The Story of Us

 I made this entry quite a while ago. But here's the short version:

2004

When I think about it, it was always Michael. Everything lead up to us being where we are now. Call it fate or something cliché like that, but we just weren't meant to be apart.

In August 2004 I went to the movie theatre to meet up with some friends and meet some boys from a different school. I'd been talking to a few of them online, and through the next several years we all had intertwining lives; dating each other and getting together for parties.
But there was one boy in particular that caught my eye. Seeing him knocked the wind out of my chest. He was one of those boys that pretty much every girl my age (and maybe some older and younger) had a crush on. We celebrate the day we met, calling it IRobot Day, because that's what movie we sat side by side at. Since then our relationship has revolved around films and going to see them. It's just special for us.

Ah, the days of school dances.

Dating a heart breaker like Michael didn't come without tears. We were on and off for about a year until the summer before high school. It was a hard one, and a big milestone for me, but looking back I know it was certainly impossible for us to stay together all through something like high school. There were experiences to be had that would teach us how to appreciate a good relationship.

Silly party at my cousins where he asked me out, Jun '09

Michael became a really dear friend I saw in fairly brief passing, but was always hearing about his life one way or another. I had a habit of being friends with the girls he dated; I introduced him to one of them. In a way I saw his life vicariously and I can't tell you how strange it was. But he was the kind of friend who could cheer me up and make my day with just a big hug in the busy school hallway. 
When high school was coming to a close we realized how out of touch we were. We starting walking home together, and we seemed to have endless things to talk about. I never expected things to change between us, it had been so long since we were involved like that, so the day he kissed me and implied that we should be was a big surprise. 
A lot happened that I could write pages about. Before we were official, it slipped out that we were "together" (as if we were in some hot steamy affair for months, absolutely untrue) and I had to clean up a big mess of drama. I lost friends, even broke hearts. I had to question myself and if I was being too selfish. I nearly called off the "relationship."  

 

You can guess what happened, though. It wasn't perfect; far from it. Michael never told me he wanted to join the army until we reached a terrible unhappy rut. We split up for two months. Once again I accepted the way things were. But in repairing our friendship we rekindled our relationship, and after a serious discussion that lasted till the next day, we set out to stay together through the military life, completely blind to the possibilities. 
Getting married was something we talked about for nearly a year. It was something we both wanted, and we were once again faced with the negative opinions of others. Despite all of it, our families helped us pull off a nice little wedding in our hometown. Pictures here and here.
I had no idea any of this would happen, but it just seems like it was meant to. It's only the beginning, and I can tell we have a huge future ahead of us. Who knows where we'll be next? All I know is that I can't imagine being with anybody else and I'm so lucky and grateful to be with someone that I've grown with and have such a deep connection with. It's truly amazing.