I was nervous because I had never had anyone that beautiful say yes to me asking them out....of course, she was 17 at the time and probably didn't know any better. I took her to our family cabin where my Grandpa and Grandma met her for the first time, made us hamburgers for dinner (which Catey asked for a second....she denies it but she did). After she ate two hamburgers and said she was a fan of Rush Limbaugh, my Grandfather put his arm around her and said "Welcome to the family!"
I didn't mind.
We took a walk down the winding dirt road past my uncle's cabin where she spun tails about her brothers, her sister that drove her crazy and about her days as a gymnast...her favorite was the balance beam. Shortly thereafter I was helping her across a fallen tree and she slipped and fell into my arms. I laughed and said something about she must not have been very good on the balance beam if she fell off a huge tree that easily.
I think it wasn't an accident.
Later, we drove the loop at the top of the canyon. The sun was gone and the moon was out. As we pulled around the Brighton loop and the moonlight came into the car, I stopped the car and just looked at her. It was truly, one of the most magical moments in my life. After just a few hours of spending time with this person, I fell harder and faster than ever before. It was sitting there that I told her she was something special.
I took her back to her car (later found out she lied to her parents and told them she was at WORK.....silly girls) and there it was I did the unexpected. I am rarely at a loss for words or find myself uncomfortable in my skin but I was bursting inside. After some small-talk, I blurted out "OK, I KNOW you want to kiss me....so go ahead"....she did. I thought my skin would catch fire when her lips met mine.....I still feel that way. We stood there and kissed for what seemed like hours. I asked her to nibble on my ear too....I figured I should get what I could while the getting was good.
A week later I found myself sitting with her. staring into her eyes again and I told her "I have been looking for my Eternal Companion all my life....are you her?" ....she thought for a moment and said she was....the rest is history.
We were enamored by each other from the very start, I didn't know what she saw in me, but I certainly knew what I saw in her. Here was the mental image of perfection...sitting in my car, standing in front of me, holding my hand, laughing at my stupid jokes, coming over to wake me up in the morning and not running away screaming.
I am still grateful for all she offers and brings to me. She truly is my fairy tale bride, I would be lost without her.
If God let me design a wife.....I could have never done that well.
That was the best first date I ever had....glad it was the last.
