March 24, 2007

Have you ever wondered how you will meet the love of your life? Well here is the story of how I met mine....
3 years ago Ryan and I were put on the same mission trip team to go to Nashville, Tennessee for Spring Break 2007. From the moment I met Ryan, I was interested. He was funny and helpful and pretty cute! I remember telling a friend that I had met this "cute cowboy" the day after our first team meeting. I also got to know him better while we were making trips to Walmart and packing snack bags for the trip. Of course, you aren't supposed to think about all that when you're off on a mission trip. So I spent the week getting to know him as a friend. I remember him making the old ladies laugh at the nursing home in Nashville and how good he was with the boys and girls club that we helped with. But I had to wait until we got back to Denton to show him I was interested. The day after we got back from our trip Ryan and his roommates were having a barbecue and game day at their apartment. I remember going with friends and having so much fun. We played the mafia card game. We played volleyball. I got hit in the head with a basketball. The typical fun stuff. As the day was winding down Ryan walked me to my car and we stood there talking for over an hour. He was quite the charmer. Finally he asked me if I wanted to go to IHOP with him that night. And that is how we started dating. 3 years ago today.