Jamie and I have been together since the beginning of
January 2011. We met New Year’s Eve at a friend’s party. He had left early to
go to another party but later that night he found me on Facebook and started
texting me. I wasn't going to give him the time of day. I made up excuse after
excuse to not see him. He kept on and on until I finally caved in. (Persistence
really pays off.)
Our first ‘date’ we went to a local pool hall with a few of
my friends and played a few games of pool, had some drinks, and ate some food.
He was relatively shy, I guess because we were around my friends, but he did
text me. LOL.
Fast forward a few months: We really started getting serious
that May. I was going through a really tough time and he was the shoulder I
liked to cry on. I moved into his late parent’s house with him, his oldest brother,
and his brother’s wife. He and his brother were butting heads so bad- because
his brother had no respect for me or Jamie.
Jamie’s boss, also a really good friend of ours, allowed us
to move into the house that we are in now. Doug, Jamie’s boss, and Doug’s wife
Paulina are our landlords. We moved in June of 2011 and have been here ever
since. It was a big change in such a little time, but we love it here.
Jamie still works in Alexandria five-seven days a week but
he doesn't mind the commute. Depending on which way you go, you can get to Alexandria
in an hour. With him being gone so often, it just makes our relationship even
stronger. We still have family time and even time by ourselves, but it just
makes it that much more bittersweet.
I love this man with every ounce of my being. I wouldn't
trade him for ANYTHING. He’s a wonderful man and an awesome father. He’s my
best friend, my lover, the second best thing that has ever happened to me. (He’d be the very best thing if he hadn't
given me our daughter.) He’s the man of my dreams, the father of our daughter,
the hardest working young man I've ever known. (Pop-Pop and Dad being an
exception.) He works for what he wants. He knows how to get what he wants. He’s
MY man. My ONLY man.
I love you both.
With oceans of love and a kiss upon each wave,
