On This Day...
Eddie always reminds me what happened on this day in 2007, he asked me to go to Barnes & Nobles after my shift ended at the coffee shop. Our story is kinda crazy and it all started when ...4 days prior I broke up with my boyfriend of 6 years.
Yes, it was a tough one, but we were both such different people wanting to change eachother too much.
At that time I was working at my sisters coffee shop and my step dad asked Eddie (the customer at the cafe) if he ever thought about asking me out. (My step dad's, step son from a previous marriage was really good friends with Eddie growing up...yes small world, so they knew each other....and if you know Eddie, then ya know how much of a great guy he is, even as a kid I assume my step dad knew that.)
Anyhoo, he took his advice and asked me to go this book store...so in true 23 year old fashion, I thought.."who reads books?!" Instead I invited him to Buffalo Wild wings bc that's where the fellow barista & I were going to afterward.
It was THAT NIGHT I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with this guy.
And 3 weeks later he moved to Pennsylvania, so our relationship was long distance.
On July 21st he asked me to marry him.
On October 26th(yup same year) we were married.
I don't share this story to ONLY show the highlight reel, I share this story bc people like us needed to hear stories like this existed.
It was the hope that "that feeling" existed.
And also that "full of love feeling" can and does exist today because we DECIDED to make it last.
Love is an action, through words, kind acts, touch, quality time & gifts.
I love my life with this guy. And I always will.
Be present to love. Be present to sharing experiences together. Be present to allowing eachother to dream big. Be present to being grateful for the little things.
The secret to love is to be present to it & choosing to talk it out when you are struggling.
Its also choosing to not make assumptions about eachother.
It's deciding to, instead of complain to a friend, that you confide in one another and be open and honest with your own needs too.
Love exists, & I'm so grateful that I went ALL IN with this guy right here.
Love you Ed Placencia thanks for helpng me to become a book reader