Hello Again!!
I think in order to really get to know someone you have to understand where they came from. I thought I would give you a look into my history with Jonathan and how we got to where we are today.
In September of 2010 my family was invited to the wedding of Jonathan’s brother. Our fathers had been friends since high school and my parents thought it would be fun for all of us to go to the wedding out in Texas. I had met Jonathan’s parents a few times over the years when they would stop through town and figured if it was a free trip, why not get out of town for a few days!
I was 23 and had graduated the year before during the big recession. I was living at home with my parents because the job market was a nightmare. I was saving up to move out and couldn’t afford to pay for a trip of my own so this was a good alternative to get off work for a few days. I wasn’t thrilled that the wedding fell on my birthday weekend but thought maybe it would be fun.
When we arrived we went straight to Jonathan’s sisters house for a BBQ. I didn’t know anyone other than Jonathan’s parents and it was like a big family reunion for everyone else. I am shy by nature and stuck pretty close to my mom for most of the night. When Jonathan arrived he was full of energy and was instantly the life of the party. He introduced himself to me and was very confident. We talked for a brief minute and that was about it because he was busy socializing with everyone at the party.
As my parents and I went to leave the party Jonathan asked if I wanted to come over to his brothers house (the groom) and hang out with some people that were headed over there. Being my shy self I politely declined because I was too nervous to go somewhere I had never been with 10 strangers and no means of transportation.
With there being so many out of town guests we ended up giving Jonathan’s cousin a ride over to his brothers house. When we arrived they invited us all in for a tour and we ended up hanging out for about an hour. Jonathan was super easy going and had a great sense of humor. Even though I was shy he was easy to talk to and made me feel comfortable.
The next night was my birthday and the rehearsal dinner. I was so bummed because I got a call that morning from my friend who I was going to rent an apartment with that it might not work out. Bummed is not the right word… I was devastated. This apartment was perfect. It was in one of the best areas in Denver, great size and within our price range. I knew I couldn’t take living with my parents much longer and was at a loss for what would happen if it didn’t work out. My mom and I went shopping that afternoon but I still couldn’t get my mind off things.
We went back to the hotel early to get ready for the rehearsal dinner. There was a shuttle that was supposed to pick everyone up at the hotel at 5pm. We were all dressed up, wearing heels and the shuttle was 55 minutes late. Waiting in a hotel lobby was not exactly how I wanted to spend my birthday and I was hungry because we had an early lunch. Once we were finally on our way we hit the most insane traffic jam. Like no movement for 30 minutes traffic jam. By the time we finally got to the restaurant I was hungry, had to pee, thought I would be stuck living at home forever and was spending my birthday with strangers! When we went inside I discovered that my place card was next to Jonathan and I was at a different table than my parents. Naturally at this point I decided to head straight to the bar!
Since it was my birthday I decided to go all out and order a bottle of my favorite champagne. I went to our table and Jonathan (who had already been drinking all day) jumped at the chance to help me finish off the bottle. We had so much fun laughing about stupid stuff and I knew I kind of liked him when he picked up the bottle and drank straight from it.
The party continued that night back at the hotel and due to my liquid courage I went to hang out with everyone. There were lots of drinks and lots of laughs but Jonathan didn’t make any moves on me so I thought there was probably no chance he was into me.
The next day at about 4:30am I woke up so SICK. I thought I was being punished for drinking to much. After puking for a good 4 hours I began to realize it was something more when I still felt like I got hit by a bus at 10am. It got so bad I could hardly get out of bed. I was determined to make it to the wedding after coming all that way but after I gathered the strength to take a shower I knew there was no way I could make it. I was too sick.
It turned out that about 40 of the 65 people at the rehearsal dinner got just as sick as I did. The ring bearer and some of the groomsmen couldn’t even make it to the wedding. After an awful day in the hotel I felt well enough to go to the post wedding brunch the next morning. Jonathan and I chatted for awhile but he didn’t ask for my contact info so once we left town I never thought anymore of it.
Much to my surprise 3 weeks later an email popped up from Jonathan. He was on a mass email my dad had sent out and he searched out my email address to get in contact with me. Turns out he felt the connection as well. We started emailing and after 4 weeks we swapped numbers and he called me. The first time he called me we talked for SIX hours! When I finally looked at the clock and realized what time it was I couldn’t believe how long it had been. There was not a moment of awkwardness and the conversation just flowed. These kinds of long talks went on for weeks. We finally decided we needed to see each other in person. Jonathan told me he would book a trip in December if I would come to Dallas and spend New Years with him. We bought our tickets and I had a feeling he could be the one.
After those first two trips we couldn’t go more than two or three weeks without seeing each other. We fell in love. He was showed me chivalry wasn’t dead after all. We had so much fun traveling and planning our weekends full of adventures.
The long distance relationship began to take its toll and we made the decision that one of us needed to move. Jonathan got a job in Denver and made the move. I will forever be eternally grateful for that. Having him here and building a life together has been the biggest blessing.
In October of 2012 we went to Oregon so Jonathan could show me around his old stomping grounds and we could cheer on the Ducks at one of their football games. Little did I know he was going to propose to me at the top of a beautiful hidden waterfall in Oregon back country.
A little less than a year later we were married! I will save all of our wedding details for another post because I think I have rambled on long enough. But I will tell you our wedding was beautiful and one of the most amazing days of my entire life. We were so lucky to be surrounded by all of our closest family and friends.
Not but two years later we had two beautiful babies which lead to this blog. Are you ready for the crazy part??? Jonathan and I actually met when I was one and he was nine! Our families went on vacation together in 1987. It is so weird when I look back at this picture and think that I met my husband when I was only a year old… especially considering the age difference. Then again it is kind of cool and such a rare experience for people to have. I am on the far left and Jonathan is on the far right. It took God 22 years to bring us back together but we both always say that we came into each others life at just the right time.
Love tends to happen when you least expect it, so if you heart is not yet taken keep it open and you never know what will happen.
xoxo
Sabrina