We met about 2 years ago at college. It was the first day of class and I had gotten their early so I could get the best seat, the one on the next to last row on the row closest to the door. I was staring out the windows but something made me turn and look at the door. Just then he walked through, surrounded by an ethereal light. I heard angels sing and the room darkened except for the bright spotlight on his face. I was mesmerized and instantly knew he was ‘the one’.

No, really … our story is not quite so cinematic. 🙂

I was the first one in class. He was the last to arrive and the whole class could not help but to watch him arrive. He had been running down the hall and tried to execute a slide into the doorway, but missed, banged his head into the doorway and fell through the doorway and landed at the feet of the professor. He had a gash on his forehead that was bleeding profusely. The professor managed to get him to his feet and off to the infirmary. He missed the next week of class because he ended up in the hospital with a concussion. When he returned, he took the seat next to mine and smiled at me. I offered to share my notes with him after class and he gladly accepted.

We met at the coffee house on campus later that afternoon and did not stop talking until the next morning when it was time for each of us to head to our first class. He’s been my best friend, clown, confidante, cheerleader, adviser and love since that day. Soon, he will become my husband and partner for life.