Inseparable. from. the.moment.we.met ♥

It has been a few days since I've updated - recap - we have met, we have eaten dinner together and so the story continues.

After, our first dinner together at the apartment, we became inseparable. There wasn't a moment we weren't together, besides the usual bathroom breaks, occasional classes, some nights of sleeping, and weekend visits home.

We enjoyed every minute spent with each other - late night conversations that would last until 7am when it was time to get ready for work or class - whichever day it was; to the days Joe would surprise me at my philosophy class and join in on the class while he waited for his next class - the one time I did this for him, I got kicked out hahah!

We made our relationship "official" - September 19 - After a night out for my friend's "21st Birthday". I remember this because on the way home from AJs while waiting for the "Night Nole"- Joe informed me that he needed to use the bathroom - we were standing outside of Ajs on the corner of Tennessee St. - so he quickly ran through 6 lanes of extremely busy traffic at 1am to the CVS to use the bathroom. The Night Nole came and Joe wasn't in sight - I was making some unseen ruckus to keep the bus there so Joe would make it - within in seconds, I see Joe running as fast as he can across the street, Thank goodness! When we got on the bus Joe whispers to me "Hey look what I found on the floor in the bathroom" - I looked down to see $500 in his hand! I was like WHATTATATAT! Needless to say, he bought Jimmy Johns for all of my roommates including him and didn't buy me ANY! HAHAH. I was a little inebriated and not really focusing on eating at the moment. That night as we were laying in bed, he told me he wanted to be with me and only me and I agreed - so there we were - a couple.

Our first road trip was to Wild Adventures in Georgia!

It was the first time I had ever been and one of the few times we were able to spend the day together alone without roommates, phone calls, homework and the usual hub-bub of college life. This day was also, the first time we got lost together - haha and we didn't even realized we were lost until about 2hrs later - this 1hr and half trip to amusement park fun turned into a 4hr trip. Usually, when this occurs someone or both would get extremely frustrated but, in all the times I have been "lost" with Joe, we have never once gotten mad, angry or upset. Instead, we laugh and make the best of it.

During this trip was the time we "really got to know each other". For the whole 4hrs of driving there was never a quite, awkward, or dull moment. We talked about everything from past relationships, funny stories from growing up, and our families and friends to the goals we would like to accomplish in life, the places we would like to visit, and how we hope our families would be when we decided to start one - when I say "we" I mean separately - "we" were falling for each other quickly but "we" were still trying to figure out what "we" were at the time! Yes, we were a couple but that's not  an automatic love, let's start a family, not in the least.

Over the next few months our feelings for each other grew stronger and stronger - we had many similarities and just as many differences but, each of them made us who we were and are.

At one point Joe came to Clermont to meet my friends which then turned into meeting my family as well - unplanned, completely spontaneous but lovely. 

My friends rented a cabin down at Lake Louisa State Park. I had gone down to visit and Joe decided he would surprise me! I was the happiest girl ever to find out that he was coming! I couldn't wait for him to meet me best friends, who had known me through out the years and meet this "boy", I was head over heels for! We all had a wonderful time at the cabin, drinking, running around with a sheet over my head pretending to be a "ghost" - yes, we are stupid, dancing, and just being us.

This also was the first time Joe said "I love you!". When he told me this while completely embracing me, I was completely caught of guard and had the deer in headlights look! Yes, I knew I was completely head over heels for him. Yes, I knew I enjoyed spending all my time with him. Yes, I knew I could spend me life with him. Yes, I looked forward to our relationship to continue to grow. But, I was not ready for the "I LOVE YOU", YET! When he saw my face he said "Crap, I scared you. You freaked out! Forget I said anything." I didn't want to "forget" about it, I just wasn't ready to say it. I still needed time to think about it - my heart was saying, "kiss him and tell him you love him too". But, my head was saying "this is to soon." - we were officially "a couple" for about 5months at this point.

TO BE CONTINUED.......

I leave you with a picture of Joe and I - college Sept. 2007

Our.first.meeting.

