and needed in my life.
I know it is sappy and most people might roll their eyes, but I am lucky to have found my other half. Not everyone gets that chance in their life. I am very lucky and tell myself that everday.
"Buildings Burn, People Die, But Real Love Is Forever"
