How we met..........

It was 5 years ago that I saw him for the first time walking in for a Job interview. My first impression of him was that he looked so young! He couldn’t have been more than 18. Then I remembered that I had read through his application earlier in the week he’d been on a mission, so he had to be older. The thought quickly passed for nothing and in he went.
I’d been interviewing all week but was scheduled on the floor on the day of his interview, so our Nurse Manager interviewed him. The only one out of the bunch we hired then, that I myself didn’t interview. We know now that happened for a reason…
It was April, and my divorce had just been finalized. I was raising my two young daughters, going to school and working two jobs. I was still hurting from my broken marriage and had taken a vow from relationships forever. I was fine on my own. Too busy anyway to think about it.
He was hired of course, and soon he was frequenting my desk making small talk.
By the end of May he was taking his breaks in the office I shared with the other educators telling me stories about his life and his mission. I enjoyed listening to him and was inspired by his faith. He made me laugh. I hadn't laughed in a Looooong time. I wondered what his intentions were but enjoyed the opportunity to talk to someone. We had plenty to talk about. We talked about the pain of relationships, and agreed to be friends with an open ear.
June came and Taylor had arranged for a ‘group’ hike with some of our co-workers. I was struggling pretty hard with the time away from my children (when Ex took them for his brief visits) so I willingly accepted the invitation with hopes of a distraction.
No one was able to make it that day, and I still wonder if Taylor designed it that way. The Hike went well, and we talked even more being outside of work.
By July we were spending progressively more time together when my kids were away. I liked the distraction, and I enjoyed his company. He was so dang sweet!
By august we had kissed. We kept it hush hush at work. No one even knew we were hanging out.
September came and He left to Alaska for a side job. He called me everyday twice a day. We talked for so long I am sure he spent his entire earnings paying his Verizon bill when he got home.
I think it was that time apart we both realized we were in love. We’d only been together a few months but I was comfortable. I trusted him.
He hadn’t met the girls, so I decided that it was time he did. After all it was important that he accept the three of us if things were going to work.
Our first visit he took us all to the Circus. The girls had a great time, and it melted my heart when he picked up Megan (only 17 months) and put her on his shoulders. I realized quickly that he really loved children like he had said (it wasn’t just a line) and that he really did want a family. It was beautiful. I had never known that kind of relationship, where the Man is actually there to support and raise the children with you. The way he was with the kids alone made me love him.
We hung out often.
November he proposed. I had been expecting it even though our relationship was still fairly new.. But for the first time in my life I had no reservations. It felt good, it felt right. The kids loved him, and as scared as I was of Men, he convinced me that he was there to stay. He wanted what I did. A Family. A partnership….Love.
It was on the side of a mountain mid rest while snowboarding that he presented me with a ring.
A month and a half later we were married.
4 years later, he still melts my heart. We have Mattie now, but he is no different to him than our girls. He loves us all , and he is still there for us when we need him. He is the best Daddy I could have imagined. He can even do a wicked braid in Megans hair!!
I’m so thankful that we met, and I’m so grateful that I didn’t let my past experience prevent me from allowing myself to fall in love .
We Will be together for Eternity, and I am looking forward to every moment.
Happy Anniversary Honey Taylor!