As I said previously, my chin hit my knees, "MAN, HE WAS HOT!" (Don't get me wrong, yes, he still is hot). We talked for alittle bit as I straightened my hair and put make up on.

Check out this fro -  this is it tamed, when it is blown dried it's 10times bigger! - 2006

Currently and straight - 2011

Haha funny, the first time you meet the man of your dreams, you imagine looking absolutely perfect and the first time meeting being an absolute fairy tale. But, here we were sitting in my room talking for the first time, with me having a fro and absolute no make-up - love at first site, haha I wish! From the get-go this one was different from all the rest, I just hadn't realized it yet.

After all of us girls got ready we jumped in the car and went out to our friends apartment to party. Joe and I said our goodbyes and went our separate ways. I didn't think anything of it, he was a very handsome man, we had good conversation and I probably wouldn't see him again.

At the end of the night, as I was leaving the party, all of a sudden I heard someone yelling my name "MICHELLE". I stopped and turned around, not knowing who it was or what to expect. I saw Joe running towards me, telling me to stop and wait. So, of course I did. We talked for a few minutes and I went on my way, once again - no exchange of numbers or anything.

I was sure, this time, it was the last time I would see this absolutely gorgeous, perfect for me in every way, boy. I went to sleep and didn't have another thought about him, that was until I woke up.

At the time, MYSPACE was much popular then FACEBOOK. I woke up brushed me teeth, showered and did my usual morning time rituals. After I was all ready to start me day, I started up my computer to check my emails, myspace, and get ready for classes that were about to start. When I got on to myspace I noticed I had a new message. Guess who it was?! JOE! Here he was again! I couldn't believe it, I was so excited! He had apologized for not getting my number the night before and wanted to hang out again! At this time all of my roommates were crowed around my computer in my room. Joe and I were messaging back and forth and decided our next meeting would the following evening - I would be making dinner and he would come and hang out for a little bit. He didn't know I couldn't cook or that my roommates would be making dinner! =]

What was on the menu?! Homemade chicken cordon bleu and green beans - Six years later and I still remember what we ate together for the first time! =]

and so the story continues.....

The.Beginning.Of.It.All ♥

Once upon a time, in a small quaint town of Clermont,Florida, there lived a lovely, young lady....

Blah,blah,blah.Yadda,yadda,yadda.

This isn't a fairy tale; don't let me kid you.

Yes, I am from the (not so small or quaint) town of Clermont,Fl; anymore, anyway; and some may say I'm "lovely" while others may choose a different word to describe me. Nonetheless, in this story you will find a girl, looking for nothing but, a good time and a handsome boy, well, pretty much looking for the same thing. When we first met the only thing that crossed both of our minds were "Man, he/she's cute!". We, both, were just moving back into Tallahassee, FL. for the new fall semester and decided separately, unknown of one another, to go out with friends and party the arrival of the new semester before it began in all it's academics and stresses.

I had just moved all of my stuff into my new apartment, that I would be sharing with a few girlfriends I had known for a few years. I jumped into the shower to wash way the days sweat, long drive, and excitement of being back into Tally to start my Junior year of college. Shortly after getting out of the shower and throwing on pjs, all of us girls sat down to enjoy our first meal, as roommates, in our new home together. We discussed what we hoped the new year would bring for us and how our summers had gone. At the end of dinner, we quickly cleaned up our mess and ran into our rooms to get "dolled" for the many festivities we would be attending that evening - FSU has a party for everything, even if you buy new undies, it's a reason to party! My former roommate called me to inform me she was on her way over and asked if it was okay if her boyfriend and his friend came over as well. Not thinking anything of it. I said "Sure, come on over!".

Before we get any further I need to paint a picture for you - At the time my hair was extremely curly, I had just blown dried it and to say the least, my hair was a massive fro. I was wearing pajamas, and had no make-up in - completely homey looking, unattractive, and totally did not care. That was until the friend of the friend came over and my chin fell to my knees. MAN, HE WAS HOT!

A week after our meeting. I Still love this picture of us! =]

To be continued.......