Our story - The other side of it

Well my e harmony quest began 7 months before Shannon’s and I was actually getting pretty frustrated with it all. I had only a few days left before I was going to left my subscription run out. Then I saw Shannon. It was rare that I was home for lunch that day, and I started communicating with her right away. She was so different from the others. Down-to-Earth, funny, beautiful, and according to her, she could clean a catfish and be in a dress and out on the town all in the same day. We hit it off pretty much right away. She was a joy to talk to, and what an accent. We were planning on meeting soon but unfortunately I was studying for my big certification exam for work. It was a very, very long week until the exam. After a long night of studying, an hour and a half drive to Orlando with a co-worker (If you know me and heard the stories, you know who I am talking about and would completely understand), and the four hour exam, I at last, got to meet Shannon in person. Wow, she was amazing, even more so in person. As it turned out after calling her on the way back, the next movie showing happened to be Star Wars Revenge of the Sith. BONUS! So as I got the tickets we sat in her car waiting a few minutes before proceeding into the theatre. It turns out she wanted to listen to the Preakness Stakes and her pick Scrappy T actually came in second place. Honestly, I am not a horse racing fan, but I guess any relationship should have a base of compromise, and it had started early, although she didn't know it. That was 3 years ago, and I am still as amazed by her as I was the first time I met her. I know this post is a bit shorter than Shannon’s, but I think it would be more fun exploring all the milestones in a more detailed, Saturday afternoon serial-like approach. I’ll post things such as cooking for each other for the first time, our first trip, first hurricane (see first trip), meeting the families (Thank you so much Dana for the comments on the last post, I had completely forgot about all that), meeting Jeanne, the birth of our nephews, and the path that led to this wedding. So, I guess in keeping with that Saturday tradition, tune in next time for “Cooking for each other for the first time.”