Five Years...and counting!
Five years ago today, Steve and I began the journey of our relationship. We went out on our first date May 15, 2007. I still remember it like it was yesterday! I'll keep the details to a minimum ;)
I had been working at the Texas Tech Baptist Student Ministries (which is how I met Steve in the fall of 2006). We had been building a friendship with the intentions of dating. We both didn't really want to waste time in a pointless relationship, so we were very intentional from the beginning. Some time in April, we had a conversation about how when I was finished working at the BSM we would like to start dating with intentions of marriage. (Because I was working with a student ministry on campus I wasn't "allowed" to date students-so this is why we waited until I completed my time with the BSM to start dating).
On May 15, Steve had been doing some odd jobs around the BSM offices (mostly to spend extra time around me and also so my boss could get to know him-my boss acted as a "father" figure asking Steve all sorts of questions and making sure he was suitable for me! I was thankful for that.) and when I finished up working he walked me out to my car and asked me out on a date. It was funny because we already had the date planned, but he was being cute! I went home to get ready for our date, I was so nervous, which was funny because by this point I had already known him for 6 months and had gotten to know him pretty well so had no reason to be nervous! He came and picked me up, flowers in hand and chocolate kisses (a little inside joke we had-thanks to Stevie Wonder!) He took me to Cagles (I'm not sure if that's how you spell it), it's a great steak restaurant in Lubbock. We went to get ice cream at coldstone afterward, where Steve bought a homeless guy icecream (he has always had a big heart for people and would give the shirt off his back-I've literally seen him do just that!) After icecream we went to the park and sat on a blanket and talked. I was so excited, thinking how I could spend the rest of my life with this man...and thankful the Lord answered that prayer and has allowed us to be married for four years already. We pray and hope for many more to come!
I'm thankful for how the Lord orchestrated our relationship. Thankful for the friends who were vital in us meeting and asking questions about our motives and intentions of each other. Thankful for Tim, Justin, Brianna, Matt, Meg, Brooke, Ray, Joanna, Keith & Tonya. And I'm thankful for the countless friends and family who prayed for our relationship as we started to date on May 15.
Steve, I love you and I'm thankful for the memories we have from May 15th and how it's always going to be a special day for us! Thank you for striving to love me as Christ loves his bride, the church. What an amazing five years ...God has done a lot in our lives. It's fun to watch you grow and I love living life with you! Happy May 15 babe, mwah!
A couple pictures from that night...
I had been working at the Texas Tech Baptist Student Ministries (which is how I met Steve in the fall of 2006). We had been building a friendship with the intentions of dating. We both didn't really want to waste time in a pointless relationship, so we were very intentional from the beginning. Some time in April, we had a conversation about how when I was finished working at the BSM we would like to start dating with intentions of marriage. (Because I was working with a student ministry on campus I wasn't "allowed" to date students-so this is why we waited until I completed my time with the BSM to start dating).
On May 15, Steve had been doing some odd jobs around the BSM offices (mostly to spend extra time around me and also so my boss could get to know him-my boss acted as a "father" figure asking Steve all sorts of questions and making sure he was suitable for me! I was thankful for that.) and when I finished up working he walked me out to my car and asked me out on a date. It was funny because we already had the date planned, but he was being cute! I went home to get ready for our date, I was so nervous, which was funny because by this point I had already known him for 6 months and had gotten to know him pretty well so had no reason to be nervous! He came and picked me up, flowers in hand and chocolate kisses (a little inside joke we had-thanks to Stevie Wonder!) He took me to Cagles (I'm not sure if that's how you spell it), it's a great steak restaurant in Lubbock. We went to get ice cream at coldstone afterward, where Steve bought a homeless guy icecream (he has always had a big heart for people and would give the shirt off his back-I've literally seen him do just that!) After icecream we went to the park and sat on a blanket and talked. I was so excited, thinking how I could spend the rest of my life with this man...and thankful the Lord answered that prayer and has allowed us to be married for four years already. We pray and hope for many more to come!
I'm thankful for how the Lord orchestrated our relationship. Thankful for the friends who were vital in us meeting and asking questions about our motives and intentions of each other. Thankful for Tim, Justin, Brianna, Matt, Meg, Brooke, Ray, Joanna, Keith & Tonya. And I'm thankful for the countless friends and family who prayed for our relationship as we started to date on May 15.
Steve, I love you and I'm thankful for the memories we have from May 15th and how it's always going to be a special day for us! Thank you for striving to love me as Christ loves his bride, the church. What an amazing five years ...God has done a lot in our lives. It's fun to watch you grow and I love living life with you! Happy May 15 babe, mwah!
A couple pictures from that night...
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| sitting outside at the park |
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| LOVE HIM SO MUCH! |
Love it!! So wonderful to remember sweet times like that. I could hardly wait to meet you Jenny...I had a feeling that you would become a Valentine sooner rather than later ; ) It has been a source of joy for me to see your relationship grow deeper & your marriage grow stronger. You are a great pair! Happy dating anniversary!
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