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Hello! 3.23.19 Will you? 11.11.22 I do! 3.23.23

You know they say there are 3 sides to every story…..

As you can imagine we have very different stories on “How We Met”, but one thing that can’t be disputed is… She Is Amazing!!! Lol March 23, 2019, I was performing at St. James Live with Ryan Kilgore, artist and Saxophonist for Stevie Wonder. When the band leaves the Green Room, we enter the stage from the hallway next to the bar. As we approach the stage, I was instantly stopped by the sight of this GORGEOUS woman seated at the side of the stage. The light was reflecting off the table and lighting her just right. She has the most adorable eyes and nose, lipstick poppin, makeup flawless, and the most beautiful smile. I stare at her for a while, as I stand in the hallway by the bar, thinking to myself, “WOW, THIS WOMAN IS STUNNING!!!” I try to make some type of eye contact to see if there’s a glimpse of interest on her behalf. But, she never looks my way. Luckily, she is seated at the side table by the stage, directly behind me, so maybe I can catch some eye contact there. I proceed to my area of the stage and as I’m going through my final preparations before we start our show, I continue to glance back to see if I can catch a glimpse of some eye contact. Yet again, I fail!!! She never looks up or directly at me. She is all in to the conversation her and her friend are having at the table. I think to myself, “No problem, I’ll just keep looking back periodically throughout the show and see if I can make eye contact then!” I spend allllll show, in between songs, looking back trying to catch her and make some type of eye contact but…

She never ONCE looks up at me to make eye contact! NOT ONCE!! So, we get to the end of the show and I look back one more time … and she is GONE!!! Disappointed with the thought that I wasn’t able to make any type of connection I think to myself, “Well I guess it wasn’t meant to be, at least it was some GREAT eye candy while it lasted!” I proceed to pack up my equipment and make several trips to my car to load out. On my very last trip to the car, I hear, “Hey, is your name Miguel?” coming from the distance. Jokingly I respond, “Depends on who’s asking?” And proceed to walk over. As I get even closer, she says, “Well, since it depends on who’s asking, my friend WANTED to meet you!” and points to her car. I was like, oh ok, sure I’ll see who this person is and continue to walk closer to the car. The windows are tinted so you can’t really see in the car plus it’s almost midnight, so it’s dark outside as well. As I get closer to the car, the window rolls down, the street light shines down into the car… and LORD BEHOLD, it’s the woman that I was trying to make eye contact with all night. She was seated in the passenger seat and the light yet again was illuminating her like an angel. She looked up at me seemingly slightly embarrassed that her friend blasted her out and put her on the spot. However, she gave me the warmest smile and said, “Hello.” I reintroduced myself as I shook her hand. I don’t normally get nervous around women, but for some reason I was a little nervous with her. I began to stutter/stumble over my words. I guess I was trying to make a good impression of some sort, but, I definitely was not Mr. Smooth! I remember explaining to her that I was looking at her and in her direction all night long. That I was trying to make some sort of contact with her, so I would know if I could/should approach her, but we never did. She, of course, did not believe me. She thought I was just running game and just saying something/anything to make her feel good, but she was sadly mistaken. Some how, I finally got around to asking her for her number so we could keep in touch only to realize we were still holding hands from the introduction handshake. We had probably been talking for about 4 or 5 minutes by now, but I never let her hand go. Reached for my phone with total confidence, only to realize my phone had died during the show!! I couldn’t believe I was striking out so badly!! Not wanting this moment to just go up in flames, I had no choice but to ask her, “Would you mind texting me your information? I PROMISE I will text you my information as soon as I get to my car and plug up my phone! I PROMISE!!!” She slightly rolled her eyes, as to suggest she didn’t believe my phone reasoning for my phone being dead or that my phone was even dead at all. She reluctantly sent me her info, thinking in her mind that I was not going to call or text her. Thank God she was wrong!! I went to my car, quickly plugged up my phone, anxiously waited for it to charge up enough to turn on so I could waited for her text. Not only did I want to make sure she sent the information, but more importantly that she sent it to the correct number, before she pulled off. I wasn’t about to let this opportunity pass me by yet again! After what seemed like a lifetime, my phone finally received a message from her and boy oh boy I was feeling like THE MAN!!! I quickly responded to her message as promised and 4 years later we have spoken to each other everyday since then. They say these types of things only happen in fairytales… Well don’t wake me if I’m dreaming because I could not have dreamt up a more perfect life partner!!!

In ATL for a dental conference so of course I make plans to see Candice and attend a show featuring her friend, Ryan. I was so tired from the day, really wanted to cancel because I had been up since 6am that morning, Mama was TIRED!!! And I looked tired too! We met up for the show and our seats were directly next to the stage but behind the percussion setup. As we get settled, Candice spots Ryan emerging from the green room in the hall & greets him. Looking in that direction as she converses with Ryan, I catch a glimpse of a gentleman. He seems to have what looks like an angelic halo beaming down on him which makes him stand out from the crowd. My heart skips a beat! Was it the ceiling light or an actual halo, we may never know! Hmm, I think he is kinda cute…I said to myself! Which was odd because I never say that!! Ask my bridesmaids, I never do!! For some time, I had been like…. I’m Invisible, I don’t see you and you don’t see me……nope, not interested! Candice finally comes back to our seats and we begin to chat. Sometime during the show, Ryan introduces the band and finally get to the gentleman’s that gave me a undiagnosed heart murmur… “OHHHH, Miguel is his name."

