It was a regular day at Busch Gardens, that turned out to be not so regular after all, when DJ saw me walking towards him to switch rides. I remember him being nervous while trying to start a conversation; he asked questions like, "How are you?" and, "Are those your real eyes?" and, "Are you new?" I was nervous, too. I blushed. And blushed some more. Because we were co-workers and with the company policy being what it was, we had to keep our relationship secretive for a year or face being separated or even terminated. Having to contain all that I was feeling for this man was difficult! I wanted to share with anyone who'd listen that I was falling in love with someone wonderful. Our manager eventually discovered our relationship, and being on our side, kept our secret too. Within only two days of meeting DJ, it felt like we'd known each other since we were babies. I'd never felt so comfortable so fast with anyone. I think the main reason I was so relaxed with him was how protective he was of me. He also wasn't shy in letting it be known to everybody that my heart belonged to him. I knew he was "the one" when he bought me a beautiful ring that I unfortunately lost. I cried in his arms, and he told me it was ok, because unknown to me, he'd already purchased another, more meaningful ring along with many other gifts to give to me for my birthday we celebrated in Orlando, FL shortly afterwards.

I kinda knew what he was up to, or at the very least, what he had planned to ask me and when. He made reference to it so many times in side-talk that there's no way I couldn't have known. LOL! We headed to a jeweler and when he saw my eyes light up at a particular ring, he purchased it and when he asked, I looked in his eyes, and without hesitation, I said yes. The initial plan was to head straight to the local courthouse to get married, but DJ felt that I deserved better and more, something beautiful I'd keep in my memories for always. I'm glad he made the decision. Our lives together have been happy, revealing, hopeful and always loving. Having a day to commemorate our wedded lives with our families and friends will truly be held gratefully in my memories for always, just as DJ said. We're so excited to celebrate this next chapter with you all - see you in September!