10 Years of Marriage...and counting

My how time flies... I just can't believe it's already been 10 years for hubby & I. As he pointed out this morning, that is just 2 years shy of the amount of time we were in school. Now that you put it that way... SHEESH, we've been married a heck of a long time. :D But I wouldn't have it any other way.

We met at "The Promise" during the first day of rehearsal in May of 1997 at the Jay's house on our lunch break. I had seen him from afar earlier that day at the amphitheatre and thought to myself "hmmm he's a cute new guy... definite prospect". Little did I know that I was looking at the man who would one day become my husband. It gives me butterflies thinking back on it now.

It was harrassment at first site. We were introduced and the picking on each other began immediately! We were in a lot of the same scenes together, so that made getting to know each other pretty easy. You see, he was playing the satan stunt double and i was playing a demon. (just ONE of our many roles in the show that year) in the temptation scene. There was one friday night we had rehearsal for just a few of the scenes and he & I got to sit out under the beautiful stars at the amphitheatre and just talk. We talked about our families and ourselves.... without any interruptions. We got to know each other. It was great!

A few weeks later, we had our first date. He swears to THIS VERY DAY that that trip was NOT INTENDED to be a date. But ladies, you tell me what you think this was..... He approached me at rehearsal and said, since we have tomorrow off, I was thinking about going to the FTW Zoo and wanted to know if you would like to come with me. I said yes and was CRAZY GIDDY inside. The next morning, I met up with him, and we went to the zoo. He paid for my ticket & lunch!! (DATE??) Yes, I think so!

As we walked around the zoo, he amazed me by his knowledge of scripture. I remember we were standing at the Lion's area looking at this glorious animal and he referred to Jesus being the Lion of Judah and how that meant strength and power. And scripture was never more real to me then that moment, when I was staring face to face with a real Lion. WOW!! We continued to talk and walk and then Suddenly... without warning... and neither of us knows how it happened or who made the first move.... we realized.... WE WERE HOLDING HANDS!!!

And our life has been a Fairy tale ever sense. (with battles & happyness that a fairy tale includes) We dated for a year & one month, beginning from that day at the zoo, before we were engaged and we married 5 months later on November 21, 1998.

There you go... that's our story... that's how it all started... and I am PRAISING THE LORD for such a wonderful life!

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