I could not shake my (subliminal) attention from him. There was definitely something pulling me towards him. I was soooo NERVOUS!!! I refused to make any type of eye contact with him. As a matter of fact, I avoided it!!! Show is officially over and we are escorted to our car by one of Candice’s MANY admirers that night whom also happens to work for St. James LIVE. As they are chatting in the parking lot outside the car, I’m also there chaperoning their conversation. I ask the admirer if he knows the percussionist. Because, as a Salsera, I didn’t get a chance to tell him how awesome I thought his performance was. 😊 Next thing I know, Candice says “You want to know so bad, let’s go back inside and find him!” I'm like, “No, no, no, I’m ok!!” Next thing I know, she literally puts me in a HEADLOCK and pulls me right back into the venue (side note: she just had knee surgery, so I couldn’t break away without hurting her). While still in this headlock, she walks me inside. I was soooo freakin' embarrasse!!! She proceeds to ask all the SJL Crew if anyone has seen Miguel. She cannot remember A THING ANY OTHER TIME, but gosh darn it she remembered his name this time 🤦🏾‍♀️... No-one has seen him and he's nowhere in sight. Meanwhile, I am still in this headlock. Whew!!! I am glad that was over! Can you imagine her introducing me to him from her armpit? OMG, ME NEITHER!!! We walk back to the car and the gentleman is still with us. They continue talking while I sit inside the car to regroup from the panic of almost meeting this fine gentleman from my girl’s armpit. Next thing I hear is…” Is your name Miguel?!?!?!” 🥴 I look up and it’s him taking his equipment to the car!! I couldn’t recline the seat back fast enough in that car. Then Candice says, “My friend has been talking about you all night,” In my head I'm thinking, Wwwhhyyyyy!!! He is probably not interested in me. He is a musician and he is fine!!! He probably has a few women in rotation, this IS Atlanta!! They are probably insanely gorgeous, probably this…probably that…probably….” Miguel says, “Well, where is your friend?" She points. Then Miguel says, “Oh, I was trying to get her attention ALL night!” As he approaches, my mind is blown and I am still nervous as I don’t know what!! We chat a little. He asks for my number, but then he says, “Oh, my cell battery died so just text me your number, and I'll call you!” I give him the “yeah right/whatever face!” Great way to say I’m not interested without saying I’m not interested. Or either he received so many numbers tonight his phone is now dead. So, I text the little fake number he gave me, just in case. Sure enough, shortly after we depart, he texted me right back and called me the next morning bright early! Since then, no matter what continent, time zone, Film/TV set he was filming, award show or gig he was performing on, we have had some form of communication every single day. It never gets old and my day is incomplete without hearing from my love in some way. Miguel is my King and so much of my joy comes from thinking of new ways to make him happy. I always tell Miguel “I loved you FIRST and I’ve loved you the LONGEST,” On 3.23 I get to add, I'll love you FOREVER!!!

Umm. What can I say. I guess it my fault. My memory is always the worst, but for some reason I have fond memories of that night. A’yesha and I had went to see a friend of mine perform at St. James LIVE. Where we were seated, we were right behind Miguel on the side of the stage. We were vibing out and I remember her saying to me, ‘Do you see that guy? He’s really cute!’ Meanwhile, I’ve noticed Miguel looking back at her a few times, but acting like he wasn’t looking back, you know? So anyways, the show's over, and A’yesha is alwaysssss trying to introduce me to guys. So there was this bouncer, Kevin, at the door  and she starts creating conversation telling him he should get my number, etc. Somehow, I dodged that bullet, and as he’s walking us to the car, I remember saying ‘you’re always trying to hook me up with someone! What about that guy you liked inside?? Where’s he at?!’ Of course, she’s adamantly saying, "No, no, no!" But, I’m like, awww nawww, we’re going to go find him! Plus, I don’t recall her EVER admitting she thinks a guy is cute. So we get to joking and tussling with each other as I’m trying to drag her back inside. I don’t know, I guess somehow I put her in a chokehold to force her to come with me to find him (all in fun, of course). This is the part where it gets foggy. I recall her giving in and going inside, but sadly we couldn’t find Miguel. We head back to the car and as we’re about to depart, guess who’s walking out, instruments in hand, Mr. Miguel! He had perfect timing, I might add! Lol Of course, A’yesha doesn’t want me to say anything, but me being the stubborn best friend that I am, I knew it was payback time. I was definitely about to stop him in his tracks. So, I do and I introduce her to him. Although she was being cute and shy, they exchanged info. After that, the rest was history. I don’t think there’s a single day they haven’t talked since then. All because of a chokehold 🤷🏽‍♀️